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McAfee adds virtual network traffic analysis to its IPS
Security vendor McAfee says it has updated its intrusion prevention system (IPS) with the ability to analyze network traffic from virtual machines (VMs). Specifically, Network Security Platform
Intel, Novell to virtualize Windows for Linux
Here's a bizarre love triangle for you: despite the fact that Microsoft and Novell already announced a partnership to allow Windows Server to run on SUSE Linux and vice versa , Novell and Intel have announced paravirtualized network and block device drivers that would accomplish the same task in Xen virtual environments. That's gotta sting. While these new drivers will only support …
Red Hat Fedora Core 6.0 impresses
The folks over at eWeek have tested out Red Hat Fedora Core 6.0 and they seem nothing if not impressed. The new distribution boasts increased security, new tools for managing Xen virtual machines, a new graphical interface, a number of bundled open-source apps and tools for desktop deployment. "During tests, Fedora Core 6 impressed eWEEK Labs with the progress it has made toward making Security-Enhanced Linux--and the dramatically improved security protections that …
Mandriva powers serious business Linux server
Mandriva, the French Linux company better known by its old name Mandrake, has two new server and desktop distributions available. The server version is Mandriva Corporate Server 4 which has several new features. Highlights include support for the Linux Standard Base; a configuration and provisioning tool; support for the OpenVZ, VMware and Xen virtualization programs; and compatibility with a range of programming languages. The desktop version is Mandriva Linux 2007 RC 1.
For more on Linux:
- read this Linux-Watch article
Red Hat debuts enterprise Linux beta
Red Hat released Enterprise Linux 5 Beta 1 this weekend. The test version of the open-source operating system is two months late because of memory problems in the kernel debugging process. Surprisingly, it includes Xen virtualization tools: Red Hat's CTO recently said Xen was not yet ready for enterprise use. Beta 1 also has client and server versions, clustering options and support for a variety of 32 and 64-bit microprocessors. However, users will have to uninstall it to move from the …
XenSource launches biz app
Xen may or may not be worthy of enterprise-scale virtualization deployments, depending on which vendor you ask. However, XenSource says that the University of Cambridge's software is in fact, good enough and the company plans to ship XenEnterprise next week, which is meant to directly compete against EMC's VMware software. CEO Peter Levine says he believes that there is plenty of demand for server virtualization, even though industry analysts say that very few companies actually use it so …
Red Hat to use Xen in enterprise suite
Red Hat will include XenSource's open-source virtualization software in the next major version of Red Hat Enterprise Linux, officials said. The announcement follows a controversy earlier this week in which a Red Hat employee said Xen isn't ready for enterprise use. Whether the employee was misquoted or misunderstood isn't entirely clear, but there is a qualifier to current announcement--the next major version they're citing is not due until late 2007 which gives XenSource plenty of time …
Microsoft, XenSource cooperate for Longhorn
Microsoft and Linux advocate XenSource are partnering for interoperability in the software virtualization market. Both companies face EMC's VMware subsidiary as a rival. The deal lets customers run Xen Linux systems inside future Longhorn versions of Windows Server, with Microsoft offering technical support for the non-Windows product. Unfortunately, none of this will be real until 2008.
For more on virtualization:
- check out this CRN …
Sun denies reports of open-source Java imminence
An open-source version of Java is probably almost a year away, not just a few months away as was widely reported yesterday, Sun Microsystems officials said. The executive who made the "months" comment was referring to double-digit months, he explained in a blog entry. Sun needs to resolve controversial issues such as who'll maintain the open code and which license(s) it will use.
For more on Java:
- check out this internetnews.com …
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Beta 1 due in July
Red Hat's Enterprise Linux 5 will ship in December, with the beta version due in July, officials said. A second beta is scheduled for mid-September. The open-source Xen virtualization software is still the major highlight, for which Red Hat will also offer professional services options. Stateless clients, clustering, InfiniBand and other previously separate features will all have new roles in the operating system. Pricing details are not yet announced.
For more on the beta:
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