Server and supercomputer firm, SGI, has offered its journaled file system, XFS, to the Linux community under open source guidelines. SGI says the adoption of its file system will push Linux forward as a platform for enterprise-class applications.
Microsoft has released the technical information on the Kerberos encryption technology, a secure method for authenticating a request for a service over a network. The company has also opened details of the Common Internet File System - a protocol...
Red Hat's new software includes Netscape Directory Server, used to manage information such as usernames and access polices, and Netscape Certificate Server, used to manage user identities and encryption chores.
That's actually like in the DVD case," he said, referring to the encryption system employed in the DVD arena. The encryption stuff is the world's sloppiest encryption protocol, it's really stupid," Gosling said before using further adjectives...
Microsoft surprised developers on Monday by releasing a test version of a new Windows file system. The software giant had originally planned to release WinFS - which it said would make for better desktop file searching - as part of the next version...
One is an improvement to the BitLocker drive encryption system, available only in the Enterprise and Ultimate editions of Windows Vista. SP1 will support Extensible Firmware Interface, Intel standard for the interface between software, the...