Red Hat Linux 5.2 can now be pre-configured on Dell Precision 410 and 610 workstations. Buyers of the firm's PowerEdge 1300 and 2300 servers can also have Linux pre-installed, but support costs $75 and there is a $99 installation fee.
Add a reader comment by clicking on the button below. Hellen said the vulnerabilities of IIS are distorted because of a large user base, and because the easy installation option does not invoke the highest security settings available in the software.
In Microsoft's case, this is the .NET platform (comprising servers, operating systems and development tools); in Lotus', it's the IBM WebSphere platform (comprising servers, database, development tools and management).
While some of those changes are designed to align Lotus more closely with other IBM software divisions such as WebSphere, an even more predominant theme is the creation of a messaging platform which doesn't rely on Windows as either client or server.
The Monday morning missive from a reader got right to the point: But it takes on a larger context when you tally in years of Microsoft-hating feedback detailing the enormity of this single company's misdeeds.
The weekly Inbox column collects the best and most thought provoking of the reader comments silicon.com receives each week. I am currently testing a solution that converts a server 2008 installation into something that looks like Vista but runs...