Sean Michael Kerner

IBM has snapped up endpoint system manager BigFix in a move that will see IBM’s Tivoli division gaining access to new network security and device management tools. BigFix provides technology that enables enterprises to manage endpoint security and compliance, a business that IBM (NYSE: IBM) wants to expand. “We’re making this acquisition because we have […]

The open source Hadoop project is all about providing the ability to manage and understand large datasets. Yahoo which uses Hadoop to manage 120 terabytes of data per day, this week released a new version of their edition of Hadoop but they weren’t the only ones with a new Hadoop release this week. Commercial Hadoop […]

Linux vendor Red Hat is out this week with the second major milestone for the next generation of its enterprise Linux release, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (RHEL), as the Linux player ramps up development for its flagship operating system. The development of RHEL 6 has been closely watched as Red Hat (NYSE: RHT) seeks […]

As enterprise and datacenter networks become increasingly large and complex, vendors and networking standards bodies like the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) are aiming to make management easier. That’s where Cisco’s FabricPath technology comes in as a sweeping new approach to network infrastructure. FabricPath is Cisco’s version of the IETF’s Transparent Interconnection of Lots of […]

Red Hat isn’t resting on its laurels after reporting strong quarterly result this week. Instead, Red Hat (NYSE: RHT) is launching a new cloud offering, updating its virtualization solutions and expanding its partnership with networking giant Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO). Today the open source vendor announced Red Hat Cloud Foundations, a new offering that bundles together […]

The last three months have been good ones for Red Hat. The enterprise Linux vendor reported its first-quarter fiscal 2011 financial results this week, showing growth coming from all sides with Linux platform, JBoss middleware and professional services revenues up, and customers new and old expanding their spending with Red Hat. Red Hat’s earnings report […]

The past year has been a good one for Linux vendor Red Hat, and as it looks forward to its fiscal 2011, the outlook remains strong. That’s due at least in part to new customer wins and partnership initiatives the enterprise Linux player unveiled this week. Red Hat (NYSE:RHT) is set to report its first-quarter […]

Most IT systems generate log files and hidden within them could be the answer to some enterprise IT security issues. Security information and event management (SIEM) vendor LogRhythm this week announced an update to its platform, providing enterprises with increased visibility into the real-time log files of their IT assets. The LogRhythm release comes as […]

WordPress, one of the most popular blogging applications, is out this week with a major update. WordPress 3.0 includes 1,217 bug fixes and a long list of new features developed with the efforts of 218 contributors. WordPress is available as an open source download that anyone can setup and install on their own server as […]

IBM is enhancing its portfolio of application-development security technologies and services this week, offering improved access, source-code analysis and security-assessment services. The new releases from IBM (NYSE: IBM) include the AppScan Source Code Edition, Tivoli Access Manager and a services capability for source code assessment. With the product rollout, IBM is expanding its efforts to […]

Apple’s new iPhone 4stole the headlines this week, but it wasn’t the company’s only big news coming out of its Worldwide Developers Conference. On Monday, Apple also officially released the Safari 5 Web browser for both Mac and Windows users. The new Safari 5 browser debuts as competition in the market for new browsers using […]

Enterprises and telcos gobbled up switches and routers during first quarter, according to new industry analyst research — a development that points to reinvigorated interest among IT buyers in networking gear. According to IDC‘s Worldwide Quarterly Enterprise Networks Tracker report for the first quarter of 2010, Ethernet switch revenues ballooned by 35.3 percent on a […]