Third Brigade Announces Free Cloud-Ready Security Software to Support VMware vCloud Initiative (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Third Brigade , experts in server and application protection for dynamic datacenters, today announced the availability of Third Brigade® VM Protection, a free-of-charge software package that complements the security-hardened VMware platform and helps organizations achieve protection and compliance for VMware virtual machines that are deployed in private or public cloud computing environments.
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AVG Extends Availability of Free Security Software to Spanish-language Computer Users (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
AVG, a global anti-virus and Internet security software provider with over 85 million users in 167 countries, today announced the availability of the first Spanish-language version of its popular AVG Free 8.0 security software.
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Chinese City Cracks Down On Pirated Software (NPR)
Red Flag Linux is the name of a Chinese-made operating system. Officials in Nanchang are forcing local Internet cafe owners to install it in place of Microsoft Windows. An official from the the city's Cultural Discipline Team confirmed this to Radio Free Asia, which is funded by the U.S. government. The rule is apparently aimed at cracking down on pirated software. But some cafe owners say ...
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Webroot offers free security hardware recycling (VNU Net via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
IT security firm Webroot has teamed up with recycling company Centillion to launch a Go Green (PDF) campaign, which offers to recycle legacy security hardware for free when customers sign up to Webroot's software-as-a-service (Saas) offering.
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BSA reports software piracy, offers tips (Vietnam Net)
VietNamNet Bridge – Consumers should be extremely wary of buying discounted software or downloading free software from certain dubious Internet sites, warned a report released recently by the Business Software Alliance (BSA), an international organization dedicated to promoting a safe and legal digital world.
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Dimdim Exits Beta With New SynchroLive Platform, Releases Source Code (Get Your Free Pro Accounts Here) (TechCrunch)
Dimdim , provider of a browser-based web conferencing platform that doesn't require the installation of any desktop software, is dropping the beta tag with the release of a new edition of its application and is simultaneously releasing its complete source code to the open source community. If you would like a Pro version (starts at $99 per year for an unlimited number of meetings) free of ...
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Five free anti-virus software downloads to keep your PC secure (ITBusiness.ca)
There are bad guys on the Internet. Hackers create a constant stream of malicious software and viruses designed to wreak havoc on any computer they touch, propagate themselves as aggressively as possible, and even steal your personal information for financial gain.
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Is Open Source Software a Race To Zero? (Slashdot)
gozunda writes "My company is an open source software vendor/developer. We maintain a popular open source project and keep ourselves afloat by producing commercial products derived from or extending the value of the core project. Over time we've seen our business model eroding as other open source projects produce free versions of the same extensions and utilities that are our bread and butter. ...
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Open source developers set out software road map for 2020 (InfoWorld)
A group of open source software advocates set out a road map for the software industry through 2020 at the Open World Forum conference in Paris on Tuesday. The authors of the report, "2020 FLOSS Roadmap" (PDF) , made a number of predictions about the role of FLOSS (free, libre, and open source software) in 2020, and 80 recommendations for the industry. Their use of the French word ...
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Chinese City Requires Net Cafes to Use Legitimate Software (PC World via Yahoo! News)
Nanchang, the capital of China's eastern Jiangxi province, has required Internet cafe operators to replace pirated server software with licensed versions. Cafes that don't will lose their license to operate, but some are grumbling about the cost of installing legitimate software.
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