ReactOS Demonstrated to the Russian President

ReactOS Demonstrated to the Russian President

The ReactOS project participated in the Seliger 2011 Forum this summer. "Seliger" is an annual youth educational forum held since 2005 at Lake Seliger in Russia, close to the city of Ostashkov in the Tver region (370km away from Moscow). The forum is funded by the Russian government with a budget of approximately 178 million rubles (approximately 5.9 million dollars or 4.3 million euros). ReactOS participated in the "Zvorykin project" section. The "Zvorykin project" is a multiyear program by the Russian Federal Agency for Youth aimed at stimulating innovative activities by younger members of society.

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ReactOS® is a free, modern operating system based on the design of Windows® XP/2003. Written completely from scratch, it aims to follow the Windows-NT® architecture designed by Microsoft from the hardware level...

VM Backup academy launched

VM Backup academy launched

Backup Academy is an educational project designed to provide the necessary knowledge you need to become a VM Backup Expert. Created by prominent bloggers and writers in their field this site helps you understand why backing up in the virtual world is different.



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300,000 Iranian IP addresses likely compromised

300,000 Iranian IP addresses likely compromised

Security firm Fox-IT said over 99 percent of requests for google.com using a rogue certificate came from Iran

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DNS hack hits popular websites: Daily Telegraph, The Register, UPS, etc

DNS hack hits popular websites: Daily Telegraph, The Register, UPS, etc

Popular websites including The Register, The Daily Telegraph, UPS, and others have fallen victim to a DNS hack that has resulted in visitors being redirected to third-party webpages.

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Microsoft, VMware Battle Clouded By Licensing Claims

Microsoft, VMware Battle Clouded By Licensing Claims

Microsoft revved up its cloud marketing message on Monday after VMware made some licensing changes in July.

The spat, largely focused on the costs of tapping virtualization infrastructure, is nothing new as Microsoft strives to chip away at VMware's first-to-market lead. Microsoft's economic argument against VMware is now distilled into a white paper published this month, entitled "Microsoft Private Cloud: A Comparative Look at Functionality, Benefits and Economics," which can be downloaded from Microsoft's new Server and Cloud Platform portal.

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Cisco Introduces New Entry-Level Certification

Cisco Introduces New Entry-Level Certification

Cisco introduced the Cisco Certified Technician (CCT) to its Career Certification Program.

The CCT training and certification programs are designed for technicians who perform onsite support and maintenance of Cisco infrastructure for Routing and Switching, TelePresence and Data Center solutions.

Developed by the Cisco Technical Assistance Center, the CCT certifications validate the job skills of hardware field engineers who perform onsite support, maintain Cisco equipment and effectively work with the Cisco Technical Assistance Center to resolve onsite support issues.


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Become a Subject Matter Expert

Become a Subject Matter Expert

For our US audience:

Help contribute to an industry exam, network with your IT technician peers & earn $300 a day! Apply to be a CompTIA Subject Matter Expert!

CompTIA frequently solicits the help of Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) in developing and maintaining our certification exams. Assistance from SMEs is crucial to developing quality content for the appropriate level of expertise. SMEs work with peers and CompTIA staff to create or review items associated with the technologies, knowledge sets and best practices for certified professionals.

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A-level IT curriculum needs urgent review to prevent future skills gap

A-level IT curriculum needs urgent review to prevent future skills gap, warns Intellect

The ICT and computing A-level curriculum requires an "urgent review" following a continued decline in the number of students gaining qualifications, according to industry body Intellect.

This year's A-level results show a 1.8% drop in the number of students taking IT-related A-levels, with 15,962 students studying for ICT and computing A-levels in 2011, compared with 16,251 last year.

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BT ordered to block links to Newzbin 2 website

BT ordered to block links to Newzbin 2 website

A High Court judge has ruled that BT must block access to a website which provides links to pirated movies.

Newzbin 2 is a members-only site which aggregates a large amount of the illegally copied material found on Usenet discussion forums.

The landmark case is the first time that an ISP has been ordered to block access to such a site.

It paves the way for other sites to be blocked as part of a major crackdown on piracy.

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Mobile virtualization finds its home in the enterprise

Mobile virtualization finds its home in the enterprise

Mobile virtualization boasts an array of use cases — from cost savings for mobile device manufacturers to security for “Obamaberries” and other superphones. It also can give mobile devices dual personas. A hot topic today is the use case that’s also of greatest interest to smartphone and tablet users — enterprise mobility – using virtualization in the enterprise to support secure corporate connectivity and productivity on-the-go.

Most discussions of enterprise mobility focus exclusively on the benefits of giving mobile workers access to corporate data, networks and applications. In theory, that means making workers more productive while saving on capital equipment costs. In practice, enterprise mobility often forces a choice between corporate security, or worker productivity and personal freedom.

Mobile workers around the world increasingly prefer to use their own smartphones, tablets,...