After OpenSuSE 11.2 is out, i have download the distro to try it out. Unfortunately there is a problem to install at that time due to the MD5 checksum failed during installation. I have made MD5 checksum on the iso, i found that the MD5 is not same. Perhaps the DVD corrupted during download.
Once again I download the OpenSuSE, this time using office connection. Once finished, I continue to make MD5 checksum and found no problems.
Back to OpenSuSE, the installation is not so difficult. More or less with the installation …

Gumblar is a computer virus that first appeared in 2009. It has been identified as one of the most malicious viruses in existence. It is characterized by re-directing user’s Google searches and is suspecting to come from flash and PDF files.
Personal Computers
Visitors to an infected site will be redirected to an alternative site containing further Malware, which was once gumblar.cn, but has now switched to a variety of domains. The site sends the visitor an infected PDF that is opened by the visitor’s browser or Acrobat Reader. The PDF will …

Vulnerability in Microsoft Video ActiveX Control Could Allow Remote Code Execution

Microsoft is investigating a privately reported vulnerability in Microsoft Video ActiveX Control. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain the same user rights as the local user. When using Internet Explorer, code execution is remote and may not require any user intervention.
We are aware of attacks attempting to exploit the vulnerability.
Our investigation has shown that there are no by-design uses for this ActiveX Control in Internet Explorer which includes all of the Class Identifiers within the msvidctl.dll that …

First of its Kind Hardware Plus New Software Speed Application Deployment
IBM today is announcing two new products that allow customers to seamlessly extend their investment in service-oriented architecture (SOA) into a cloud services environment. These new offerings enable clients to easily create application environments that can be deployed and managed in a “private cloud” and include:

IBM WebSphere CloudBurst Appliance — a new hardware appliance that provides access to software virtual images and patterns that can be used as is or easily customized, and then securely deployed, managed and maintained …

ARMONK, NY - 11 Feb 2009: IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced a new agreement with Amazon Web Services (AWS), a subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc., to deliver IBM’s market leading software to clients and developers.  The new “pay-as-you-go” model provides clients with access to development and production instances of IBM DB2, Informix Dynamic Server, WebSphere Portal, Lotus Web Content Management, WebSphere sMash and Novell’s SUSE Linux operating system software in the Amazon Elastic Compute …

London, October 27, 2008: Canonical Ltd. announced the upcoming availability of Ubuntu® 8.10 Desktop Edition for free download on 30 October. In related news, Canonical also announced the simultaneous release of Ubuntu 8.10 Server Edition.
Ubuntu 8.10 Desktop Edition is designed for the pervasively connected digital lifestyle. With new 3G network support, users can move smoothly from wired and WiFi networks onto 3G cellphone networks while traveling. Ubuntu 8.10 is also built to be shared – users can start a quick “guest session” on the fly and let someone use their …

Update builds on momentum behind software-powered unified communications and voice.
Today, Microsoft Corp. debuted Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 Release 2 (R2), an update to the award-winning Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007. Microsoft representatives demonstrated the new release for the first time before an audience of telecom and IT professionals at the VoiceCon tradeshow in Amsterdam. Customers will be able to purchase the release, currently in private beta testing, beginning in February 2009.
Office Communications Server 2007 R2 delivers important new functionality that extends software-powered voice, particularly for remote and mobile workers; …

All servers will be shutdown at 6.00pm (GMT+8 Malaysian time) on 18th October 2008.
The estimated downtime is less than 7 hours and we expect all servers to be up and running by 1.00am (GMT+8 Malaysia time) on 19th October 2008.
Please note the following migration schedule:
Date: 18th October 2008 to 19th October 2008
Time: 6.00pm to 1.00am (GMT+8)
Total Estimated downtime: Less than 7 hours
IP Affected: 124.217.240.xxx to 124.217.255.xxx

Technorati Tags: downtime, migration, Server, shutdown

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Sept. 8, 2008 – Intel Corporation continues to expand its 45-nanometer (nm) manufacturing chip portfolio with the launch of its first four halogen-free Intel® Xeon® processors, signaling another step in Intel’s march toward minimizing the environmental footprint of its products. The chips reach new heights in performance and energy efficiency.

Much of the energy efficiency these new processors provide comes from Intel’s advanced 45nm manufacturing capability and its reinvented transistors that use a Hafnium-based high-k metal gate formula. In addition, all previously launched versions of the Intel Xeon …

CHICAGO, IL, July 23, 2008 — Panopta today announced the availability of five additional monitoring locations for their flagship server monitoring and outage management platform. The new locations,Newark, New Jersey, in close proximity to the New York City metropolitan area, Milan and Amsterdam in Europe, and Singapore and Hong Kong in Asia. With the additions, Panopta customers can monitor their servers from fifteen locations around the world.
“The new locations give our customers the ability to monitor their servers from even closer geographic proximity, as well as get a better sense …