Stacey Quandt Quotations

Security is especially relevant for government vendors. Governments are saying they'd rather use open-source technology because there aren't any unseen open doors into the system. But it's not only that. Linux offers better performance, more stability, and a lower cost. It's a threat to Microsoft, and there's no turning back.

Security is no longer a particular area within an organization; it fits within an amalgam of areas such as networking, application, development, and audit.

If the court finds in Tiffany's favor, this would set a precedent and would place additional pressure on eBay to ascertain the provenance of goods sold.

It is only a matter of time before IBM focuses on a delivering a certified LAMP stack. Also HP is likely to augment its open-source reference architecture with more value-added software and services,

The fact is that cyber criminals are opportunistic and will seek any means to take control of users' systems.

DRM is a contentious issue in the open-source community.

Directory-based network access policy is an important innovation for network security. It allows an organization to take advantage of already deployed identity management infrastructure and process as a means of reducing administrative overhead and ensuring up to date policy.

Customers prefer to get their solutions from one source.

The trend of high-tech companies working with governments to police Internet traffic is a reflection of the global marketplace and the fact that high-tech companies define China and other geographies as emerging business opportunities.

While there are other initiatives that target increasing the adoption of the Linux desktop, the LSB subcommittee can bring to the table an industry effort with real meat that can further the technical capabilities of the Linux desktop. The more vendors that participate in this initiative the more successful this initiative will be.

While this is a case of computer piracy, it is also a case of online social engineering.

An integrated open source systems management platform is ideal for organizations with custom applications that are seeking an alternative to proprietary solutions. These organizations will benefit from then flexibility of an open source solution to enable advanced automation and monitoring of their data centers and the applications that drive their businesses.

Of larger significance is that this initiative fuels the potential adoption of a certified Red Hat Linux stack within U.S. government departments and agencies. For instance, Red Hat offers certificate management, clustering and other applications on top of Linux.

Determining whether this would be a death blow depends on the damages and the number of fraudulent goods sold on eBay. The outcome could also spark both legitimate and fraudulent insurance offerings to protect consumers.

As open-source companies continue to create pricing pressure on proprietary software solutions, it will be interesting to see how Microsoft responds subsequent to the release of Longhorn. By 2010 Microsoft will support its applications on Linux and develop an open-source strategy,

Right now the only thing in the LSB is the base X libraries, ... This means applications using GNOME or KDE libraries can only be LSB-compliant by static linking, which makes them huge, and in some cases GNOME/KDE libraries don't support static linking because they want to dynamically load them for various reasons.

Right now the only thing in the LSB is the base X libraries. This means applications using GNOME or KDE libraries can only be LSB-compliant by static linking, which makes them huge, and in some cases GNOME/KDE libraries don't support static linking because they want to dynamically load them for various reasons.

Enterprises recognize the need to protect data that is processed, stored and transferred by mainframe systems. Encryption solutions designed specifically for mainframe platforms help businesses ensure compliance and protect their brand while safeguarding their confidential data.

If you have an operating system or applications with known vulnerabilities, then you're exposed as soon as you're using T-mobile from a Starbucks.

Consumers need to take some protection and be aware of the risks.

A patent commons allows IT industry to add value above the operating system.

The language in this version appeals more to organizations than individual users, especially concerning patents. There is more reference to suing companies that don't respect the license.

The U.S. government's support for Linux is indicative of the shift away from government-developed code and the lower costs associated with commercial off-the-shelf solutions. The U.S. government benefits from the community efforts to enhance the security of Linux with up-to-date technical innovation.

Today most open-source-related companies, whether they seek venture capital or not, need to define their market and objectives in the context of technical maturity, commercial support and partnerships with system vendors and independent software vendors, licensing, and the vibrancy of their respective open-source communities,

This level of industry collaboration and cooperation demonstrates the growing interest in using Linux among federal agencies. The certification will also provide Red Hat with first-mover status in comparison to completely Linux distributions.

However, this would only apply to a single user.

However, when it comes to standards, it is possible for high-tech companies to influence world governments. Intel helped to persuade China not to pursue its own wireless standard and to support open standards adopted and supported worldwide.

All the major vendors are hedging their bets with Linux.