All White Papers

The LinuxWorld White Paper Library features the latest white papers and other technical documentation on emerging Linux software and trends. Below you will find a list of quality white papers to help guide your Linux implementation and purchasing decisions.

Title / Brief description	Company
Enterprise Linux: How Oracle Support Differentiates Itself in a Commodity Market Linux has proven itself to be a versatile solution across a variety of hardware architectures to support workloads ranging from basic infrastructure services to enterprise-class database deployments. Today, Linux is commonly found operating in some capacity within most larger organizations, and over time, it has captured many of the same workloads that previously were deployed aboard RISC platforms running Unix operating systems. Read IDC's report on how Oracle support differentiates itself in a commodity market.	Oracle
What's new in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Since 2002, Red Hat Enterprise Linux has established itself as a leading OS platform delivering an unmatched combination of quality, security, performance and features. It delivers the value of open source software through a common code base, valuable subscription model, and development model that prevents vendor lock-in and fosters innovation.	Red Hat
An Analysis of the Key Market Segments of Application Security for Open Source Software This paper will examine four basic market segments of the emerging Application Security Space for Open Source Software (OSS). Included will be a discussion of available tools and strategies for maximizing safe use of OSS during the software development process so as to maintain a high degree of security in a companies' critical software applications and products.	Palamida
Undocumented Open Source Leaves a Gap in Your Application Security Strategy This paper examines the benefits of shifting your security focus to the Open Source Software components in your application layer. Prevalence of Open Source Software in typical company's software and products as well as potential security vulnerabilities and possible solutions to undocumented OSS code are also reviewed in detail.	Palamida
The Next Generation of Configuration Management The next generation of Novell ZENworks is here! Built on a newly-designed three-tier Web services architecture, it includes all the features our customers and partners have come to love and respect. This new addition to the ZENworks family gives you the freedom to choose not only what platform to run your infrastructure on, but also which directory service you will integrate with to get user-based systems management capabilities. This is powerful functionality that lets you leverage your existing infrastructure like never before. This guide examines the architecture and features of Novell ZENworks Configuration Management and shows how you can make it all work in your Microsoft Windows environment.	Novell
An Automated Approach to Vista Deployments People are quickly realizing that deploying Vista is different from deploying Windows XP. Microsoft has released "The Top 10 Vista Differences" on its site, for client reference. A lot of work has been done to make this new operating system easier to use, find things and navigate. But there are some things about Vista that could make it difficult to deploy. Enter ZENworks. The revolutionary release of the next generation of ZENworks will see the introduction of many new features, such as a new three-tier Web-services architecture. This third-party analysis looks at Vista from the perspective of using ZENworks for a more automated deployment approach.	Novell
Novell(r) ZENworks(r) Configuration Management Today's IT environments are complex - with virtually endless combinations of platforms, directories, systems, applications and patches. Add in the threats posed by viruses and the complications involved with supporting mobile users, and the need to manage these environments is obvious. What's historically been a bit more unclear, however, is exactly how to go about managing them in a way that doesn't overwhelm IT staff or increase costs to unsustainable levels. Novell offers a solution that lowers your cost of ownership through a unique policy-based approach to automating the complete management of IT systems. This white paper discusses the features and benefits of Novell's ZENworks(r) Configuration Management software, which provides a complete range of advanced systems management capabilities.	Novell

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