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ALSO CALLED: Enterprise Linux, SuSE Linux, Linux Distributions, Linux in the Enterprise DEFINITION: Linux (often pronounced LIH-nuhks with a short "i") is a Unix-like operating system that was designed to provide personal computer users a free or very low-cost operating system comparable to traditional and usually more expensive Unix systems. Linux has a reputation as a very efficient and fast-performing system. Linux's kernel (the central part of the operating system) was developed by Linus Torvalds … Definition continues below.
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PCI DSS Compliance in the UNIX/Linux Datacenter Environment sponsored by BeyondTrust Corporation WHITE PAPER: Read this whitepaper to discover a solution that enables IT organizations to create a secure access control infrastructure through granular authorization and "delegation" of the UNIX/Linux root or super user password to users based on their role and duties in the organization. Posted: 17 Feb 2009 \| Published: 17 Feb 2009 TOPICS: Access Control \| Customer Data Management \| Customer Privacy \| Data Centers \| Financial Services Industry \| Identity Theft \| Linux \| Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard Compliance \| UNIX

Practical Open Source Data Integration Case Studies & Implementation Examples Volume 2 sponsored by Talend WHITE PAPER: This document presents a few selected case studies, illustrating real-life implementations of open source data integration and its associated benefits. Posted: 11 Feb 2009 \| Published: 11 Feb 2009 TOPICS: Apache \| Business Intelligence \| CRM \| Data Integration \| Databases \| Linux \| MySQL

7 Things Every System Administrator Should Know about OpenSSH sponsored by Global Knowledge WHITE PAPER: This paper will focus on the OpenSSH implementation, which was initially developed as part of the OpenBSD project and is installed by default on most modern BSD and Linux-based operating systems, including Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Fedora. Posted: 10 Dec 2008 \| Published: 10 Dec 2008 TOPICS: Authentication \| Enterprise \| FTP \| Linux \| SSH \| Windows

10 Red Hat® Linux™ Tips and Tricks sponsored by Global Knowledge WHITE PAPER: Global Knowledge and Red Hat have assembled 10 Tips and Tricks from Red Hat Certified Engineers® (RHCEs) to give you a quick reference guide to help you navigate Red Hat® Linux™ systems. Posted: 10 Dec 2008 \| Published: 10 Dec 2008 TOPICS: Application Life-Cycle Management \| Application Performance Management \| Enterprise \| Linux \| Memory \| Productivity \| RAID \| USB

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LINUX DEFINITION (continued): … at the University of Helsinki in Finland. To complete the operating system, Torvalds and other team members made use of system components developed by members of the Free Software Foundation for the GNU Project. Ask your Linux questions at ITKnowledgeExchange.comLinux is a remarkably complete operating system, including a graphical user interface, an X Window System, TCP/IP, the Emacs editor, and other components usually found in a comprehensive Unix system. Although copyrights are held by various creators of Linux's components, Linux is distributed using the Free Software Foundation's copyleft …
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