News for Saturday, 26 June 2004

New Certifications for Xserve RAID

By linathael. Original by Lionel - 26/06/2004 18:59:25 CEST - Category: Apple

Xserve RAID continues to progressively come into it's own. After receiving certification for the following:
Windows 2003 Server
RedHat Linux Server
Yellow Dog Linux Server
It is now certified for:
NetWare® 5.1
NetWare® 6
NetWare® 6.5
Novell Cluster Services™ 1.01
Novell Cluster Services™ 1.6
Novell Cluster Services™ 1.7
This nicely expands it's target customer base.

xGrid on Unix

By linathael. Original by Lionel - 26/06/2004 18:56:43 CEST - Category: Mac OS X - Source: http://www.heise.de

Daniel Cote of the Ontario Cancer Instiutite, part of the university of Toronto (http://unu.novajo.ca) has succeeded in installing xGrid, Apple's computational clustering technology, on several versions of Unix (RedHat, Debian, Darwin, Solaris).

New Apps

By linathael. Original by Lionel - 26/06/2004 18:51:07 CEST - Category: Software

First off, Dock Breaker, which is a new optimization tool for Jaguar and Panther. The functions are not new, but the interface is clear and easy to use. The forced trash empty is greatly appreciated.

To download Beta 1.4
http://dock-breaker.cjb.net
Next we have XPWeb. Nothing to do with Windows here - XP stands for eXtreme Programming. The program is written exclusively in PHP and totally multi-platform. In Version 2.5, it permits:

. . . different info connected to IT projects "XP": planning first and foremost, but also "metaphor", calendar, efficiency reports, etc . . .

http://xpweb.sourceforge.net/

Coming soon: 802.11i [Update]

By linathael. Original by Lionel - 26/06/2004 18:32:56 CEST - Category: Network

The iEEE is currently validating a new WiFi standard: 802.11i. This new standard - which looks like it will be adopted in September - is a complement to 802.11b, a and g. Basically it improves security of the transmission. It will be possible to encrypt on 128, 192, and 256 bits with a tried and tested algorithm (AES), and has an authentication method of key exchange (PSK), or authentication on Radius servers.
Certain WiFi products are already compatible with WPA (WiFi protected access), which is the kid brother of 802.11i. WPA will be used until 802.11i (WPA2?) is ready, to make up for the lack of security of WEP.
Apple, which brings tears to the eyes of the big administrations, will not be left behind. With a simple firmware update, the WiFi products produced since 2003 and some from 2002 will be compatible with 802.11i.