Friday, July 9, 2010

ClearOS Enterprise 5.2 Beta 1 Available!

The ClearOS Enterprise 5.2 Beta 1 release is here! Apart from squashing the important bugs, the big news with this release is the available upgrade path from ClearOS 5.1. Please keep in mind that this is still a beta, so proceed with the usual caution. Other changes since 5.2 Alpha 1 include: Completed password policy engineFixed disk usage reportUpdated SpamAssassinMany bug fi...

ClearOS Enterprise 5.2 Beta 2 Released

The ClearOS Enterprise 5.2 Beta 2 release is here! The big news with this release is the available upgrade path from ClarkConnect 5.0. Please keep in mind that this is still a beta, so proceed with the usual caution. Other changes since 5.2 Beta 1 include:Fixed Samba winadmin password resetFixed mail aliases pageFixed help linksOptimized LDAPAdded support for encrypted file systems on software RAID devi...

ClearOS Enterprise 5.2 RC 1 Released

The first release candidate for ClearOS Enterprise 5.2 is now available. All the major features have been implemented and upgrades from ClarkConnect 4.x and later are now supported. The major changes since beta 2 include:Fixed time zone handlingFixed intrusion detection configuration handlingFixed roaming profile permissionsUpdated the protocol filter / l7-filterThere are still a dozen of bugs that need to be squashed before the final release. We also need to finish some experimental features that will be released in ClearOS 6.x. The final...

Mandriva Announces Arnaud Laprévote as CEO

Paris, the 8th April, 2010 – Mandriva today announced that its board of directors has named Arnaud Laprévote on the24th of March to serve as the company's Chief Executive Officer.Arnaud Laprévote succeeds Stanislas Bois. Arnaud will surround himself with Hervé Yahi, Chief Stategic Officer and Stanislas Bois, Chief Financial Officer at Mandriva.Arnaud Laprévote will also hold the position of Chief Technical Officer and of Director of Research and Development.From 1990 to 1996, he worked at the Institut of Data Processing of the Technical University...

Paris Descartes University's UFR Biomédicale turns to Mandriva to improve its infrastructure management

Paris, 19th May 2010 – Paris Descartes University's UFR Biomédicale has installed the Mandriva Linux operating system on client desktops and servers to ensure a permanent stability and optimise the work of its 4,500 students.The 'UFR Biomédicale' of Saints-Pères embraces within the Paris Descartes University different medical and life science academic units and 14 laboratories attached to the CNRS and INSERM research institutions.The Paris 'UFR Biomédicale' wished to integrate an operating system answering several criteria:stability and updated...

3G modems certified on Mandriva Linux

Curitiba, 6th May, 2010 – Mandriva, Europe's leading publisher of Linux solutions, today announced the certification of its operating system Mandriva Linux for 3G modems.The new generation of modems, adapted to the 3G, offers to users speedness, more quality and more possibilities to use diversified applications and to access the Internet.It is more than natural for Mandriva to associate the simplicity and robustness of its distribution to this new technology.The recent partnership between Mandriva and the company AMASolução, subsidiary of Vivo,...

Mandriva restructures to establish European leadership

Mandriva is one of the cornerstones of Open Source, a technological pioneer offering the sole independent Linux distribution on the European market. Nevertheless the company has been faced with a mounting financial challenge for several years due in part to its size and lack of a clear publishing strategy.Mandriva also plays a strategic role in the Paris Saclay innovative ecosystem centred on the Pole System@tic Paris Region and Cap Digital. The company is involved in a dozen R&D projects in partnership with some 60 research and industrial...

Mandriva presents Mandriva Linux 2010 Spring

Mandriva, the leading European publisher of Linux solutions, announces today the launch of the final version of Mandriva Linux 2010 Spring.Quicker, easier and more secure than ever, Mandriva Linux offers new functionalities which revolutionise the desktop.Mandriva Linux 2010 Spring is the most advanced Linux operating system to date, a genuine concentration of technologies and innovations. It supports a wide panel of hardware configurations, making it a stable base for users. Mandriva Linux 2010 Spring combines simplicity with conviviality in an...