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Mac malware is found targeting biomedical research

Network World

Antivirus vendor Malwarebytes uncovered the malicious code, after an IT administrator spotted unusual network traffic coming from an infected Mac. But whoever designed it relied on “ancient” coding functions, dating back before the Mac OS X operating system launch in 2001, said Malwarebytes researcher Thomas Reed in the blog post.

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Windows turns 35: a visual history

The Verge

Microsoft had already created its low-cost PC DOS operating system for IBM PCs, and was firmly positioned as a software company. PC manufacturers flocked to Windows, and the operating system attracted support from important software companies. Windows XP (2001). With Windows 1.0, Where it all began: Windows 1.0

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The Back-to-Basics Readings of 2012 - All Things Distributed

All Things Distributed

Jul - 13 Hints for Computer Systems Design Proceedings of the Ninth ACM Symposium on Operating Systems Principles, pp. Harris, Alex Ho, Rolf Neugebauer, Ian Pratt, Andrew Warfield, in the Proceedings of the 19th ACM Symposium on Operating Systems Principles, October 19-22, 2003, Bolton Landing, NY USA.

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Huawei’s 20-year journey in Malaysia

CIO Business Intelligence

Huawei’s foray into the country began in 2001. Since then, the company has deployed 3G and 4G networks throughout the nation, provided training to develop ICT skills across various industries, and worked closely with various stakeholders to advance Malaysia’s digital economy.

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Guessing the next big technology career path

Virtualized Greek

I know now that investing in my Cisco certification in 2001 was a much better idea than updating my Novell Certification. But, just as Novell was the best network operating system in the late 90’s/00’s, timing is everything. However, it wasn’t so clear cut at the time. I know it may seem like a silly question.

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Ready…Set…Start Your Containers

CIO Business Intelligence

Incompatibility and unreliability caused by configuration differences such as versions of compilers, loaders, runtime libraries, middleware, and operating systems in new environments contributed to increased project effort, cost, and timelines. Containers provide an elegant solution to this problem. in an isolated and executable unit.

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Strategic positioning in the flow economy: 3 action steps

Trends in the Living Networks

Below is an excerpt from my book Living Networks that describes how to develop effective strategies in what I call the “flow economy&# of information of ideas, where today almost all value resides. Formal processes, such as Verna Allee’s approaches and tools for mapping value networks, can be very useful.