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• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.0 issued in beta form

  For the next generation of its flagship enterprise Linux distribution, Red Hat aims to support new cloud technologies while preserving the ways of the seasoned system administrator.

• Red Hat OpenShift upgrade reaffirms commitment to PaaS

  Red Hat has released the second version of its OpenShift Enterprise platform as a service (PaaS), which comes with tools that make it easier to deploy, and provide integration with more hardware options and programming languages. It also is the latest move in the busy PaaS market, which is quickly gaining steam to catch up in importance to the more established IaaS and SaaS markets.

• New OpenSUSE embraces 64-bit ARM

  Joining Fedora and Ubuntu, the new version of the community driven OpenSUSE can now be run on AArch64 processors, further preparing the market for servers running on the new 64-bit ARM architecture.

• Hackers actively exploiting JBoss vulnerability to compromise servers, researchers say

  Attackers are actively exploiting a known vulnerability to compromise JBoss Java EE application servers that expose the HTTP Invoker service to the Internet in an insecure manner.

• Red Hat expands OpenShift's European availability, slashes prices

  Red Hat is cutting prices on the commercial version of its OpenShift Online PaaS (platform as a service) and making it available in more European countries, moves aimed at gaining a stronger foothold in one of the enterprise software industry's hottest segments.

• USENIX: Red Hat prepares for 64-bit ARM servers

  Enterprise open-source software vendor Red Hat is keeping an eye on the development of 64-bit ARM processors for servers, building up expertise in case the nascent platform takes hold in the data center.

• Cisco takes fight to SDNs with bold Insieme launch

  Game on: Cisco has acquired spin-in Insieme Networks for $863 million and rolled out a family of its switches that are the network giant's strategic answer to the growing software defined network movement.

• Cisco takes fight to SDNs with bold Insieme launch

  Game on: Cisco has acquired spin-in Insieme Networks for $863 million and rolled out a family of its switches that are the network giant's strategic answer to the growing software defined network movement.

• Red Hat CloudForms commandeers OpenStack for the enterprise

  Can the OpenStack open-source private cloud software be tamed for enterprise use? Red Hat is trying: It is expanding its CloudForms management software to encompass Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack deployments.

• Cisco puts its unified computing servers into OpenStack clouds

  The top executives leading Cisco's OpenStack efforts today said customers can run the open source cloud computing platform with its Unified Computing System (UCS) and Nexus hardware devices, and that the company will provide advanced support to help customers deploy OpenStack clouds.

• Self-Service IT Catches On

  Cloud-based software for the IT help desk turns out to be useful in departments outside of IT, too.

• What's holding back the cloud industry?

  While cloud enthusiasts roaming the halls of McCormick Place convention hall in Chicago last week at Cloud Connect may be high on the market, the reality is that many enterprises IT shops are still reticent to fully embrace public cloud computing.

• PLUMgrid adds advanced networking to OpenStack Havana

  Virtual network infrastructure vendor PLUMgrid is bringing its platform to OpenStack Havana, adding better resiliency and scalability in large environments.

• Products vs. distros: Debate rages in OpenStack community

  What's the better way to consume an open source platform: A productized version, or a pure distribution of the code?

• VMware expands management of Amazon, Microsoft, OpenStack clouds

  VMware has rolled out expanded support for non-VMware workloads in its management tools, including the added ability to manage OpenStack clouds, and providing better visibility into Amazon and Microsoft clouds.