Google’s open source repository meets mixed reactions

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Jul 28, 20061 min

Open source: Google says it will make 100 MB of disk space available to developers to store and share their open source project. While some say the Google Code repository be good for the open source community, others said the service is lacking support for certain tools and licenses.

Special report: It’s no secret that identity thieves are increasingly becoming more sophisticated. And simple passwords could leave your network wide open. But a whole new generation of authentication technologies are emerging, including biometrics, risk-based authentication and reputation services. Indeed, vendors and enterprises alike are building smarter authentication.

Podcasts: Small and mid-sized businesses are attracting large vendors — this week that includes HP and Iomega. Listen to Storage Sprawl: SMBs get big attention.

Columnists’ corner: “I’m going to review the strategy behind Microsoft’s new Forefront security family,” begins Oliver Rist in this week’s installment of Enterprise Windows. “Might not be as easy as blasting the 12 canons of Redmondian goodness to shreds, but it’s probably more informative.” The big question, however, is not what Microsoft will do, but how third-parties are going to react.