Operating Systems Test

"Mandriva Linux 2008 Spring"

Published on: 5/2008

On test: Mandriva Linux 2008 Spring

Mandriva is a consumer-oriented Linux distribution that comes in a number of flavours to suit everyone from open source purists to those who just want a system that is up and running with the minimum of fuss. → More

"Fedora 9.0 Linux distribution review"

Published on: 5/2008

On test: Red Hat Fedora 9.0

Fedora is the open-source development fork of the commercially backed Red Hat Linux. PC Advisor helps you decide whether that's a good or bad thing. → More

"The heron has landed: a review of Ubuntu 8.04"

Published on: 5/2008

On test: Canonical Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron

Was Ubuntu 8.04 worth the wait? → More

"Ubuntu 8.04 LTS operating system"

Published on: 5/2008

On test: Canonical Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron

Linux promises a lot to the small business, it is free, secure and powerful, however, with one of the main reasons lots of businesses can't consider it as an operating system being the rapid fall into obsolescence that Linux distributions ultimately experience. Ubuntu 8.04 however, is what is called a Long Term Support release, which means it will receive security and stability updates for three years if used as a desktop OS and five on a server. → More

"desktop security on a stick"

Published on: 5/2008

On test: BeCrypt Trusted Client

Using open systems to access your office system can be a bit of a gamble. Such systems can be plagued with spyware and any movements you make can be logged and passwords intercepted. Even home systems are susceptible to attack and so opening up your work system from an unsecured PC can be potentially damaging to the whole network. BeCrypt's Trusted Client offers a hardened Linux system on a bootable USB key that can used to access a remote system over a secure VPN. → More