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Patches meant to fix a flaw in the Internet's Domain Name System (DNS) don't completely protect the Web's traffic cop from attack, a Russian research claimed Friday.

Microsoft on Friday expanded its support for the open-source community by giving money to the Apache Software Foundation, the first time it has given money to the long-standing open-source project.

Makers of the software used to connect computers on the Internet collectively released software updates Tuesday to patch a serious bug in one of the Internet's underlying protocols, the Domain Name System (DNS).

A group of experts has released an open source alternative to the BIND DNS server software that boasts higher performance and better security.

Vyatta, a maker of Linux-based routers, this week said its software scales to 10 Gigabit Ethernet, providing enterprises and service providers with an open source alternative to proprietary routers for high-performance requirements.

Sun officials preached on Thursday the benefits and nuances of Project Caroline, a research project pertaining to running Internet services.

A social networking site that caters to an older crowd is helping the open-source Apache Web server widen its market share lead over Microsoft's Internet Information Services software, according to market research firm Netcraft.