TeamViewer v8.0 offers new features for easier remote administration.

• OpenShift for data centers and clouds
• MariaDB non-profit foundation launched
• Fedora 18 to include Mate desktop
• Oracle repository for kernel changes
• NVidia GeForce R310
• Android OS leads the smartphone market
• Microsoft contemplating yearly major release cycle
• HP writes off US$ 8.8 million on Autonomy
• Stallman alleges “surveillance code” in Unity

OpenSSH VPN technology, installed by default on most Linux, BSD, and Unix systems, lets you mix and match different clients and servers easily.

Your virtualization options continue to expand. This month, we look at two popular solutions. First, we show you how to map your virtual disks to optimize your KVM installation. Then, we examine the ins and outs of virtualization with VMware’s free vSphere Hypervisor 5.0.

Last month, the Havege daemon helped organize the chaos in this column. Today, Charly attempts to organize the network – a tale of suffering in three chapters.

The Wireshark free network sniffer rolls out 1.6 release with advanced features.

The Call for Papers (CFP) for ApacheCon 2011 ends this Friday, April 29 and event organizers are encouraging those from outside the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) to submit proposals.

Red Hat announces IBM, Accenture, Alfresco, Cisco, HP and Intel representatives are scheduled to deliver keynotes at the seventh annual Red Hat Summit and JBoss World, May 3-6, 2011 in Boston, Massachusetts.