New software from CodeWeavers will allow Linux servers to host Microsoft Office applications, which can then be accessed through a Web browser, the company said on Monday.
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Thanks Ford for this one:
Rational's open, industry-standard tools for developers can improve the speed, quality, and predictability of application development on J2EE, .NET, Linux, and other platforms, for a range of applications, including embedded software for devices such as cell phones and medical systems. IBM's new Resource Center for Rational Software provides access to a white papers, product information, and information on community resources and discussions. Rational Software is a founding member of Eclipse and has taken a leadership role in the growth of Eclipse as the open source standard.
Rational's open, industry-standard tools for developers can improve the speed, quality, and predictability of application development on J2EE, .NET, Linux, and other platforms, for a range of applications, including embedded software for devices such as cell phones and medical systems. IBM's new Resource Center for Rational Software provides access to a white papers, product information, and information on community resources and discussions. Rational Software is a founding member of Eclipse and has taken a leadership role in the growth of Eclipse as the open source standard.
Thanks John for this one:
If you are lucky enough to be able to get to one conference this year, plan to get to the IBM developerWorks Live. Its in New Orleans this year so you can have lots of fun after the BOFs. Here are just a few of the 27 sessions available for Linux developers. DB2 - Linux at its Best, DB2 and Borland Kylix: Cross-platform Development on Windows AND Linux using C++, Developing PHP and Open Source, Database Applications for DB2 on Linux, Hands-on: Speed Start Your Linux Application, Lotus & Linux - Domino 6 for Linux, Grid Toolbox for Linux - Architecture and APIs, System Automation for OS/390 and Linux, Linux and the Mainframe. Learn more about all the sessions here, and sign-up before by March 16 and save $400 - that should keep you going for awhile on Bourbon street.
If you are lucky enough to be able to get to one conference this year, plan to get to the IBM developerWorks Live. Its in New Orleans this year so you can have lots of fun after the BOFs. Here are just a few of the 27 sessions available for Linux developers. DB2 - Linux at its Best, DB2 and Borland Kylix: Cross-platform Development on Windows AND Linux using C++, Developing PHP and Open Source, Database Applications for DB2 on Linux, Hands-on: Speed Start Your Linux Application, Lotus & Linux - Domino 6 for Linux, Grid Toolbox for Linux - Architecture and APIs, System Automation for OS/390 and Linux, Linux and the Mainframe. Learn more about all the sessions here, and sign-up before by March 16 and save $400 - that should keep you going for awhile on Bourbon street.
Lindows.com on Thursday unwrapped an inexpensive and lightweight notebook PC based on its version of the Linux operating system. The San Diego, Calif., software maker's new Lindows Mobile PC will sell for $799. It includes a 12.1-inch screen and a 933MHz Via Technologies C3 processor, along with LindowsOS, a version of the freely available Linux.
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The UK government is seriously considering the use of open source software in a major Whitehall IT project for the first time. Central buying arm the Office of Government Commerce (OGC) plans to develop a single platform to share purchasing information between government departments.
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A consulting group that scrutinizes the source code underlying several operating systems has found that a key networking component of Linux is of higher quality in several ways than that of competing closed-source software.
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The group of programmers working to run Linux on Microsoft's Xbox video game console is seeking the software giant's seal of approval.
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Leading Linux seller Red Hat quietly released an updated version of its Advanced Server product last week that adds support for IBM's x440 server, an important expansion for both companies.
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Thanks Jake. Here's some new Grid computting resources just released by IBM: The IBM Grid toolbox, includes Globus Toolkit 2.2 with additional documentation and custom installation scripts for Linux and AIX. The GAF4J provides a simpler programming model that enables the development of maintainable Java applications uncluttered with calls to grid services, and this interview with Grid guru Argonne's Steve Tuecke, who is making the vision of Grid computing a reality, explains why Java technology is key to Grid computing.
Linux software maker Lycoris is set to announce Wednesday that it will begin selling boxed software through retail giant Wal-Mart, another sign of growing mainstream acceptance of the open-source operating system.
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James Strandboge has completed a backport of Gnome2.2 for Debian GNU/Linux 3.0. Unfortunately, the author has not the bandwidth to make the debs available via apt.
Big Blue this week licensed the Oslo, Norway, company's Qtopia software suite. The company's microelectronics division will include the software--which incorporates an operating environment and application design tools--with a new Linux PDA design kit due next month.
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Open-source software has already shaken up the operating systems business. Now, Java server software makers are feeling the heat.
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Motorola will begin selling its first cell phone based on Linux this year and says most future models will follow suit, a major sign of the growing popularity of operating system outside its stronghold on high-end computers.
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Operating systems vendor The SCO Group rarely makes waves, but three weeks ago it rocked the boats of Linux users and vendors. Although no one fell overboard and the sea is relatively calm now, many are watching SCO, concerned it could unleash a storm on users and vendors that have grown fond of the peaceful Linux waters.
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Red Hat's high-end version of Linux has received a certification that clears the way for broader use of the operating system in government.
Red Hat's Advanced Server version received the Defense Department's Common Operating Environment (COE)certification running on an Intel-based IBM server, the first version of Linux to pass the milestone. Red Hat is trying to coax customers to move as quickly as possible from its less-expensive products to the better-supported Advanced Server version.
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Red Hat's Advanced Server version received the Defense Department's Common Operating Environment (COE)certification running on an Intel-based IBM server, the first version of Linux to pass the milestone. Red Hat is trying to coax customers to move as quickly as possible from its less-expensive products to the better-supported Advanced Server version.
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Back in December 2000, when IBM announced its intention to pour US$1 billion into projects based around the Linux operating system, it became clear that the open source development model would soon begin to make waves throughout the enterprise software industry.
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Sales in the United States of servers running Linux nearly doubled in last year's fourth quarter from a year earlier, according to new statistics from market researcher Gartner Dataquest.
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vnunet has posted a news story on the Desktop Linux Consortium
