Linux Compatible - General (Page 26)

eWeek: Linux in the Enterprise: Now What?

General 8068 Published 2003-09-02 22:34 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Linux, the scarcely decade-old open-source operating system, looks to have reached a sort of critical mass and has entered into an awfully busy period in its development. There's a major kernel update around the corner, an audacious licensing challenge with which to contend, and a rush by virtually every major enterprise IT vendor not located at 1 Microsoft Way to jump on the Linux bandwagon or help take up the reins and drive its development.

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We Have Met the Enemy and He is Us

General 8068 Published 2003-09-02 22:33 by Philipp Esselbach 0

ExtremeTech has posted an opinion on Desktop Linux

Asian triad in deal to replace Windows

General 8068 Published 2003-09-02 22:27 by Philipp Esselbach 0

The governments of China, Korea and Japan are reportedly closer to signing a deal to codevelop an open-source replacement for Microsoft's Windows operating system.

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DB2 ICE for Linux puts the freeze on Oracal 9i and MS SQL

General 8068 Published 2003-09-02 17:49 by Philipp Esselbach 0

The DB2 Integrated Cluster Environment( ICE ) for Linux recently won the "Best Cluster Solution" at the San Francisco LinuxWorld 2003 conference. This integrated solution provides IT the ability to deploy a highly scaleable Linux database cluster platform(up to 1,000 sever nodes), at a pricepoint that won't break their budget. When combined with IBM's new e325 Linux super-computer, an AMD 64-bit Opteron-based processor, developers can run both 32-bit and 64-bit applications with DB2's native 64-bit support. Learn more about DB2 ICE software components, the DB2 ICE solutions blueprint, and DB2 ICE world record performance over the Oracal 9i and MS SQL.

Shuttle launches new XPC models bundled with Mandrake 9.1

General 8068 Published 2003-09-02 15:56 by Philipp Esselbach 0

DWPG reports that Shuttle launches new XPC models bundled with Mandrake 9.1

Protests delay software patents vote

General 8068 Published 2003-09-01 22:07 by Philipp Esselbach 0

The European Parliament delays voting on a controversial software-patents directive, following protests and criticism by computer scientists and economists.

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eWeek: CommVault to Offer Linux-Based Clustering Software

General 8068 Published 2003-09-01 09:30 by Philipp Esselbach 0

CommVault Systems Inc. in October will start reselling Linux-based clustering software from Sistina Software Inc., according to officials.

Combined with CommVault's existing QiNetix suite of Galaxy backup software, GridStor policy management and Quick Recovery snapshots, users will get storage clustering that's cheap and scalable, they said.

Initially, Oceanport, N.J.'s CommVault and Minneapolis' Sistina will only sell current products in a bundle, called Essentials Edition, said CommVault's Anand Prahlad, vice president of development. The companies joint tested the products, and also offer professional services and installation options, he said.

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Will Linux remain true to its roots?

General 8068 Published 2003-08-30 21:29 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Wharton examines whether Linux can truly remain open while simultaneously gaining acceptance in the corporate marketplace.

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No plans to sue Linux companies, says SCO

General 8068 Published 2003-08-29 19:19 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Saw over at OSNews that The Age has posted a news story on The SCO Group

IDC: Linux, blades the high spots in server market

General 8068 Published 2003-08-29 19:14 by Philipp Esselbach 0

The worldwide server market was worth $10.6 billion in the second quarter of 2003, a scant 0.2 percent higher than in the same quarter last year, according to revenue figures released Friday by IDC.

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Lindows.com introduces cheap business PCs

General 8068 Published 2003-08-29 10:00 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Lindows.com introduced an inexpensive computer for business customers Thursday that is designed to run limited applications on the company's Lindows OS operating system.

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LinuxQuestions.org adds a Red Hat Forum

General 8068 Published 2003-08-29 09:59 by Philipp Esselbach 0

LinuxQuestions.org has added a Red Hat forum that is officially recognized by Red Hat. The forum will have participation from both Red Hat employees and "Red Hat Ambassadors". The forum joins officially recognized forums for Slackware, Debian, Mandrake, Conectiva, Arch and LFS. The announcement is available here.

Turbolinux joins Linux lab

General 8068 Published 2003-08-28 09:50 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Asian Linux seller Turbolinux is once again a member of the Open Source Development Lab

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SCO Web site hit by denial of service attack

General 8068 Published 2003-08-26 16:56 by Philipp Esselbach 0

The SCO Group's Web site was accessible again Monday after being down for about three days, the victim of a denial of service (DOS) attack launched by a "senior" member of the open source community, according to open source advocate Eric Raymond.

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Hackers cut off SCO Web site

General 8068 Published 2003-08-25 22:41 by Philipp Esselbach 0

The SCO Group's Web site is blocked by a denial-of-service attack, as the company becomes caught in an increasingly acrimonious row with the open-source community.

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Get on with Linux and ignore SCO, developer says

General 8068 Published 2003-08-25 18:44 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Developers and users should ignore the copyright lawsuit filed by the SCO Group against IBM and should continue to work with and deploy Linux without fear of the consequences, according to MontaVista Software, a developer of embedded Linux software.

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eWeek: Is Linux Ready for the Database?

General 8068 Published 2003-08-25 18:33 by Philipp Esselbach 0

One question remains: Is Linux really enterprise-database-ready? Some experts say no, pointing to the fact that the operating system was designed as a version of Unix that would run on a 486 PC, not as the platform for an enterprise-level database, never mind a whole grid of enterprise databases.

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SCO site down for well over 2 days

General 8068 Published 2003-08-25 12:54 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Netcraft reports that the SCO website is down since over two days

SuSE to bundle SGI servers

General 8068 Published 2003-08-25 08:48 by Philipp Esselbach 0

In an effort to broaden Linux's appeal, the open-source software maker says it will bundle its new Enterprise Server 8 with SGI's Altix 3000 servers and superclusters.

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LinuxInstall.org launches Web Service

General 8068 Published 2003-08-25 08:35 by Philipp Esselbach 0

LinuxInstall.org launches a premium service called Web Service powered by Open Webmail.

This is a monthy subscription service costs $5 per month for 10 Mb of space.

It includes:
* WebMail which allows to check email anywhere
* WebDisk which allows to backup your data
* WebCalendar which allows to track your schedules.

For a limited time until at the end of September, LinuxInstall.org will send you a free copy of LinuxInstall.org CD.

For more information, visit linuxinstall.org