For the first time, IBM (NYSE: IBM) and leading Linux distributors Canonical/Ubuntu, Novell and Red Hat will join forces globally with their hardware partners to deliver Microsoft-free personal computing choices with Lotus Notes and Lotus Symphony in the one billion-unit desktop market worldwide by 2009.
Read more »IBM, Canonical/Ubuntu, Novell, Red Hat to Deliver Microsoft-Free Desktops Worldwide
http://money.cnn.com –
- Login to post comments
RipCode builds video transcoding device on Linux base
http://www.linux.com –
When RipCode decided to build a video transcoding
device three years ago, it used MontaVista Linux Professional Edition, a platform designed for developers who want all the benefits of an open source development environment.
- Login to post comments
Lenovo launches a netbook
http://www.linuxdevices.com –
Lenovo has announced its entry into the "netbook" market. The Linux-based IdeaPad S9 and Windows-XP-based S10 feature 8.9- and 10-inch displays, respectively, plus 1.6GHz Intel Atom N270 processors, 1.3 megapixel webcams, 802.11b/g wireless networking, and up to 160GB of storage, says the company.
Read more »
- Login to post comments
Enterprise router runs open Linux OS
http://www.linuxdevices.com –
Vyatta has spun a branded hardware "appliance" version of its dual-licensed Linux and open source software-based router and firewall stack. The first in a "Series 2500" line of "Open Networking Appliances," the Vyatta 2501 targets data centers requiring up to 10Gbps of throughput.
Read more »- Login to post comments
New Virtualization Tool Plows Field for Big Server Farms
http://www.linuxinsider.com –
3Leaf says its new V-8000 Virtual I/O Server v. 2 is the first input/output virtualization tool to run on off-the-shelf, commodity x86 servers. V-8000 is designed with an enhanced backbone I/O fabric of up to 40 GB per second, giving servers a wide road for heavy I/O operations.
Read more »- Login to post comments
Can Ubuntu Linux Close the Digital Divide?
http://www.thevarguy.com –
Untangle is scheduled to host an Ubuntu Linux Installfest from Aug. 4 to 7 at LinuxWorld Expo in San Francisco. This latest Installfest, coupled with recent moves by Canonical and Intel made The VAR Guy wonder: Can Ubuntu Linux close the digital divide?
Read more »
- Login to post comments
IBM invests $360 million in cloud computing
http://www.itwire.com –
Last week iTWire reported how HP, Intel and Yahoo! are joining forces to spearhead a global and open source test bed for the advancement of cloud computing. Now IBM has thrown a few hundred million into the technology as well...
Read more »
- Login to post comments
FOSS app eases the pain for San Diego community clinic
http://www.linux.com –
Hospitals aren't normally known for lightning-fast moves, but when you're a community-based institution tasked to care for underserved communities, sometimes you have no choice but to be flexible, hungry, and savvy, especially when it comes to the critical software choices that power your operations.
Read more »- Login to post comments
Teaching tech to tots: The use of Linux and open source in pre-schools
http://www.itwire.com –
What started as wondering how to contribute to my 5 year old son’s pre-school lead to the discovery of some absolutely terrific open source software that really aids the educational process. Here’s why even in this Microsoft world Linux is the best platform for early childhood education.
Read more »
- Login to post comments
Why Free Software has poor usability, and how to improve it
http://mpt.net.nz –
Many of these problems are with volunteer software in general, not Free Software in particular. Hobbyist proprietary programs are often hard to use for many of the same reasons. But the easiest way of getting volunteers to contribute to a program is to make it open source. And while thousands of people are now employed in developing Free Software, most of its developers are volunteers.
Read more »
Vista SP1 and XP SP3 vs. Mac OS X and Linux
http://news.softpedia.com –
Despite constantly downplaying the relevance of Linux and Mac OS X, because of a variety of reasons, from high Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) to security risks and inferior shipment volumes, Microsoft is well aware of the real threat to Windows represented by the open source platform...
Read more »- Login to post comments
Virtual Linux, coming to a desktop near you
http://www.itwire.com –
Virtualisation is on the brink of turning operating systems into a commodity item. It may be realistic to see software applications shipped as virtual computer images in the near future. Linux has much to benefit from this, with a repeat of the phenomenal adoption rate it has enjoyed since the ASUS Eee PC.
Read more »- Login to post comments
Linux preinstalls rocket to three per cent
http://www.theinquirer.net –
LINUX HAS MADE headway in Microsoft's UK heartland, the PC sales channel. The number of machines shipped with Linux preloaded on them has multiplied a whopping 28 times since Microsoft launched its Vista operating system in January 2007.
Read more »- Login to post comments
The British Library's online turn-up for the books: Where is Linux in the equation?
http://www.zdnet.co.uk –
It is a good point. Where does Linux feature in the BL's plans? The answer is that it doesn't and for a reason and many would say that it is not a good reason.
Read more »- Login to post comments
Community roots bolster Linux growth
http://www.linuxworld.com –
Linux is beginning to find its legs as the foundation in many different technologies and in the process is fueling a feedback loop that is helping accelerate the operating system’s popularity.
Read more »- Login to post comments
