Topic: Linux

Posted by : Anonymous on Saturday, August 07, 2004 - 11:23 PM

Linux is tiptoeing into the PC mainstream. On Aug. 3, Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) execs said the Silicon Valley giant will be the first major PC manufacturer to ship a laptop computer that comes pre-installed with the open source operating system. HP execs call the new Linux laptop a "market test," and figure it will sell well among software developers interested in working on Linux computers.

Posted by : Anonymous on Saturday, August 07, 2004 - 11:20 PM

IBM has called upon the IT industry to refrain from using patents to challenge Linux and open source. In an eerie reminder of SCO's litigation alleging that Linux infringes on its copyrights, a study by Open Source Risk Management (OSRM) released on Monday pointed out that the Linux kernel potentially infringes on 283 patents. The report has come under criticism, partly because OSRM sells insurance policies that indemnify companies against patent claims against Linux, making the conclusions self-serving.

Posted by : Anonymous on Saturday, August 07, 2004 - 11:18 PM

The SCO Group has sold the first of its controversial Linux licences in the UK.
Richard Perkins, regional director for UK and Ireland at the company, told vnunet.com that two companies had signed up for licences in the past quarter, but would not give further details. Perkins suggested that that other companies are likely to sign up if SCO gets some positive results in its ongoing legal battles. "I think it is [like] water behind a dam," he said.

Posted by : Anonymous on Saturday, August 07, 2004 - 11:14 PM

Daniel Ravicher, lead patent counsel at Linux insurance firm Open Source Risk Management (OSRM), answers vnunet.com over his controversial report that the Linux kernel may infringe 283 patents. Do you not think that the claim that Linux may violate a large number of patents, coupled with an insurance scheme, could be interpreted as an attempt to generate fear, uncertainty and doubt?

Posted by : Anonymous on Saturday, August 07, 2004 - 11:13 PM

The City of Munich insists that it has not changed its plan to deploy 14,000 Linux desktops, despite halting development for now in response to recent EU moves favouring the patenting of software. Munich is using the delay to urge all European open source advocates to lobby for protection against the EU's planned legislation. The city's website states that it will "uphold its strategic decision to prefer Linux" and that only the tender for "base clients" has been put on hold.

Posted by : Anonymous on Saturday, August 07, 2004 - 12:30 AM

Dell has unveiled four new servers featuring Intel's Xeon processor with Extended Memory 64-bit Technology, formerly known by its codename Nocona. The systems are available immediately.The dual-processor PowerEdge 1800, 1850, 2800 and 2850 servers also support the new PCI Express technology and feature an 800MHz front bus, giving a claimed 50 per cent boost to memory throughput.

Posted by : Anonymous on Saturday, August 07, 2004 - 12:21 AM

Linux software developer CodeWeavers, Inc., has released a new version of CrossOver Office 3.1 that adds support for Apple's iTunes.
CrossOver Office 3.1 allows users to install Windows applications and plug-ins in Linux, without needing a Microsoft operating system license. The new version adds support for the jukebox and music download software.

Posted by : Anonymous on Tuesday, August 03, 2004 - 10:50 AM

Acucorp has developed technology that allows firms to give their Cobol applications a new lease of life by transferring them to 64-bit Linux environments.
The company said that its AcucCobol-GT development system for 64-bit SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 on IBM eServer zSeries servers will allow companies to port enterprise Cobol code to all IBM eServers running Linux, including 32- and 64-bit Linux on Power as well as 32- and 64-bit Linux on zSeries.

Posted by : Anonymous on Tuesday, August 03, 2004 - 10:48 AM

In the first of a two-part interview, William Weinberg, newly appointed architecture specialist at the Open Source Development Labs (OSDL), talks to vnunet.com about desktops, datacentres, security and the spectre of legal action by Microsoft and SCO. We're seeing big-name companies joining OSDL. What are their expectations? What the OSDL is most about today is the three initiatives we have established. The one that's best established is the carrier grade initiative. [Then there's] the data centre initiative and the newest one is the desktop initiative.

Posted by : trraju on Sunday, July 04, 2004 - 08:04 PM

PARIS (AP) - In another sign competition is heating up in the software industry, Microsoft Corp. has slashed prices by more than half for Paris City Hall as the French capital considers switching to low-cost open-source programs

Posted by : Anonymous on Tuesday, June 29, 2004 - 12:07 PM

Red Flag Software Co., Ltd., a leading developer of Linux operating system in China, was co- founded by Software Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and NewMargin Venture Capital in June 2000. Thanks to its relentless effort in promoting Linux operation system, the company has received strong support from Chinese government in the past. But it is faced with great difficulties now.

Posted by : Anonymous on Tuesday, June 29, 2004 - 12:01 PM

GNU Linux, the free computer operating system, has won far more converts in corporate data centers than on desktop personal computers. But as more user-friendly software makes its way onto the Linux desktop, the free operating system is starting to make progress in its David-versus-Goliath competition against Microsoft, the dominant power in PC software.

Posted by : Anonymous on Monday, May 31, 2004 - 08:56 AM

Software firm Macromedia has announced the release of Macromedia Flash Player 7 for Linux, offering improved performance and security. The Linux version will be bundled with Linux operating systems from Novell, Red Hat, Sun Microsystems and Turbolinux. The player is also available for download from Macromedia.com.

Posted by : trraju on Tuesday, April 27, 2004 - 10:00 AM

Hewlett Packard has extended its range of Linux-based high-performance cluster offerings to include an HP ProLiant server based on the AMD Opteron processor.
HP said its High Performance Compute Cluster LC series is designed to meet increased customer demand for x86 servers running Linux in the high-performance computing market.

Posted by : trraju on Thursday, April 08, 2004 - 09:00 AM

Linux vendors Debian, Mandrake, Red Hat, and SuSE have hit back at research which claims that Linux and Microsoft products are both secure.
In a report released late last month entitled Is Linux more Secure than Windows?, analyst Forrester said: "Microsoft gets a bad rap for security, while many believe that Linux is relatively secure.

Posted by : bpburnwal on Saturday, March 20, 2004 - 02:04 PM

Information solutions provider Novell Inc has announced the upcoming availability of its SUSE LINUX 9.1 Personal and SUSE LINUX 9.1 Professional products.

Posted by : bpburnwal on Saturday, March 20, 2004 - 02:03 PM

LOS ANGELES, 17 March, 2004 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- Hewlett-Packard Co. plans to be the first company to trumpet personal computers that run the freely distributed Linux operating system in Asia, the Los Angeles Times quoted the company as saying on Wednesday.

Posted by : bpburnwal on Saturday, March 13, 2004 - 03:16 PM

During the last winter solstice, I broached the subject of Linux for hams in "Surfin'," the weekly column I write for the ARRLWeb (www.arrl.org). In the days that followed the posting of my Linux Surfin' columns, I received more mail than about anything I have written in over a quarter of a century. Most of the writers were happy to see something in the Amateur Radio press about Linux and encouraged me to write more about the subject. Since this column provides more space than Surfin,' I will write more about Linux here.

Posted by : bpburnwal on Saturday, March 13, 2004 - 03:16 PM

A data acquisition and control system powered by the AMD 64-bit Opteron processor and running atop the Linux operating system could hold great interest for manufacturers seeking to manage their plants on the basis of real-time information.

Posted by : bpburnwal on Saturday, March 13, 2004 - 03:14 PM

Linux is powering the infrastructure behind a distributed global network hosting images of the current Mars Rover and the European Space Agency's recent Rosetta comet chaser mission.