Oracle 11g database has been released just a few days ago, exclusively for Linux at this time. Here's a short review of it's installation, together with screenshots, on an unsupported Debian GNU/Linux distribution - to make it more interesting.
Read more »Virtualisation values may be virtual insanity
I'M FEELING confused so maybe INQUIRER readers will be able to help me. In a week where much ink was expended over tumbling international markets and the parlous state of private equity, two funny things happened.
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Sourcefire Acquires ClamAV Open Source Network Anti-Virus Project
Open source innovator and SNORT creator, Sourcefire, Inc., today announced that it has acquired ClamAV™, a leading open source gateway anti-virus and anti-malware project.
Read more »Swiss Telecom Subsidiary Picks Red Hat for Linux Infrastructure
Swisscom IT Services, a subsidiary of the largest telecommunications provider in Switzerland, is using a wide variety of solutions from Red Hat for its Linux software infrastructure.
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Embedded Linux stack, tools support TI DaVinci
A small Canadian company specializing in hardware/software reference designs for handheld Linux devices has introduced a Linux OS stack and software development kit for Texas Instruments's (TI's) DaVinci processors.
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Novell Scoops Up Senforce Security Vendor
Senforce Technologies, a small Draper, Utah, company that makes software to protect laptops and other wireless devices from security threats, has been bought by Novell. The deal closed Monday. Financial terms weren't disclosed by Waltham, Mass.-based Novell, which was established 24 years ago in Provo, Utah, and still employs 1,600 people at its office building an hour south of Salt Lake City.
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Selling software that sells itself: An interview with Matt Asay
Open source is changing not just how companies make software, but how they sell it. Alfresco's Matt Asay explains the new sales cycle and the skills that today's software sales people need to close deals.
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Is it time to exit from Windows?
The offer of pre-installed Linux by mainstream PC makers doesn't mean the open-source operating system is poised to sweep aside Microsoft’s; but while its cost advantages may never be compelling, finance departments must prepare to consider the merits of switching their own operations to Linux – and to hear a stronger case for its company-wide adoption.
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Open Source Security, Part 1: Securing Credibility
Some quarters in the software industry still carry a bias against the credibility of open source security applications. Open source network gateway developer Untangle did not expect to find its request for certified testing of the popular open source virus security product ClamAV shunned. When it was, Untangle decided to do its own test.
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Sun, IBM ink OS agreement
Longtime rivals IBM and Sun have signed an agreement related to operating systems technologies, the two companies said Wednesday.
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Sunny forecast for Linux kernel predictions
One of the first things many decision-makers want for any given software product is a roadmap, so they can plan around releases. However, the Linux kernel is and always has been bereft of a roadmap.
Read more »Dell Confirms Virtual PCs in the Works
Dell Latest News about Dell is developing consumer PCs that can run multiple versions of Microsoft's Latest News about Microsoft Windows Make the Mac a 1st Class Citizen in a Windows Shop and Linux software at the same time, the personal computer maker's chief technology officer, Kevin Kettler, has confirmed.
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Xandros expands Microsoft deal with Exchange protocols
Linux distributor Xandros is licensing messaging protocols from Microsoft as part of an expansion of the partnership the two companies forged in June.
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Novell Delivers Industry's Most Comprehensive Systems Management Solution
Novell today announced the worldwide availability of Novell(R) ZENworks(R) Configuration Management, the latest addition to its systems management portfolio that helps companies reduce IT complexity while lowering costs.
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Serving Two Markets
One of the challenges open source companies have is that you serve two distinct markets: your customers as well as non-paying community users. Paradoxically, the non-paying users can be the most vocal and demanding.
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