Is Red Hat making a play for the open source database market? Linux leader Red Hat (NYSE:RHT) is investing in open source database vendor EnterpriseDB, the official announcement is set for release on Tuesday October 27th. The official press release does not disclose the exact amount that Red Hat is investing, but it is part of a $19M series C round of funding.
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Qualcomm launches open source subsidiary
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Qualcomm has established a subsidiary to develop software for mobile open source platforms. The Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc. (QUIC) will optimize open source software with Qualcomm technology, using platforms including Linux, Webkit, Android, Chrome, and Symbian, which last week achieved a major milestone in migrating to open source.
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Lotus Symphony on Linux: Install a part of “IBM’s Smart Work”
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IBM recently announced they are pairing up with Cannonical and Red Hat to develop a Windows 7 alternative (see “IBM Client for Smart Work“). This pairing makes perfect sense as IBM has been a supporter of open source and Linux for some time now. Not only that but IBM released their office suite, Lotus Symphony, a few years ago.
Read more »Buntfu says buy or sell your Linux PC here and you'll earn free ad space.
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Buntfu.com announced today that now when users list, bid, buy, invite or refers others to its Linux and BSD computer store . They will earn credits that will allow them to advertise their own ads on Buntfu for free.
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Canonical Prepares Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud Training Programs
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As Canonical prepares for Ubuntu 9.10’s October 29 launch, the company’s channel and partner management team is developing an Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud training course for technology managers, customers and partners. Here’s the scoop.
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Ubuntu 9.10 is the Appetizer; Ubuntu 10.04 is the Meal
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The hype around this new Ubuntu is reaching a fever pitch. Some folks wonder if it can be the de facto alternative to Windows. I've obviously bet a portion of my IT media career on Ubuntu's continued advancement. But let's keep Ubuntu 9.10's debut in perspective. Here's a reality check
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Novell Chief Marketing Officer Hints At Linux Desktop Moves
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Novell Chief Marketing Officer John Dragoon popped up in a surprising location this week. Dragoon, who also serves as Novell’s channel chief, wrote a column on Forbes.com. In it, Dragoon declares consumers will be the big winners in the operating system battles between Apple, Google, Microsoft and Linux. Is Dragoon dropping hints about an expanded Novell desktop Linux push? Here's the scoop.
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Ubuntu 9.10: Linux for Business
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Even before Ubuntu 9.10 was in beta, Canonical introduced PSE (Premium Service Engineer), a new level of support for large enterprises.
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Red Hat's KVM Surpasses Xen, Aims at VMWare
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Xen made a big splash when it was introduced, and VMWare has long dominated the virtualization space. But Red Hat's KVM promises to leave Xen in the dust, and challenge VMWare. At least that's what Red Hat says will happen.
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Gartner puts Drupal in visionary quadrant
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A lot of Drupal people and organizations help promote Drupal. At Acquia, we also like to help with promoting Drupal. One of the things we've been doing since the inception of Acquia, is talking to analyst firms like Gartner, Forrester, and the 451group about Drupal, and all of Drupal's successes.
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Centrify: Ubuntu Server Edition 9.10 Meets Active Directory
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When Canonical launched Ubuntu 9.10 earlier today, Centrify Corp. - maker of Microsoft Active Directory-related tools - raised its hand and vowed to support Ubuntu Server Edition 9.10. It was a small but significant announcement that could help Ubuntu gain a stronger foothold within corporate Windows networks. Here's why.
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MontaVista's market-specific distros support Android, Atom
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MontaVista Software announced more Market Specific Distributions (MSDs) for its MontaVista Linux 6 commercial embedded development distribution. The MSDs are separated into industrial automation, multi-core networking, Android, automotive and portable multimedia, and multifunction-printer versions, and support processors from Cavium, Freescale, Intel, and Texas Instruments, says the company.
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Novell Cannot Defend GroupWise After Major Embarrassment
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With the Los Angeles decision made final, Novell resorts to cheap shots and excuses to defend its proprietary software
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Amazon RDS out to eat open source vendor lunches with MySQL
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One way for open source vendors to respond is through proprietary features. News that Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) provides a MySQL 5.1 relational database in the cloud has met with a lot of interest. On the surface, this is good news for open source users and proponents.
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Intel Wants Servers to Have Open FCoE Inside
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Two years ago, Robert Love, a senior software engineer at Intel, unveiled a new open source project called Open-FCoE to the Linux community.
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