ForgeRock has announced that Simon Phipps, ex-Sun Chief Open Source Officer and board member of the OSI and OSA, has joined its board as Chief Strategy Officer to develop and communicate the company's open source plans
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'We positioned Ubuntu as a version of Linux that was personal and non-technical'
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Mark Shuttleworth, Founder, Canonical and Ubuntu Linux on why he thinks Ubuntu will succeed on the desktop, where other equally famed competitors have failed
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Red Hat vs. VMware: Is the Data Center War Real?
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A data center war between Red Hat and VMware seems to be accelerating. Partners like Cisco Systems and Hewlett-Packard may need to choose sides. Here's why.
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Confirmed: Mandriva in Acquisition Talks
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It now appears that one of those companies, LINAGORA, has confirmed that it is indeed in discussions with Mandriva for a possible investment or acquisition. A (translated) statement from the press release indicated:
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OpenOffice.org We Have a Problem
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I run a small business that offers custom built, inexpensive computers with Open Source software preinstalled. I urge my clients to move to Open Source software. However, recently I have been disappointed by a test install of OpenOffice.org for a charitable organization client of ours.
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John Lilly to leave Mozilla
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I just announced internally that after 5 years at Mozilla, and a couple as the CEO, I’ve decided to leave later this year to join Greylock Partners as a venture partner.
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Biz Linux needs Office license to run MS web apps
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If businesses want to run Microsoft Office's new web-based apps on Linux machines, they'll need a buy a full Office license for each user - even though the suite's desktop apps don't run on Linux.
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At Work with Linux
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It has been a long time since I've bothered with Linux, at least for home use. Work use is a different story. For the company I work for (MITRE) we use Linux extensively. Through VirtualBox I've been able to install Linux and Windows XP virtual machines on all of them, and been able to build complex networks for test and evaluation in the lab.
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Pentaho: Open Source BI Sales Soar
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Pentaho, the open source business intelligence company, generated record results in 1Q 2010, according to VP of Marketing Joe McGonnell. Pentaho attributes much of its performance to a growing channel partner program.
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Former OpenSUSE Community Manager (Novell Employee) Hopes Mandriva Doesn’t Find a Buyer
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Mandriva is up for sale; Brockmeier seemingly hopes that Mandriva won't find a buyer
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About Mandriva’s current situation
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These last days, numerous rumors have been spread about Mandriva’s situation. Out of respect for our clients and community, we want to clear the situation.
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Novell selected as finalist for 2010 American Business Awards
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We’re pleased to report that industry accolades for SUSE Studio and the SUSE Appliance Program continue to roll in, as the industry recognizes the innovation and benefits of software appliances. Finalists were announced today for the 2010 American Business Awards (a.k.a. the Stevies) and Novell has been honored for both offerings.
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CloudLinux: Catching On With Hosting Partners?
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At first, I doubted that the world wanted yet another Linux distribution. But Cloud Linux Inc. seems to be proving me wrong. Based in New Jersey, Cloud Linux Inc. seems to be catching on with several hosting companies. Here’s why.
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Sudo Revealed: The Good, Bad and Ugly of Open Source Privileged Identity Management
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Many organizations have attempted to use open source sudo as their privileged identity management solution. While sudo might be a viable solution for small scale organizations, CSOs managing large IT environments are consistently discovering that sudo creates security, compliance and productivity challenges to large enterprises seeking to protect critical assets.
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Open Source Deduplication: Ready for Enterprises?
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In just a few years, data deduplication has gone from a technology with a lot of promise that only very large enterprises could afford to one that is nearly ubiquitous for making the most of backup and recovery.
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