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Red Hat nets JBoss
Apr. 10, 2006
Red Hat, the leading Linux distributor, announced on April 10 that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire open-source Java middleware company JBoss. JBoss has been rumored to be on ...
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DCC Alliance: I'm not dead yet!
Apr. 06, 2006
Rumors were swirling around the halls of LinuxWorld that the often-troubled DCC Alliance was going to fold its tents and disappear. What actually happened was that several of the members met quietly and agreed to a tenuous plan to move forward under a new president pro tem, Kevin Carmony,
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LinuxWorld hunkers down to business
Apr. 06, 2006
On the surface, it was a quiet LinuxWorld Conference. There was little in the way of new product news, and the trade show crowd rattled about in the huge Boston Convention and Exhibition Center here like the last coffee beans in a ...
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Desktop Linux's best day ever
Apr. 05, 2006
Opinion: It's sad but true that until recently some of the Linux's desktop's best supporters were also its worst enemies. By constantly flaming each other and refusing to work together, the GNOME and KDE desktop developers were ensuring that no Linux desktop would ever get enough customer marketshare ...
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Desktop Linux's best day ever
Apr. 05, 2006
It's sad but true that until recently some of the Linux's desktop's best supporters were also its worst enemies. By constantly flaming each other and refusing to work together, the GNOME and KDE desktop developers were ensuring that no Linux desktop would ever get enough customer marketshare ...
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Intel, Red Hat team to help users move to Linux
Apr. 05, 2006
Intel and Red Hat announced at LinuxWorld in Boston on Tuesday the creation of a global training and support program that will help customers plan for, accelerate, and optimize their Linux deployments. "The Red Hat and Intel Solution Acceleration Program will give customers real-time access to the critical ...
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Oracle, Novell streamline Linux grid deployment
Apr. 04, 2006
Novell Inc. and Oracle Corp. Tuesday agreed to combine forces to speed up the slow-but-steady development of grid systems for enterprise data centers on Linux. The two companies announced the availability of a new ...
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Virtually speaking at LinuxWorld
Apr. 03, 2006
There's only a handful of people at LinuxWorld Boston on Monday, but I've already heard some of them saying, "Why is everyone talking about virtualization?" Mea culpa, here at the Ziff Davis family of publications, we've been covering Linux virtualization like paint too. First off, we had Peter Galli's overview ...
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The LinuxWorld Rumor Mill
Mar. 31, 2006
I could tell you what you will see at LinuxWorld Boston this coming week, but what's the fun in that? Instead, here are some of the rumors I've been hearing about that may come up at the show. Yet more companies are going to announce support for
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Come Visit with sjvn at LinuxWorld
Mar. 31, 2006
How would you like to meet the brightest and best writer in all of technology journalism? And, he also happens to be the best looking and sharpest dressed guy in all of tech.? Well, I'd like to meet him too, but since he won't be at LinuxWorld Boston, ...
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Need open-source funding? Talk to the OSDL
Mar. 29, 2006
The OSDL (Open Source Development Labs), a global consortium dedicated to accelerating the adoption of Linux and open source software, announced on March 29th that it establishing the OSDL Fellowship Fund. This Fund will provide financial support to software developers working on Linux and open-source community projects that ...
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Why is anyone still using Internet Explorer?
Mar. 27, 2006
OK, how many times must Internet Explorer be ripped open like a hot 16-year old in a summer slasher movie before people finally get it: IE is not safe. Period. End of Statement. I don't care if you only run it around the Web on Sundays and to the nicest ...
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Internet Explorer under attack
Mar. 25, 2006
Mary Jo Foley of Microsoft Watch reports: "That unpatched flaw in Internet Explorer that we told you about earlier in the week? It's already being exploited by hackers who are using hijacked Web servers and compromised Web sites to launch a wave of attacks against Microsoft browser users. ...
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The dearth of boxed Linux
Mar. 25, 2006
Anyone can download Linux anytime of the night or day. But, what if you want to actually buy a PC with Linux already installed on it? Or, say, like me, you like ...
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