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Linux blogs and news


January 30, 2008  5:27 PM

French police employs Ubuntu in search for Pink Panther



Posted by: SAS70ExPERT
Linux blogs and news, Ubuntu Linux

The AFP reports that the French police force is going all-Linux, completing its switch from Microsoft to Linux by...

January 3, 2008  1:10 PM

Red Hat Enterprise Linux in lockstep: CentOS 4 receives an upgrade



Posted by: Rick Vanover
CentOS, Linux blogs and news

CentOS continues to assert itself as a strong but free equivalent to Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) with the release of CentOS 4.6 on December 16, 2007.  CentOS distributions are spaced approximately 1 month later than the RHEL equivalent (RHEL 4.6 was released on November 15, 2007.) While this...


December 12, 2007  9:51 PM

The Big Three of Linux: Looking ahead to 2008



Posted by: ITKE
Andrew Kutz, Linux blogs and news, Linux desktops, Red Hat, SUSE/Novell, Ubuntu Linux

What are Red Hat, Novell and Canonical going to have to do in 2008 to in order to dominate the desktop and server Linux market? Let's take a moment and assess the situation. Red Hat is the dominant force in Linux right now. They own the enterprise market. SUSE is also supported by many IHVs as a...


November 19, 2007  9:40 AM

Google’s Linux-based Android takes on Ma Bell



Posted by: ITKE
Linux blogs and news, Linux versus Unix, Linux versus Windows, Microsoft, Open source applications, Windows

When Google launched Android earlier this month, many people assumed that because it was an open, Linux-based mobile operating system, the target was Microsoft. Throughout the relatively brief history of Linux, the first competition was with legacy Unix systems and Microsoft Windows. Closed versus...


October 29, 2007  1:51 AM

Open source: The most disruptive influence in IT today



Posted by: ITKE
Interviews, Linux blogs and news

For some it is gospel. To others, it is completely mind-bending and new. Sound familiar? We are talking about how people feel about open source and its future in the enterprise. The fact of the matter is clear: Open source software, Linux included, is quickly becoming the disruptive force...


October 15, 2007  4:12 PM

OpenOffice: Take your pick



Posted by: ITKE
Linux blogs and news, Open source applications, OpenOffice, tips

While OpenOffice.org celebrates its seventh year with a new release, someone put his fork in OpenOffice's birthday cake. Go-oo get OpenOffice The Go-oo version of OpenOffice.org promises new, in-development features and...


October 9, 2007  10:15 AM

Top Linux applications, anyone?



Posted by: ITKE
Linux basics, Linux blogs and news, Open source applications

Is your IT shop desperate to get off the Windows IV and into the free-wheelin', foot loose and fancy free world of open source applications? No? Are you sure you're on the right blog? I only ask because I got an email today from reader Rich I. that contained a link to the


October 2, 2007  12:57 PM

Call for Entries – SearchEnterpriseLinux.com Products of the Year Awards



Posted by: ITKE
Administration, interoperability and integration, Enterprise applications for Linux, Linux basics, Linux blogs and news, Linux desktops, Open source applications, Security, Virtualization

SearchEnterpriseLinux.com wants to help our readers discover the best of the best in Linux products for the enterprise in our 2007 Products of the Year awards. Nominate a favorite product youve used, or...


September 13, 2007  4:13 PM

If Linux server adoption is slowing, then my name is Steve Ballmer



Posted by: ITKE
Linux blogs and news, Linux versus Windows

Linux adoption in the enterprise is slowing down? Not so fast says one analyst firm, which took a closer look at a report that showed Linux adoption slowing from the significant growth rates of the past few years.


In early September, global financial firm UBS released the survey results of...


August 13, 2007  11:28 AM

LinuxWorld 2007 decompression



Posted by: ITKE
Administration, interoperability and integration, Andrew Kutz, Linux blogs and news, LinuxWorld, Uncategorized

So another LinuxWorld Conference and Expo has come and gone -- but what's this?! Where's the Linux?! Sure, it was there in sessions on interoperability between Linux and Windows; and in Novell...

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