OS Round Up: Despite the strength of backers Intel and Nokia, Meego has already fallen prey to a common open source server pitfall -- a moronic name. Can it overcome its nomenclature handicap and help make Linux the OS of choice for mobile computing?
<b>WorksWithU:</b> "Call it a small but strategic step in the right direction. Following in the footsteps of Red Hat and Novell, the folks at Canonical are positioning Ubuntu for use by Wall Street firms."
<b>Linux Magazine:</b> "Hot on the heels of acquiring Sun, Oracle has changed the license for Solaris making it non-free once again. In a time like this, such a move can only be fatal and of course ultimately beneficial to Linux."
<b>ZDNet:</b> "As I noted in my post over on Between the Lines (”Why doesn’t IBM just buy Novell already?”), I’ve been testing OpenSUSE’s Linux for Education Project and Ubuntu 10.04 server beta 1."
When it comes to blade servers, x86 is the most frequent architecture of choice. Bladed or not, however, x86 servers are not the perfect tool for every task. Non-x86 blade server options, while limited, fill many of the gaps that their x86 siblings leave.
When it comes to blade servers, x86 is the most frequent architecture of choice. Bladed or not, however, x86 servers are not the perfect tool for every task. Non-x86 blade server options, while limited, fill many of the gaps that their x86 siblings leave.
<b>Linux Planet:</B> "Take a small box. Add a 64-bit CPU, two SATA hard drives, a Compact Flash slot, dual Gigabit Ethernet, and quiet operation, and what do you have? The VIA M'SERV mini-server. Could this be the perfect Linux box?"
The search giant buys a company that offers real-time bidding on display ad space, making it easier for advertisers to find audiences, manage campaigns and get their ads seen.
Software giant rushes out Security Advisory to warn customers about code for a zero-day vulnerability in SharePoint collaboration server that's making the rounds on the Web.
<b>The Open Road:</b> "Novell, once the king of the software world, is like that. Over the years it has built up a broad portfolio of software (with associated revenue streams) in repeated attempts to regain its glory days. That portfolio now stifles its ability to focus on other areas with the most promise."
Google poised to release new and improved Google Docs & Spreadsheet service as it makes a stronger push in the enterprise market against Microsoft Office.
<b>Groklaw:</b> "The sale of the mobility business to Darl was approved, but he ended up paying $100,000 for it instead of the original $35,000 because there was a second bidder that responded to the sale ad in the newspaper."
Google App Engine offers Java and Python developers automatic scaling and potential cost savings -- if they properly design the applications to run on it.
Google App Engine offers Java and Python developers automatic scaling and potential cost savings -- if they properly design the applications to run on it.
Google App Engine offers Java and Python developers automatic scaling and potential cost savings -- if they properly design the applications to run on it.