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Open Season: Firm bets the farm on open source database
Agricultural firm replaces IBM DB2 with EnterpriseDB; Eric Raymond joins Freespire board; GroundWork 5.0 now live. Article | 03 Oct 2006
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Oracle overhauls Sleepycat's original Berkeley DB
The new version of Berkeley DB, the embeddable database Oracle acquired along with open source stalwart Sleepycat Software, promises better performance and the ability to do upgrades on the fly. But does Oracle really have open source street credibil... Article | 28 Sep 2006
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Open source stacks move into critical operations
IT managers must understand the changing dynamic of open source software stacks if they hope to benefit from flexibility and vendor independence down the road, says analyst Raven Zachary. Article | 12 Sep 2006
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VMware exec sees virtualization, virtual appliances boosting enterprise Linux adoption
VMware director of data center products Patrick Lin says virtualization will boost corporate Linux, and virtual appliances will reduce operating system sprawl. Article | 05 Sep 2006
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Users see wider desktop adoption in Ubuntu's future
Ubuntu users love Ubuntu's easy installation and community support. But will Ubuntu, a free commercial Linux desktop, take market share away from Red Hat and Novell? Article | 30 Aug 2006
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LinuxWorld Product Review: The Nokia 770 Internet Tablet
What's particularly compelling about the Nokia 770 Internet Tablet is that it's not only the first to be billed as an "Internet Tablet," but also its software is built entirely from open source components. Parts of it come as a result of direct commu... Column | 21 Aug 2006
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OSDL and the Linux desktop: The road ahead
Find out what John Cherry from Open Source Developer Labs has to say about the successes of the Portland Project's beta release and the future of the Linux desktop. Article | 16 Aug 2006
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Open source stirs up systems management market
The systems management space has long been a boon to traditional proprietary vendors, but strong plays from open source companies are providing new opportunities even as Microsoft provides one of its own. Article | 26 Jun 2006
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Nagios offers open source option for network monitoring
IT shops using HP or BMC monitoring tools might want to take Nagios for a test-drive. "Pro Nagios 2.0" author James Turnbull explains why. Article | 15 Jun 2006
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Linux desktop adoption barriers: Open source apps development and integration
Find out why one desktop advocate thinks that most sys admins and developers couldn't care less about the upcoming Vista release and how the Linux desktop remains ahead of the game. Article | 12 Jun 2006