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IBM pushes 'affordable' Linux servers for virtualisation and Big Data analysis

IBM has announced new "affordable" Linux servers as the company tries to push its new category of preconfigured servers for virtualisation and Big Data to midmarket and enterprise customers.
New Linux software targeted at schools

A Canadian company has launched software aimed at the education market.
Canonical unveils Ubuntu 10.10 release candidate

Ubuntu 10.10, or "Maverick Meerkat," is just one step away from its final version, thanks to the release on Thursday of the Linux software's official Release Candidate.
OLPC project to add touchscreens to Linux laptops

Nonprofit organisation One Laptop Per Child on Thursday said it is adding a multitouch screen to the upcoming XO-1.75 laptop and is modifying software to take advantage of the new hardware.
Microsoft releases Linux virtualisation drivers

Microsoft has released set of virtualisation drivers for Red Hat and other Linux software
Nokia and Intel team up on chipsets

Intel and handset maker Nokia are teaming to develop new mobile computing device and chipset architectures.
Red hat files suit over Microsoft contract

Red Hat has filed suit with the Swiss Federal Administrative Court, asking it to cancel a contract for desktop software and services that a government agency awarded to Microsoft without calling for competitive bids, the company said
IBM reinvents servers as 'smart cubes'

IBM is stepping up its efforts to make purpose-built appliances that remove the complexity of integrating software and services in a system.
Adobe plans patch for Acrobat zero day flaw

Adobe has promised to patch the newest zero-day vulnerability in its popular Adobe Reader software no later than next Tuesday, potentially adding another update to the month's busiest patch day for the second time in three months.
Vendors show off quick-booting netbooks

The netbook market could be shaken up by the introduction of small laptops that could boot in a few seconds.

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Linux tool aims to cut systems' power use

But a new 'tickless' functionality helps it go into low-power states, and stay there.
Linux leaders plot counterattack on Microsoft

The high priests of free software congregated at Google headquarters last week to debate the future of the movement and face down recent patent threats by Microsoft.
OpenSolaris has a leg up on Linux

If there's one aspect of Linux that has led to its popularity, it's the ability of suitably enthused individuals to produce their own distribution. But we now have a new player: OpenSolaris and everything's changed.
Get ready for corporate P2P apps

There are fundamental differences between how P2P and client/server applications affect network loading, and as everyone from Microsoft down invests in P2P technology, it's not just for bootleggers anymore.
Infosecurity Europe - new products to look out for

Launching new products at shows looked to have gone out of fashion. This years's Infosecurity has somehow bucked this trend.
Linux on the desktop

Moving your clients to Linux is not easy, as both IBM and Novell have acknowledged. At least they appear to be doing so for the right reasons.
The reality of virtual servers

Although it may seem like magic, server virtualisation is real, and it's giving admins unprecedented control over enterprise data centres.
IBM and Linux - five years on

IBM made one of the biggest U-turns in the industry to support Linux so, five years on from its conversion we asked IBM?s Adam Jollans how Big Blue now sees the future of Linux and the company's role in it.
Windows vs Linux - the true cost

The argument over the cost of an operating system rages on. But is it possible to get a picture of the true cost while so many vested interests muddy the waters?

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