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Linux Distribution Releases to Watch in 2011

February 1st, 2011 | No Comments

Owing to its open licensing and decentralized style of development, there’s never a shortage of new Linux-based operating systems releases poised for release. Looking ahead at the rest of 2011, eWEEK Labs has compiled a list of Linux distribution releases worth watching for in the months ahead. Among the releases we’re tracking are updates to Canonical’s Ubuntu Linux and Red Hat’s Fedora Linux, as well as to those distributions’ more non-commercially-oriented cousins. What’s more, 2011 stands to be one of the most active years yet for mobile flavors of the open-source OS. – …

Fresh Mozilla Firefox Beta 4 Drops for Testing

January 15th, 2011 | No Comments

Mozilla Jan. 14 rolled out its latest Firefox 4 beta version for users to test. Expect much better speed and performance, as well as Panorama technology for better group tabbing. – Mozilla released its new
Firefox 4 browser beta to the public Jan. 14, offering a new look with an
emphasis on speed for users to play with on Windows, Mac and Linux.
Performance enhancements rev up start-up time,
page-loading and accelerate Web application and games. Mozilla’s Kraken
performan…

Linux on the PS3 Sony Playstation Posted By : Mario Pesce

January 7th, 2011 | No Comments

The Sony PS3 is sold as console for gaming, but the Sony Playstation 3 actually is also a powerful PC which allows to install an alternative Operating System such as Linux..

People usually use the console fto play games, but the PS3 console can offer much more. If you install Linux on PS3 you will be able to use your PS3 console also as another computer.

Linux Faces Major Revisions for Mobile, Consumer Devices

January 3rd, 2011 | No Comments

News Analysis: The Linux developer community is poised for a number of changes in 2011 that will revamp the open source operating system with new versions and interface changes for the latest mobile devices and set-top boxes. – With all the excitement surrounding Android and other open
source projects like the MeeGo Linux-based mobile operating system project, the
Linux open source operating system seems to be getting less attention these
days.
Advocates have been predicting the Â“year of desktop LinuxÂ”
almost ten y…

Linux hosting vs Windows hosting which should you choose Posted By : Atmacharan

January 3rd, 2011 | No Comments

Many new webmasters as well as those who have experience but are launching new sites may be wondering what the best technology is to use for hosting.

Russian Government Mandates Shift from Microsoft to Linux by 2015

December 30th, 2010 | No Comments

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has signed an order mandating the Russian government and related agencies to move to using Linux and open-source software by 2015. – The
Russian government will transition its computer infrastructure from Microsoft
Windows to the Linux open-source operating by 2015, according to an order
signed by the Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.

According
to a Dec. 27 article in the Russian-language
CNews, translated with Googl…

Opera 11 Takes On IE, Safari, Chrome

December 28th, 2010 | No Comments

Opera 11 shipped Dec. 16 with new extensions, tab stacking and visual navigation aids that put the web browser on a competitive footing with Microsoft’s IE. The features add productivity and conveninece to the Opera experience and could be compelling advantages for web users who need quick access to many different web pages at the flick of a wrist. – Opera 11 debuted Dec. 16 running on Windows, Mac and Linux platforms
and now equipped with stackable tabs, visual mouse navigation aids and
extensions that add useful widgets to the full-featured Web browser. As
I noted in a first look at the alpha version, Opera 11 is stepping into
competitive …

Convirture 2.0 Unlocks Virtualization Potential of Linux Operating Systems

December 27th, 2010 | No Comments

Nowadays, any server operating system worth its salt packs virtualization hosting capabilities among its feature set. However, spinning up a guest instance and managing a virtual workload in production are two different matters. Convirture’s vCenter workalike builds on the virtualization foundation offered by Linux server operating systems such as those from Red Hat and Ubuntu, with an easy-to-use Web-based management interface and separate open source and enterprise product options. For a look at the product in action, check out the gallery below, and be sure to read eWEEK Labs’ review of Convirt 2.0 Enterprise. – …

Convirt 2.0 Enterprise Brings VMware-Style Management to Linux Virtualization Hosts

December 23rd, 2010 | No Comments

Convirtures vCenter workalike builds on the virtualization foundation offered by Linux server operating systems such as those from Red Hat and Ubuntu, with an easy-to-use Web-based management interface and separate open source and enterprise product options. – Nowadays, any server operating system worth its salt packs virtualization hosting capabilities among its feature set. However, spinning up a guest instance and managing a virtual workload in production are two different matters.

Enter virtualization management vendor Convirture, and its Convirt …

Google Chrome Gets Tool for Enterprise Deployment

December 16th, 2010 | No Comments

Google built an MSI Installer to let IT administrators easily deploy the Chrome browser on computers across a business, thus laying the foundation for Chrome OS in the enterprise. – Google Dec. 15 made its Chrome Web browser enterprise friendly, launching a
tool that lets IT administrators provision the software to Windows, Mac and
Linux computers across a business.
Chrome has more than 120 million users who have downloaded the browser to their
personal computers and la…

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December 15th, 2010 | No Comments

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Latest Enterprise Linux OS from Red Hat Shines in Server Room Roles

December 3rd, 2010 | No Comments

Red Hat Enterprise Linux has long been a trusty go-to operating system option for most server roles, if not in its official Red Hat branded form, then in one of its respun incarnations, such as the fee-free CentOS or the Oracle rebrand Unbreakable Linux. Based on my tests of RHEL 6, I expect this new release to continue in that tradition& the new release performed as solidly as ever, and benefits from a support term that’s been lengthened from seven to 10 years. While aimed primarily at server roles, RHEL 6 can also perform well as a desktop operating system, as it ships with recent versions of all of the usual suspects of the Linux desktop, anchored by Version 3.2 of the OpenOffice.org productivity suite and Version 3.6 of Mozilla’s Firefox Web browser. For a look at RHEL 6 in action, check out the slide gallery below, and be sure to read eWEEK Labs’ full review here. – …

Nokia, Samsung Increasing Support for Linux Kernel Development

December 1st, 2010 | No Comments

Even as Red Hat, IBM, and Novell dominate Linux kernel development efforts, the increasing popularity of Linux on smartphones and mobile devices have encouraged wireless companies like Nokia and Samsung to get involved. – While corporate giants such as IBM, Novell,and Red Hat continue to play a significant role in Linux kernel development, wireless companies and their suppliers are rapidly stepping up, according to a report from the Linux Foundation.
The Linux Kernel Development report, released Dec. 1, examines h…

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Handles Workloads Physical and Virtual

December 1st, 2010 | No Comments

The latest Linux-based OS from Red Hat offers a strong foundation for hosting virtual workloads, complete with distinctive capabilities such as security features rooted in SE Linux. – Red Hat
Enterprise Linux 6, the latest version of Red Hat’s flagship Linux-based
operating system, began shipping last month, boasting a bevy of core
improvements around scalability, resource management and virtualization. What’s
more, the system ships with a slate of updated open-source softwar…

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Is Ready for Heavy-Duty Computing

November 17th, 2010 | No Comments

At the launch event for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, Red Hats senior executives touted improvements in virtualization, performance and power management. Instead of just being a standalone server operating system, RHEL is a business operating system for both virtualization and the cloud, Red Hat said. RHEL 6 is scalable, with the ability to handle theoretical architectures of up to 16 Terabytes of memory, a 100 Terabyte file system and 4096 processors. "It’s pretty ironic that even though Red Hat is the leading innovator, we’re rarely the first to ship something," said Tim Burke, vice president of platform engineering at Red Hat. "That’s because we don’t ship it until it’s done right. It has really taken us this time to get RHEL 6 ready to meet the demanding workloads of our customers." No matter where the operating system is, whether it’s running in the data center, in the cloud, on bare-metal servers or on a virtual machine, RHEL 6 will deliver the same performance. Here is a quick look at what Red Hat has wrought. – …

Chip Shot: Intel Aids Embedded Linux Workgroup

October 27th, 2010 | No Comments

Today the Linux Foundation announced the Yocto Project, an open source workgroup focused on embedded devices beyond the PC that use a processor. Intel is supporting the Yocto Project with code and resources to help provide high-quality developer tools assisting companies with the creation of custom Linux-based systems for embedded products on any hardware architecture. More information on this effort can be found at Yocto Project.

Ubuntu Linux Desktop Builds on App Store, Cloud Service Strengths

October 13th, 2010 | No Comments

Ubuntu 10.10, code-named Maverick Meerkat, brings a number of software updates and an overhauled user interface for its netbook edition. – Ubuntu 10.10, the latest version of the popular Linux distribution
from Canonical and the Ubuntu community, hit FTP servers Oct. 10, bearing a
slate of open-source software updates along with enhanced tools for locating
and installing those applications.
The new release, also known by the code …

Survey: Linux Adoption Continues to Grow at the Expense of Windows

October 12th, 2010 | No Comments

A new survey from the Linux Foundation indicates that Linux adoption is growing at the expense of Windows, particularly in the enterprise. – According
to a new survey from the Linux
Foundation, adoption of enterprise Linux is growing at the expense of
Windows.

The
Linux Foundation, the nonprofit organization dedicated to accelerating the
growth of Linux, has published quot;Linux
Adoption Trends: A Survey of Enterprise End Users…

Novell Launches SUSE Linux for SAP

September 24th, 2010 | No Comments

Linux vendor Novell is releasing an optimized version of its SUSE Linux Enterprise Server tailored to run applications from enterprise applications vendor SAP. – Novell has released a new version of its
popular SUSE Linux distribution optimized to run SAP
applications, deepening its already close relationship with the enterprise
software vendor.
SUSE Linux Enterprise
Server for SAP applications quot;simplifies
both physical and virtual deployments of…

Oracle Now Caching More Data, BI in Storage Arrays

September 20th, 2010 | No Comments

Oracle Executive Vice President John Fowler tells OOworld attendees that having in-house engineers working together on storage and databases has made a big difference in new-product performance. – SAN FRANCISCO–For the first time, Oracle OpenWorld is about much
more than faster databases, middleware, enterprise apps, Linux and the
America’s Cup.

Those items alone certainly are worthy of a huge conference like
this one, staged again at cavernous Moscone Center. But now, with the
addi…