Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Fedora 14 beta aimed at tablets; OpenOffice Spits In Oracle's Eye

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Fedora 14 beta released today, aimed as a tablet operating system
Julie Bort: The much anticipated beta of Fedora 14 was released today, with the final code to be ready in November. It lets users opt for a MeeGo look and feel and supports Red Hat's new desktop virtualization technology. Read More


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Empowering Rapid Innovation with Open Source
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WEBCAST: Palo Alto Networks

60 Minutes with Security Visionary Nir Zuk
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OpenOffice Spits In Oracle's Eye
Alan Shimel: OpenOffice delivered a preemptive blow to Oracle today. They have changed the name of OpenOffice.org to The Document Foundation and left Oracle behind. Read More

Linux servers, Windows XP desktops: a happy marriage?
Julie Bort: Here's a case study of a network where Linux and FOSS rule the backend but Windows and Microsoft Office rule the desktops. Read More

Snort rival launches threat-detection start-up
Ellen Messmer: Emerging Threats Pro debuted Monday with a rival intrusion detection and prevention signature technology to vendor Sourcefire. Read More

The Rise or Fall of Open Source?
Eric Gries: If open source were treated as a single organization with a distinct brand, where would it be today along a typical organizational lifecycle: startup, growth, maturity, or decline? Read More


WHITE PAPER: HP

Delivering Value from the Network Edge to the Core
IDC Study:How businesses must meet IT demands with an eye toward delivering a strong return on investment and low total cost of ownership on new network investments. Review IDC's findings Read now.

Clubbing baby seals is GPL-compatible: Why Oracle can do better
Joe Brockmeier: Earlier this week I wrote about Oracle's strategy of cloning Red Hat Enterprise Linux while carrying almost none of the development burden. But is it fair to ask a company to do more than comply with the license? Read More

More join HP, Intel and Yahoo on Open Cirrus cloud test bed
Hewlett-Packard, Intel and Yahoo have recruited more backers for Open Cirrus, their joint, open source project for cloud computing research. Read More

Patents? We Don't Need No Stinkin' Patents
Alan Shimel: So, Mozilla joined the Open Invention Network this week. Read More

It's Not That Complicated
Stephen Walli: We seem to be seeing a rise again in the discussions surrounding free and open source software licensing complexity, and the fear that open source may infect or taint your software. Read More


WHITE PAPER: Akamai Technologies

Electronic Software Delivery
IDC : Those that are focused on providing an exceptional software acquisition are increasingly utilizing technology that helps create and measure a positive user experience. In this IDC whitepaper, review the benefits and processes of electronic software delivery. Learn the components of a successful solution that is optimal to the end user. Learn more

It's Not Just About Social Apps: Hadoop is for the Enterprise Too
Kim Weins: The 2nd annual Hadoop World conference is taking place in New York on October 12, 2010 and we'll be talking about how we use Hadoop here at OpenLogic. Read More

Microsoft adopts open source WordPress, ditches Live Spaces
Julie Bort: Try to fire up a new blog on Windows Live and you'll be directed to WordPress.com, the hosting portion of an insanely popular open source blogging platform that, until recently, had nothing to do with Microsoft.  Read More

Amazon to Launch Android App Store -- and Tablet, Too?
Amazon will launch its own Android app store, challenging Google's official app collection, according to TechCrunch. The site uncovered uncovered details about how the store will function, including developer royalties, DRM and a pricing structure. A source also hinted that Amazon is working on building its own tablet computer. Here's a closer look: Read More

Mozilla's 'Seabird' Phone Could Be a Boon for Business
A new, open phone design revealed by Mozilla yesterday aims to rethink the way users interact with content on mobile platforms. Read More

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