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HPCC A New/Old Kid In Town To Take On Hadoop
Alan Shimel: Look out Hadoop, there is a new/old kid in town who promises to handle the big data problem better than you can. HPCC (High Performance Computing Cluster) Systems from LexisNexis has been evolving over 10 years and now the company is open sourcing it. Read More


WEBCAST: Cisco

Implementing Virtualization-Enabled Collaboration
This webcast will examine the challenges that IT organizations face when deploying desktop virtualization technologies and collaboration tools, and offer strategies for addressing implementing a robust, virtual desktop environment that fosters successful collaboration. Learn more

WEBCAST: Cymphonix

Gain Complete Control Over Internet Bound Traffic
The Cymphonix Network Composer is the only network appliance that provides comprehensive clarity into all internet bound network traffic and simply powerful tools to manage that traffic with a holistic approach. Learn More Today!

So much open source, so little time…
Phil Odence: The Free Software Foundation recently updated its license recommendations guide. New projects are popping up at a rate of hundreds per day-there and many more developers are selecting open source components for apps they stitch together. Read More

German company claims it can disregard GPL requirements in aggregated software
Joe Brockmeier: A Germany company that provides DSL modems, using in part the Linux kernel, is trying to deny another company the right to modify GPL'ed software. Read More


WHITE PAPER: Enterasys Networks

Enabling anIncreasingly Sophisticated Customer Base
Stephens Support Services provides the IT infrastructure and support for Stephens' brokerage, holding company and hospitality businesses. Stephens Support Services is a separate organization that partners with each business, solving unique challenges and positively impacting the bottom-line through technology. Read now!

Sorry HP: Oracle's right - give up on Itanium already
Joe Brockmeier: Hewlett-Packard is doing what all losers in the IT industry do these days when it loses a technology bet: It's trying to sue its way into relevance. Case in point, HP is suing Oracle over its decision to stop supporting Itanium. Read More

Et tu, Adobe? Dropping Adobe AIR support for desktop Linux
Joe Brockmeier: Folks can quibble about the market share of the Linux desktop, but Adobe has read the tea leaves and said it's not interested in pursuing desktop Linux with Adobe AIR. But things look good for Android. Read More


WHITE PAPER: Extreme Networks

Networks in Motion
Download this whitepaper today and discover how you can cost-effectively optimize your network for the mobile demands of today's business. Examine how IT can provide: * Personalization and intelligence. * Ease of operation. * Seamless quality of user experience. * Secure on-the-go access to public and private networks. Read now!

10 Hot Honeycomb Apps for Business
You have the Android Honeycomb tablet. Now it's time to put it to work. Read More

Huawei unveils 7-inch tablet running Android 3.2
Chinese telecommunications equipment manufacturer Huawei unveiled a 7-inch tablet running version 3.2 of Google's Android mobile OS on Monday. It plans to sell the device in the Americas, Asia-Pacific and some European countries in the third quarter. Read More

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Visit the Open Source Subnet home page for daily news items, blogs, discussions and podcasts of interest to enterprise open source users. Follow Open Source Subnet on Twitter @OSSubnet. Read More



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