1,500 companies adopt Oracle Unbreakable Linux

Linux & Open Source News Alert This newsletter is sponsored by Secure Computing PCI DSS: Discover how to easily comply Tune in to this live webcast to hear industry experts discuss the PCI DSS specification and how real-world companies are complying today. You will hear advice on how to establish a comprehensive strategy to achieve this goal. Don't miss out. LinuxWorld's Linux and Open Source News Alert, 11/16/07 LinuxWorld.com Feature Story 1,500 companies adopt Oracle Unbreakable Linux November 15, 2007 Oracle Wednesday said that 1,500 companies have signed up for its Unbreakable Linux discount support program since it was announced one year ago. The number of customers is impressively greater than the number Oracle announced six months ago -- 26. And that was with "virtually no selling at all" of Unbreakable Linux, bragged CEO Larry Ellison during his keynote speech at OpenWorld on Wednesday. Enterprise WLAN Gear: From A to Z. From buying tips to peer discussions. From case studies to market trends. Network World's newly enhanced Enterprise WLAN Gear Buyer's Guide has everything you need to stay current, research technology, compare products and implement solutions - all in one convenient location. Click here to go to the Enterprise WLAN Gear Buyer's Guide now. "We did all of this while just building up our Linux sales team," he said. Unbreakable Linux includes enterprise support for applications running on either Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) or Oracle's close clone, all at half the price of Red Hat's. "It doesn't matter which Linux distro [Red Hat or Oracle] you're on, Oracle will support you," said Cole Crawford, IT strategist at Dell Inc., during a Tuesday panel at OpenWorld. (Read more) More Linux news Microsoft wins patent suit November 16, 2007 Microsoft won a patent dispute with a noted patent troll firm, which has also filed suit against Red Hat and Novell. (Read more) IBM unveils 'cloud computing' initiative November 15, 2007 IBM is bundling several of its technologies to help corporate data centers run large-scale Web applications in a “cloud computing” model that's similar to the way major Internet players like Google operate. (Read more) Eclipse gets seat on Java board November 15, 2007 In a first for the open-source tooling organization, the Eclipse Foundation has won a seat on a Java Community Process (JCP) executive committee. (Read more) Thin clients win big in Germany November 14, 2007 Thin client specialist Chip PC has scored a big win for Microsoft in the German public sector - traditionally thought to be a hotbed of Linux - with what it claimed is Europe's largest single deal for thin clients. (Read more) Kernel space: Memory management for graphics processors November 14, 2007 The CPU and the GPU share access to some pages of memory. New Linux code helps the kernel keep track of memory holding data for the GPU. (Read more) Open source ECM now served Alfresco November 13, 2007 Local enterprises are taking advantage of a low barrier to entry into content management with the open source Alfresco ECM (enterprise content management) system for a range of new projects - from record keeping to image hosting. (Read more) LinuxWorld Podcast The Everex gPC: Paul Kim and Eugene Chang November 14, 2007 The new Linux desktop from Everex is selling through Wal-Mart, and the walmart.com site is already sold out. But how many customers are returning the gPC to the store, compared to the number who return systems running Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic? (8:21) (Read more)

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