Oracle isn't completely wrong to sue Google; Virgin America flys with FOSS

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	Oracle isn't completely wrong to sue Google over Android Julie Bort: So Oracle wants a piece of Google's action and late Thursday filed a patent -infringement lawsuit against Google over Android's use of Java. One thing is clear. There are no victims here. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Quest Software Choosing the Right Active Directory Bridge Solution What do you need to know when evaluating AD bridge solutions? In this Quest Software white paper, discover the questions to ask when choosing the best solution for your company. Don't waste time and money with systems that don't play well together! Read More In this Issue OpenSolaris is Dead. Long Live Solaris 11 Express Google calls Oracle lawsuit 'baseless,' vows to fight it Open source software a frequent flier on Virgin America Extreme CRM Makeover: Levementum Implements Sugar Support remains the weak link in open source software adoption Cisco IOS In A VM? It Will Be A Cold Day According To Vyatta CEO Open Source for Education Summer of Android: Top 5 iPhone rivals eZuce announces open source UC solution Asus to release Eee Tablet with Linux in October for $300 Oracle, Amazon offer new ways to run Linux from afar Linux compliance program a response to surging open source use Survey says: companies are singing the open-source gospel WHITE PAPER: MessageLabs Employee Web Use and Misuse: This white paper examines a Web security solution that gives companies the ability to monitor and enforce their Internet usage policies, bringing site monitoring and URL filtering together while insuring security with anti-virus and anti-spyware protection. Read Now OpenSolaris is Dead. Long Live Solaris 11 Express Ben Whaley: Oracle will not be releasing further builds of OpenSolaris. All of Oracle's efforts will be focused on Solaris 11. Read More Google calls Oracle lawsuit 'baseless,' vows to fight it Google will put up a fight in response to the patent- and copyright-infringement lawsuit that Oracle filed over the use of Java in the Android mobile phone platform. Read More Open source software a frequent flier on Virgin America Virgin America's CIO says free and open source software (FOSS) is giving the fast growing airline a competitive edge in providing guest services vs. airlines relying mainly on more expensive and less flexible proprietary programs. (Podcast: 4:39) Read More Extreme CRM Makeover: Levementum Implements Sugar Alan Shimel: Levementum has built a practice implementing enterprise open source solutions including SugarCRM Read More WHITE PAPER: MessageLabs Top Ten Web Threats and how to eliminat This paper raises real challenges for IT managers who have to protect the business against malware, keep internet bandwidth available for legitimate business needs and enforce acceptable use policies for the human resource department. Read Now. Support remains the weak link in open source software adoption Amy Vernon: Acceptance of open source by IT professionals continues to increase, according to a recent survey that shows the slumping economy helped boost that trend. Read More Cisco IOS In A VM? It Will Be A Cold Day According To Vyatta CEO Alan Shimel: One important piece of the data center stack that has not been available is Cisco's IOS. According to Vyatta CEO Kelly Herrell it won't be available anytime soon either. Read More Open Source for Education Stephen Spector: At the SouthEast LinuxFest a few months ago, I met with Bob Ghosh, co-founder and CTO of OS4Ed. From the website: Open Solutions for Education (OS4Ed) is a provider of open solutions for schools. Read More Summer of Android: Top 5 iPhone rivals In the world of smartphones, two distinct camps have started to form. On the one side, you have the infamous Apple devotees. These folks like having a simple, neat and tightly controlled user experience; they like what Steve Jobs hands them, and they're OK with doing things the Apple way. Read More WHITE PAPER: Red Hat Utilizing Analytics to Drive Revenue, Cut Costs Download this whitepaper today and examine how companies utilize analytics to drive revenue and cut costs.Realize this faster and with less risk with the scalability of SAS 9.2 running Red Hat Enterprise Linux on NEC's Intel Xeon processor. Read Now eZuce announces open source UC solution Positioning itself as a start-up, eZuce has launched a software-based, open source unified communications solution targeting enterprises with 200 to 10,000 users. Industry veterans and creators of SIPfoundry, Dr. Martin Steinmann and Jerry Stabile, are company co-founders. Read More Asus to release Eee Tablet with Linux in October for $300 Asustek Computer plans to launch its long awaited Eee Tablet with an 8-inch LCD touchscreen in October for around US$300, though prices vary by market. Read More Oracle, Amazon offer new ways to run Linux from afar Oracle and Amazon offer new ways to run Linux from afar Read More Linux compliance program a response to surging open source use The Open Compliance Program announced by the Linux Foundation on Tuesday is a response to the surging growth in the use of open source technologies within enterprises, and by makers of consumer electronic and mobile devices, analysts say. Read More Survey says: companies are singing the open-source gospel Eric Gries: What you may find surprising is that a lot of big businesses now are specifically choosing open source for benefits -- like reliability. Read More
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