Google sets sights on tablet-centric Android; Oracle Enterprise Linux coming to Sparc

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	Google sets sights on tablet-centric Android On the same day that Google released its 'Gingerbread' platform, it also debuted its soon-to-be-released version tailored specifically for tablets. Read More REPORT: APC by Schneider Electric Inside the Energy-Efficient Data Center The enterprise data centers long been an energy hog, But the situation is improving within many enterprise data centers as data center managers and the industry as a whole come to terms with how to boost IT efficiencies while improving power and cooling methodologies — all while keeping costs in check. Read Now. In this Issue Ellison: Oracle Enterprise Linux coming to Sparc Community and Cloud.com: Interview with Mark Hinkle Best tips for improving wireless networks Is There A Sexual Harassment Problem In The Open Source Community? Microsoft Invests In Open Source Company, Are Pigs Flying? Is Apple repeating the same mistake it made with PCs? Billion Dollar Open Source Companies? There Are Lots of Them Microsoft's dropped feature is Linux's gain The Linux Desktop Revolution is Dead SAP Oracle Support Verdict Gives Companies Another Reason to Use Open Source 'Natty Narwhal' Alpha Offers Peek at Ubuntu 11.04 Google, Samsung announced Nexus S smartphone Open source IP PBX saves serious cash for Michigan CAT Visit Open Source Subnet for more news and blogs 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 Ellison: Oracle Enterprise Linux coming to Sparc Oracle will port its Enterprise Linux distribution to Sun's Sparc processor, a move that could help it compete better against IBM and Hewlett-Packard in the high-end server business. Read More Community and Cloud.com: Interview with Mark Hinkle Joe Brockmeier: A few weeks ago, Cloud.com snapped up Mark Hinkle from Zenoss. Hinkle has been doing community development for Zenoss for some time, so I was curious to see what could lure him away. Read More Best tips for improving wireless networks Michael Adams: How to secure Wi-Fi, tune an AP for best performance, and why wireless networking won't give you cancer. Read More Is There A Sexual Harassment Problem In The Open Source Community? Alan Shimel: For me one of the saddest things are booth babes at trade shows. Read More PODCAST: Novell Easy as Pie: Migrating from Solaris to Linux Tune in to Rick Ashford, technical specialist for Novell's SUSE Linux Enterprise, as he gives the lowdown on what you can expect from the process. He also points out that your biggest risk is if you don't migrate to Linux. Find out why now. Microsoft Invests In Open Source Company, Are Pigs Flying? Alan Shimel: Microsoft has made in an investment in open source mainframe emulator TurboHercules. Read More Is Apple repeating the same mistake it made with PCs? Alan Shimel: I was at the AT&T store and was blown away with the diversity in size, price, features and manufacturers of Android phones. Read More Billion Dollar Open Source Companies? There Are Lots of Them In the year 2011 we will in all likelihood see the first company to reach a billion dollars in revenue with an open source focused model: Red Hat  But that's not the only way to count to a billion. Read More Microsoft's dropped feature is Linux's gain Joe Brockmeier HP drops Windows Home Server in favor of WebOS because Microsoft dropped Drive Extender in the "Vail" release. Read More WEBCAST: Iron Mountain Online Server Backup Checklist Small businesses are quickly adopting the cloud as an alternative way to back up their critical data. If you haven't yet made the move to the cloud, attend this webcast to explore what to look for in an online backup solution to save you time, money and free up your precious IT resources. Learn more! The Linux Desktop Revolution is Dead Stephen Spector; Is Ubuntu really making a difference? The statistics say no. Read More SAP Oracle Support Verdict Gives Companies Another Reason to Use Open Source Kim Weins: With the announcement of $1.3B in damages awarded to Oracle in the lawsuit against SAP , Oracle has made abundantly clear that they intend to do everything they can to lock customers in to their expensive support fees. Read More 'Natty Narwhal' Alpha Offers Peek at Ubuntu 11.04 Canonical on Thursday released the first alpha version of Ubuntu 11.04, offering fans of the open source Linux operating system an early glimpse at the next major version. Read More Google, Samsung announced Nexus S smartphone Samsung Electronics and Google on Monday announced the Nexus S smartphone, which will come with Android 2.3, the latest version of Google's OS, also code-named Gingerbread. Read More Open source IP PBX saves serious cash for Michigan CAT In a move that might send shivers down the spines of mainstream IP PBX vendors like Avaya, Cisco and ShoreTel, Michigan CAT has deployed open source Asterisk. Read More Visit Open Source Subnet for more news and blogs This newsletter includes the latest blogs from Open Source Subnet. Open Source Subnet features the latest news and opinions on open source technologies for enterprise users. Follow Open Source Subnet on Twitter @OSSubnet. Read More
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