Intel drops MeeGo mobile OS, backs Tizen against Android

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	Intel drops MeeGo mobile OS, backs Tizen against Android Linux Foundation and Limo Foundation are rebooting their efforts to compete with Apple and the Android camp by merging MeeGo and Limo into a new operating system called Tizen, with the backing of Intel and Samsung. Read More WHITE PAPER: Intel Raise QoS in vSphere*4 with Dell & Intel The industry transition to 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GbE) is creating new quality of service (QoS) challenges. This paper examines best practices for analyzing, monitoring and controlling bandwidth in VMware vSphere 4.1 environments when using Dell servers and Intel Ethernet 10 Gigabit server adapters. Click to continue In this Issue Nokia readies Linux OS for low-end smartphones Linux Server Hardening Some W8 PCs won't turn off secure boot, Red Hat warns Should MeeGo Stay or Should It Go Now? Testers Wanted to Kick Tires on Fedora 16 Beta Release WHITE PAPER: Sybase Bloor Report: Sybase® IQ 15.3 In Detail Sybase® IQ is well positioned to compete with traditional and appliance vendors. While it has different advantages in dif¬ferent environments, it merits careful review by organisations investigating data warehousing, high-speed analytics and business intelligence options. Read now. Nokia readies Linux OS for low-end smartphones Nokia has underlined the importance of low-cost smartphones and now it appears that the company is developing a Linux-based OS for smartphones that will cost less than US$100 without subsidies. Read More WHITE PAPER: Raritan Data Center Transformations Build outs, consolidations and acquisitions are large-scale projects that can be very disruptive and require careful planning and implementation to maintain operations. This white paper examines the process and what's required to meet IT goals and objectives and maintain business continuity. Read now! Linux Server Hardening With all you rely on your Linux server for, you need your system to be as secure as possible. That means taking steps to keep the kernel up to date, enhance user security, and control daemons and other processes. Here are some essential steps to take to harden your Linux servers. Read More WEBCAST: GFI Software GFI MailEssentials Complete Appliance Demonstration View a 20-minute product demo of this comprehensive email protection solution that combines antivirus, anti-spam and attachment filtering in a robust, highly scalable, easy-to-manage platform. View now Some W8 PCs won't turn off secure boot, Red Hat warns Last week, I alerted readers how Microsoft was requiring OEMs to implement, by default, UEFI secure boot on new Windows 8 machines. The Linux community had been worried for months that secure boot could lock Linux off PC hardware and when Microsoft announced that secure boot would be required by all new Windows 8 hardware the red flags flew. Read More Should MeeGo Stay or Should It Go Now? Imad Sousou, Director of Intel Open Source Technology Center, described what's next for MeeGo in a blog post yesterday on the MeeGo site. Sousou says that the Linux Foundation and its partner companies will focus on a new Linux-based operating system for mobile devices called Tizen. He then answered the obvious question, "Why not just evolve MeeGo?" Read More Testers Wanted to Kick Tires on Fedora 16 Beta Release The Fedora project rolled out the beta version of Fedora 16 today and invites testers to take it for a spin. Current known bugs are listed in the Fedora wiki, and beta testers are encouraged to provide feedback to help fine tune the operating system before Fedora 16 rolls out in November. Read More
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