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Screenshots of the ACCESS Linux Platform appear at LinuxWorld

LinuxWorld is taking place this week and I just saw an article on PalmInfocenter that linked to the source article on MobileLinuxInfo that shows screenshots from the upcoming ACCESS Linux Platform ALP. This was the Linux OS that Palm was going to put on their devices, but now it is...

Tags: Linux, LinuxWorld, Microsoft Access, Screenshot, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2007-08-10

The ACCESS Linux Platform and the Hiker Application Framework: Accelerating Mobile Linux Market Growth and Fostering the Mobile Linux Ecosystem

The ACCESS Linux Platform is the first complete, commercial grade Linux-based platform for mobile phones and converged devices. Based on a standard Linux kernel and other open source components, the ACCESS Linux Platform includes all the middleware services required to build state-of-the-art mobile phones and converged devices. As its name...

Tags: Application Framework, Microsoft Access, Mobile, Mobile Linux, ACCESS Linux Platform, Linux, Microsoft Office, UNIX, Open Source, Databases, Operating Systems, Software, Office Suites, Enterprise Software, Data Management

White papers 2007-04-12

Additional Resources

Digging into the Silverlight 2 announcement

(Update: It also looks like you can grab the final bits as of 12:01 this morning: http://www.microsoft.com/silverlight/resources/install.aspx?v=2.0) After listening to the Q&A from the press conference today recording here, digging into some of the details, and reading some of the commentary on various blogs, there are a...

Tags: Microsoft Silverlight, Eclipse, Numbers Game, Linux, Java Development Tools, Microsoft Development Tools, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Ryan Stewart

Blog posts 2008-10-14

And speaking of Sun Microsystems

Sun Microsystems is not a name we often associate with education outside of high-end technical fields at the university level. Of course, Sun is responsible for OpenOffice and has recently acquired both MySQL and VirtualBox, all of which (especially OO.org) have quite a bit of relevance here. ...

Tags: K-12, Sun Microsystems Inc., Virtualization, Hardware, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-10-13

Zmanda launches open source backup, recovery solutions for Windows

Open source backup and recovery independent software developer ISV Zmanda formally announced two new products tailored for Windows users. Zmanda, of Sunnyvale, Calif. announced Zmanda Recovery Manager Enterprise Version 3.0 for MySQL and Zmanda Internet Backup ZIB. ZRM 3.0 is the first Windows edition...

Tags: MySQL, Recovery Solution, Microsoft Windows, Backups, Operating Systems, Open Source, Servers, Databases, Software, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Data Management, Paula Rooney

Blog posts 2008-10-13

OK, now OpenOffice is definitely good enough

There is a reason that the OpenOffice.org 3.0 servers are struggling to keep up with demand. OO.org 3.0 really is a serious upgrade over version 2.4 and makes NeoOffice irrelevant for Mac OS X users (previously, OpenOffice only worked within X11; While NeoOffice did a great job porting OO.org...

Tags: Microsoft Corp., OO.org 3.0, OpenOffice, Apple Mac OS X, Microsoft Office, Open Source, Office Suites, Software, Operating Systems, Apple Mac OS, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-10-13

Egnyte: using and sustaining Enterprise 2.0

Egnyte, in a nutshell, is a software as a service, cloud storage application. But it's a lot more than just that. It feels like your online home of files, storage and where you put your valuables. Egnyte started out because the small business, which is...

Tags: Apple iPhone, On-demand, Server, Enterprise 2.0, Egnyte, Backup Facility, Storage, Backups, Hardware, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2008-10-13

OpenOffice 3 launch timed perfectly but will Sun, IBM exploit opportunity?

Sun and IBM could not have asked for better timing for the launch of OpenOffice 3, a major upgrade of the open source office suite. Both vendors are preparing to ship commercial offerings of StarOffice and Symphony based on the new OO 3 release and have a...

Tags: Desktop, Sun Microsystems Inc., Microsoft Corp., Training, IBM Corp., Symphony 1.2, Conversion Tool, OpenOffice, StarOffice, Open Source, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Paula Rooney

Blog posts 2008-10-13

9/11 suspects get laptop, no Net

Al Qaeda leader Khalid Sheik Mohammed gets a laptop and 12 hours of battery time a day, but no Internet. That's what a military judge ruled last week, according to the Miami Herald. The issue in the 9/11 trail of Mohammed and his coconspirators is what resources they...

Tags: Battery, 9/11 Commission, Laptop Computer, Engineering, Internet, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-10-13

Silverlight 2 is released, available for download tomorrow

Microsoft announced this morning that Silverlight 2 will be available for download tomorrow. So after a long beta period that included big events using Silverlight including the Olympics and the DNC, the bits are going to be out there. The press release includes some impressive numbers: ...

Tags: Microsoft Silverlight, Silverlight 2, Productivity, Corporate Communications, Linux, Open Source, Marketing, Operating Systems, Software, Ryan Stewart

Blog posts 2008-10-13

Open source protectionism?

I just caught a rather interesting piece by fellow blogger Dana Blankenhorn on the subject of the "value and values" found in open source ecosystems. Near the end, he references an article on InfoWorld which questions whether it is wise to "protect" open source development by mandating its use at...

Tags: Open Source, John Carroll

Blog posts 2008-10-13

SharePoint: What are the risks, rewards?

What does it say about SharePoint when a presentation focused on whether you can survive it packs the house? Mark Gilbert's presentation--"Can the CIO survive Microsoft SharePoint?"--at the Gartner Symposium ITxpo filled up an auditorium. There are two ways to read this: There is...

Tags: Microsoft SharePoint, Gilbert, MOSS, Collaboration, Groupware, Enterprise Software, Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-10-13

Why MySpace's MyAds won't be the next Google AdWords

When it comes to online advertising everybody wants to be the next Google, and News Corp-owned MySpace is no exception. Today the company rolled out its latest advertising platform called MyAds, designed to service "individuals and small businesses" rather than the big name brands that the social networking site's existing...

Tags: Google Inc., Advertisement, Google AdWords, MySpace, Steve O\'Hear

Blog posts 2008-10-13

Can virtualization help when times get tough?

When times get tough, many organizations look for new ways to reduce costs while still being able to provide their customers with the products and services they need. This appears to be just such a time. Virtualization technology can most certainly be part of the solution. Let's review how each...

Tags: Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Storage, Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2008-10-13

News to know: Wimax; Tech economy; Microsoft's big brains; Apple

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Jason Hiner: Beyond mobile broadband, WiMAX is about blowing up the wireless business model Larry Dignan: Gartner's CIO pep talk: Make a difference or be automated (or...

Tags: NVidia Corp., Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., WiMAX, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-10-13

Sun's latest server packs a punch in performance while using less power

Sun Microsystems, along with Fujitsu, is introducing a compelling new energy-efficient server platform that is intended to address heavy-duty tasks such as server virtualization, consolidation or even something like Web 2.0 database transactions. The SPARC Enterprise T5440 server line runs on the UltraSPARC T2 Plus architecture with...

Tags: Performance, Sun Microsystems Inc., Servers, Hardware, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2008-10-13

MySpace launches ad platform for small businesses

MySpace on Monday will unveil a targeted ad platform called MyAds, a beta designed to enable smaller advertisers to use its HyperTargeting technology. HyperTargeting is the MySpace platform used by its larger advertisers. With MyAds, MySpace is trying to tap into smaller advertisers that can be used...

Tags: Advertisement, Small Business, MySpace, Advertiser, MyAds, HyperTargeting, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-10-12

Surviving the recession with Free Linux distributions (Part 1)

Times are tough. You're a computer geek and you need to feed your PC with the latest and greatest applications. What's a frugal nerd to do? A group of industry peers was recently asked by a colleague the following question: "If an SMB...

Tags: Ubuntu, Linux Distribution, Recession, Fedora Project, Novell OpenSuse, Debian, Times, LTS, LTS Version, Versions, Debian Support Cycle, Linux, Open Source, Operating Systems, UNIX, Software, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2008-10-12

Report: Three Intel Nehalems in November

Intel will launch its first three Nehalem processors on November 17, according to a report on the site Expreview.com. These Bloomfield high-end chips will include the 3.2 GHz Core i7-965XE ($999), 2.93GHz Core i7-940 ($562) and 2.66GHz Core i7-920 ($284). Nehalem is manufactured using the same 45nm...

Tags: Desktop, Mobile, Intel Corp., Chip, Nehalem, Server Processor, Chipsets, Semiconductors, Processors, Network Technology, Hardware, Components, Networking, John Morris

Blog posts 2008-10-11

Live Services as Microsoft's consumer Web platform

Live Services as Microsoft's consumer Web platformRe: Wrong Live Services Jumpstart LinkThe Live Services Jumpstart 2009 link is wrong. The right one is http://www.lpjumpstart.comJumpstart link is fixed now in the postthanks! Mary Jo

Tags: Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-10-10