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hp linux Solutions for SAP: Comprehensive, Enterprise-Ready Offerings for an Accelerating Market: With the growing demand for Linux in the marketplace, SAP customers' requirements for low-cost, low-risk Linux solutions are on the rise. HP, with a commanding 50 percent of all the SAP installations running on its systems, is committed to delivering complete, worry-free Linux solutions for SAP based on industry standards.; Tags: HP Linux, Hewlett-Packard Co., SAP AG, Linux, UNIX, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software; White papers 2005-10-01
hp linux Reference Architectures: A fast-changing business environment means that all IT investments are being heavily scrutinized, and CEOs are asking CIOs to spend with an eye toward payback. TCO and ROI are now mentioned as often in IT departments as the latest technology breakthroughs are. Businesses and IT departments are being forced to...; Tags: Linux, HP Linux, Hewlett-Packard Co., Information Technology, Roi/Tco, Utility Computing, Operating Systems, Strategy, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Software, Management; White papers 2005-08-01
Merger Catalysts - HP, Linux and mySAP Business Suite: The merger of Siegenia and Aubi created a new, major force within the metal fittings manufacturing industry by integrating the best products of both companies into a single portfolio. But the merger could only be considered complete when the two distinct enterprise resource planning ERP environments were combined into one....; Tags: Cisco Catalyst, Linux, mySAP, HP Linux, Hewlett-Packard Co., Merger, Environment, mySAP Business Suite, ERP, Mergers & Acquisitions, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Enterprise Software, Investment, Finance, Software; Case studies
OGMA Spreads Its Wings With a New hp linux Infrastructure: OGMA-Industria Aeronautica de Portugal is a key player in the European aviation industry, providing services to an extensive list of international customers, both military and civilian. To succeed in a highly competitive industry, OGMA needs to ensure that its operations are both efficient and cost-effective. To provide the new server...; Tags: Linux, HP Linux, Hewlett-Packard Co., Utility Computing, Servers, It Management, Network Technology, Hardware, It service Management, Networking; Case studies

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How to ... install Ubuntu 8.04 on a USB flash drive: From the Hardware 2.0 mailbag: Can you install Ubuntu on a USB flash drive? Yes, yes you can. Here's what you need: Ubuntu 8.04 Live CD USB flash drive (4GB+) If you don't have an Ubuntu 8.04 Live CD then...; Tags: Ubuntu, USB Flash Drive, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Blog posts 2008-05-16

Microsoft, HP ready XP SP3 endless-reboot patches: Help is on its way for users affected by the Windows XP Service Pack SP 3 endless-reboot problem that has plagued some users for the past week-plus. Both Microsoft and Hewlett-Packard are readying patches that should remedy the glitch, which seems to affect primarily users of AMD-based...; Tags: Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2008-05-16
Moonlight, the Silverlight for Linux project, releases first public version: Miguel de Icaza has announced that that the first public sourcecode release of Moonlight CNET articleis now available. This version of Moonlight is based on Silverlight 1.0 and not the Silverlight 2 beta that is out now from Microsoft. It's also not Moonlight 1.0 as it seemed early on. According...; Tags: Microsoft Silverlight, Linux, UNIX, Web Browsers, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software, Internet, Ryan Stewart; Blog posts 2008-05-16
Photos: Video cameras eye Richmond Port: Northern California's busy Port of Richmond has completed installation of a wireless mesh digital video surveillance system.The Port of Richmond, located about 15 miles northeast of San Francisco, has completed installation of a wireless mesh digital video surveillance system with the help of security firm ADT and a $2.3 million...; Tags: Video Surveillance, Richmond, Video Camera, Video, Photograph, Camera, Corporate Communications, Marketing, CNET News.com; Image galleries 2008-05-16
XP meets XO: Will Linux get an equal shot?: Updated: The One Laptop Per Child program will put XP on its XO laptop and children in the developing world will have a choice between Windows and Linux. On the surface, a little choice isn't going to kill anybody. In fact, choice is good. And if some...; Tags: Laptop Computer, One Laptop Per Child Project, XO, XP Screen, Linux, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems, Software, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-05-16
Putting the XP into the OLPC: So, Microsoft has managed to get in on the OLPC bandwagon and put XP in front of millions of eyeballs in the developing world. But is this move about the children's education, or it is about recruiting more Windows users. What's important to note is that Microsoft...; Tags: Team, One Laptop Per Child Project, Team Management, Microsoft Windows XP, Management, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Blog posts 2008-05-16
WinXP on XO laptops OK as long as Linux runs, too: Microsoft's agreement to offer Windows XP on OLPC's XO laptop is appropriate and long overdue. It was pure hypocrasy for Microsoft billionaire Bill Gates to publicly decry the so-called "Digital Divide" while privately refusing to support the XO simply because Linux was a supported operating system. ...; Tags: Operating System, Bill Gates, Microsoft Corp., Laptop Computer, One Laptop Per Child Project, XO, Gates Foundation, Linux, Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems, Software, Microsoft Windows, Paula Rooney; Blog posts 2008-05-16
Open Source in 2013: <satire> <source> Thank you. (Picture from Fox, America's only network. My picture at the top of this blog is expected to look much like this one in 2013, if I shave and get the combover right.) The hectic but repetitive routine of business and journalism often seems...; Tags: Job, America, World Entertainment Shortage, Recruitment & Selection, Open Source, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-05-16
Stonesoft Security in Virtual Environments: As I mentioned in the post, Virtualization and security, quite a number of suppliers focused on security in virtualized environments have come forward to speak with me in the past month. Stonesoft is one of those companies. Mark Boltz, Senior Solutions Architect, and Greg Mead, Solutions Architect, both of Stonesoft,...; Tags: Network, Environment, Stonesoft, Stonegate Management Center, Security, Networking, Dan Kusnetzky; Blog posts 2008-05-16
Mashups turn into an industry as offerings mature: There were a great many product announcements at Web 2.0 Expo in San Francisco last month, but it was the number of announcements around Web-based mashups in particular that received a large share of attendee and media attention. By my count there were at least nine significant announcements in...; Tags: Web, Industry, Mashup, JackBe, Lotus Mashups, MashupHub, Mindtouch, Itasca, Serena, Mashup Exchange, SnapLogic, Dion Hinchcliffe; Blog posts 2008-05-15
Verdiem spruces up its Survey PC power management software: Verdiem, one of the better known developers of power management software that counts Hewlett-Packard, Intel and Microsoft among its close partners, has delivered an impressive upgrade to its Surveyor technology. According to the Seattle-based company, the focus was on providing IT managers with even more configuration flexibility than previously available....; Tags: Software, Power Management, PC, Power Consumption, Survey, Verdiem, Desktops, Hardware, Heather Clancy; Blog posts 2008-05-15
It's finally official: XP is coming to the XO: Microsoft's participation in the One Laptop Per Child OLPC initiative has been fraught with mystery and disinformation from the get-go. But on May 15, Microsoft officials finally gave the OLPC project Redmond's official blessing. Up to this point, OLPC Chief Nicholas Negroponte preannounced Microsoft's every move on...; Tags: Linux, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Corp., One Laptop Per Child Project, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2008-05-15
Patent reform dead for 2008: The death of the Patent Reform Act in the Senate spells hard times for open source. That's because one of the act's main aims was to end "forum shopping," the practice of filing lawsuits in, say, the Eastern District of Texas, which never saw a patent plaintiff...; Tags: Patent, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-05-15
Off Topic: Integrating mobile devices can be a challenge: I've been working through a project for a KG client that involves running through the same script on Windows XP, Mac OS X (10.5) and Linux SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop. I mentioned the overall parameters of that effort in the post Off Topic: Desktop evaluation - Linux, Mac OS and...; Tags: Microsoft ActiveSync, Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Mobile, Mobile Device, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Apple Mac OS, Linux, Desktops, Handhelds, Software, Hardware, Dan Kusnetzky; Blog posts 2008-05-15
News to know: Comcast-Plaxo; Icahn-Yahoo; Linux; Microsoft: Notable headlines: Larry Dignan: Comcast buys Plaxo: Will social networking and TV fly? Dennis Howlett: Comcast scoops up Plaxo: good move Dan Farber: Comcast goes social with Plaxo acquisition Techmeme EIC podcast: HP-EDS; Google; SaaS Adrian...; Tags: Plaxo Inc., Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Comcast Corp., Workday, Microsoft Corp., Zoho, Linux, Microsoft Windows, Desktops, Rootkits, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, UNIX, Software, Hardware, Security, Spyware, Adware & Malware; Blog posts 2008-05-15
What's wrong at OpenSolaris: The OpenSolaris community just released the first complete "Project Indiana" edition of the OS - and in that process demonstrated why community enthusiasm for the product seems to have weakened recently. It's a great product -everything from ZFS to a new package management system...; Tags: OpenSolaris, Intel X86, Developer Argument, Sun Solaris, Linux, UNIX, Operating Systems, Servers, Software, Hardware, Paul Murphy; Blog posts 2008-05-15