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- I've been watching, and involved with, LinuxWorld Expo since the very early days. As with other operating system focused conferences in the past, the conference has had its glory days and then faced a declining interest from sponsors and attendees. IDG World Expo, the host of LinuxWorld and other conferences,...
- Tags: LinuxWorld, Data Center, Event, Conference, Data Centers, Linux, Storage, UNIX, Operating Systems, Open Source, Hardware, Data Management, Software, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2009-08-10
- CES attendance falls off a cliff in 2009
- CES attendance falls off a cliff in 2009it was expectedwith a bad economy and no great keynote regarding Linux devices, there is no good reason to attend.RE: CES attendance falls off a cliff in 2009Not really surprising, with trade shows themselves becoming passe, and the worst economy in a very...
- Tags: Linux, Consumer Electronics Show, cliff
- Discussion threads 2009-05-28
- MySQL 5.4 makes debut but won't ship soon
- Is it coincidental that Oracle announced its planned purchase of Sun and its MySQL at the start of the open source database's annual conference this week? Probably not. Yet as many speculate about the proprietary database giant's plans for its new open source asset, a new version...
- Tags: MySQL, Sun Microsystems Inc., Open Source, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Paula Rooney
- Blog posts 2009-04-22
- Kickfire: Released for all the right reasons, but with the worst timing?
- Kickfire's hardware-accelerated MySQL appliance blows the doors off monster Oracle database servers in equivalent TPC-H benchmarks in a tiny fraction of the cost, space, storage and power usage. Last week, during their press briefings the future of the company looked bright indeed. There's only one...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., MySQL, Sun Microsystems Inc., Kickfire, Open Source, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2009-04-21
- News to know: Firefox.Next; Google; Palm's plans; Web 2.0 Expo; CTIA
- Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Paula Rooney: Firefox.Next: Namoroka due in early 2010 Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft adds legacy app support to Optimization Pack refresh ...
- Tags: Google Inc., Web, Larry Dignan, Mobile, Palm Inc., RIM BlackBerry, CTIA, Netbook, Web 2.0, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Cellular Phones, Internet, Hardware, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology
- Blog posts 2009-04-02
- Palm announces Mojo SDK early access for webOS; legacy app support; cloud service
- In his Web 2.0 Expo keynote address Wednesday evening, Palm senior vice president of Application Software and Services Michael Abbott announced that Palm is expanding its early access program for...
- Tags: Program, Developer, Legacy Application, Palm Inc., SDK, Mojo SDK, webOS, Mojo Messaging Service, Q, Palm Mojo SDK, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2009-04-01
- News to know: Conficker; CTIA; LotusLive Engage; Facebook
- Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Jason O'Grady: Developers selling iPhone OS 3.0 on eBay Updated CNET News: BlackBerry App World has landed Ryan Naraine: Googling for Conficker clean-up...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, CBS Interactive Inc., Consumer Electronics, CTIA, Digital Cameras, Digital Photography, Facebook, Hardware, Larry Dignan, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 7, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Operating Systems, Personal Technology, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Software, Thecus
- Blog posts 2009-04-01
- News to know: IBM, Open Cloud Manifesto, Web 2.0 Expo, Conficker, Microsoft ad
- Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Larry Dignan: IBM revamps server lineup based on Intel's Nehalem Larry Dignan: Can you have an Open Cloud Manifesto...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Web, Larry Dignan, Dell Computer Corp., Advertisement, Amazon.com Inc., Microsoft Corp., Matthew Miller, IBM Corp., Web 2.0, Strategy, Internet, Management, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2009-03-30
- Addressing software freedom in cloud computing
- Is the freedom torch passing from Richard Stallman to the next generation? Bradley Kuhn of the Software Freedom Conservancy opened the Southern California Linux Expo this year with a keynote about software as a service and user freedoms. Richard Stallman, a man who has done much in...
- Tags: Software, Software-as-a-service, Richard Stallman, Software Freedom, Tools & Techniques, Software As A Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Managed Hosting, Management, Emerging Technologies, Joe Brockmeier
- Blog posts 2009-02-22
- Bringing the FOSS tribe together: The future of community shows
- Given the economy's impact on tech shows, I have to wonder what the future holds for the various Linux shows and fests around the globe. Talking to Ilan Rabinovitch of the Southern California Linux Expo SCaLE, the future still looks bright -- maybe brighter than the future for the more...
- Tags: Team, Community, Event, F/OSS, SCaLE, Q, SCaLE Attendee, Team Management, Linux, Open Source, Management, Operating Systems, Software, Joe Brockmeier
- Blog posts 2009-01-20
- The Mac is dead (again), pass the Cider
- In hindsight, Apple's announcement yesterday that it was pulling out of the Macworld Expo should have come as no surprise. Ever since the 2007 Macworld where Jobs announced the iPhone, Apple's emphasis has clearly been shifting towards consumer electronics and away from personal computers. To get the iPhone out the...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc., Desktops, Hardware, Ed Burnette
- Blog posts 2008-12-17
- News to know: Palm, Oracle, Google, Mac sales and iPhone Nano
- Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Sam Diaz: Palm's CES news. Just in time or too late? Larry Dignan: Oracle's second quarter: A mixed bag, cost cuts likely Richard Koman:...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Apple Macintosh, Oracle Corp., Palm Inc., Net Neutrality, Sales, Apple Mac OS, Apple Mac OS X, Desktops, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2008-12-16
- News to know: Layoffs at AT&T, Adobe, Real; AMD warns; $99 iPhone
- Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Larry Dignan: AT&T cuts 12,000 jobs, will cut capital spending Jason D. O'Grady: Adobe lays off 600; skips Macworld Expo Sam Diaz: Next up for layoffs:...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Adobe Systems Inc., Layoff, Larry Dignan, AT&T Corp., Health Care, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2008-12-05
- News to know: Adobe; Windows 7; Sun; SOA; Apple
- Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Mary Jo Foley: A plea to the Windows team: Don't make Windows 7 too Mac-like Microsoft disparages open-source TCO with year-old case study Michael...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Adobe Systems Inc., Microsoft Windows 7, Antivirus, Sun Microsystems Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Apple Inc., SOA, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Home Entertainment, Microsoft Windows, Sales Strategy, Linux, Web Services, Open Source, Enterprise Software, Software, Personal Technology, Operating Systems, Sales, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-12-04
- 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
- Curl "Nitro" gets a beta 2 release
- At Web 2.0 Expo last week Curl released beta 2 of the next version of the platform codenamed "Nitro". "Nitro" allows Curl developers to take their applications beyond the desktop so you can deploy Curl applications as desktop applications with an expanded security sandbox that enables more functionality. "Nitro" doesn't...
- Tags: Web, Beta, Nitro, Curl Development Tool, Web 2.0, Desktops, Internet, Hardware, Ryan Stewart
- Blog posts 2008-09-24
- Oracle's Beehive: integrated large scale, secure collaboration
- Although Oracle's Beehive (the successor to 'Oracle Collaboration Suite' launched on May the 8th of this year it officially launched at Oracle OpenWorld today. At a price of $120 per user seat this is not a system for most small or medium sized businesses but rather a secure solution...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., BEA Beehive, Obviously Integration, E-mail, Java Development Tools, Collaboration, Regulatory Compliance, Enterprise Software, Online Communications, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Human Resources, Policies And Procedures, Software, Oliver Marks
- Blog posts 2008-09-22
- Google: Chrome likely to land on Mac before Linux
- A Google software engineer said that it's a safe bet that Chrome will hit the Mac platform before Linux. Google launched Chrome, its entry to the browser war, earlier this month only on Windows. When asked if Chrome all posts will hit new platforms soon, Ojan Vafai...
- Tags: Google Inc., Apple Macintosh, Web Browser, Chrome, Document Transition, Web Browsers, Linux, Internet, Operating Systems, Software, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-09-18
- VMware wants to trump Windows and Linux servers with its Virtual Datacenter OS
- VMware's new CEO Paul Maritz right used his first VMworld keynote on Tuesday to introduce the company's Virtual Datacenter Operating System (VDC-OS) to an audience of IT professionals and technology industry insiders at the VMworld 2008 conference at the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas. With the Virtual...
- Tags: Linux, Data Center, Linux Server, Operating System, Microsoft Windows, VMware Inc., VDC-OS, Tools & Techniques, Operating Systems, Servers, Management, Software, Hardware, Jason Hiner
- Blog posts 2008-09-16
- I went to Moscone Center and all I got was this stupid T-Shirt
- Where's the hot chicks? Yeah you heard it, Summer LinuxWorld Expo sucked. Again. No, I didn't go this year. In fact, I haven't gone in two years. So how can I say it sucked? Because everyone who I know...
- Tags: booth, trade show, webcast, linux, internet, rss, web site development, web technology, operating systems, software, jason perlow
- Blog posts 2008-08-07
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