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Munich's Linux migration slips to 2006

Munich's Linux migration slips to 2006Unwanted disruption(?)For Munich, the more expensive solution is also the more disruptive solution.From the article:Employees at the city administration have had a mixed response to the news that Munich is migrating to Linux, according to Hofmann. "Some employees are anxious that nothing will work (once...

Tags: UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, Desktops, IBM Corp., Linux, Linux migration slip, Linux Migration, slip, information technology

Discussion threads 2005-09-06

New Java license: Smells like open-source. Looks like shared-source.

New Java license: Smells like open-source. Looks like shared-source.EXACTLY!Debian is a great example of "forked" Linux. The config files are don't follow the *NIX naming conventions and are placed in odd directories - also not following the *NIX conventions. If it was the wish of Debian folks to...

Tags: Application servers, Java, Middleware, Enterprise software, Operating systems, open source, J2EE, migration, Linux Migration, Red Hat Inc., Debian

Discussion threads 2005-03-17

Munich halts biggest-ever Linux migration

Munich halts biggest-ever Linux migrationTemporary setback- you cannot prevent FREEdom.And I'm sure some German M$hill had a hand in this..How do you say M$hill in German? M$chitkoft?It is not the patent issue..I do not think patents are the real reason the migration was stopped. My rep was telling me this...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, patent, Linux, Microsoft Corp., Linux Migration, IBM Corp.

Discussion threads 2004-08-05

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Google to demo Chrome OS; Detail launch plans

the windoze killer has arrivedChrome OS will put the final nail in M$ coffin!You really can't be seriousyou have to be a fake or something.Your posts are allways way off the mark.By like a continent or two.Windoze? Grow up, manI hope Chrome is good - because it will make...

Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows, Google Inc., operating system, Chrome OS, Chrome

Discussion threads 2009-11-17

Windows Server 2008 R2 finally gets its day in the sun

I'd like to know more....about when respective updates to SBS and EBS solutions will be coming.EBS, SBSHi. stay tuned for the next post. you aren't going to like the non answer. MJEasy Migration from Windows Server would be greatThat would be the best feature!!!!Use RHEL or somethingPeople do not understand...

Tags: Servers, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Mission-Critical Services, server, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-11-09

Microsoft 'builds a branch to Java developers" with Teamprise buy

what I don't get it is...why would anybody using Eclipse would want Visual studio too.Eclipse is not...... the only IDE in existence. And Java is not the only language in existence. Some compagnies uses several technologies. I saw Linux and windows servers running side by side and operating in a...

Tags: Java development tools, OPEN SOURCE, Programming languages, UNIX, Operating systems, Eclipse, compagny, Java, Microsoft Corp., Linux, Java developer

Discussion threads 2009-11-09

Ubuntu 9.10 = easiest, cheapest upgrade ever

Worst OS ever! You should read what Dana Blankhorn had to say about your beloved linux! I'll give you a hint, its not good. I can't believe they would release a distro with known harddrive bugs. I'm going to laugh at you when you lose all your data due...

Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, UNIX, Ubuntu, Linux

Discussion threads 2009-10-29

Can open source software stop IT failure?

I'm not so sure #1 is valid#1 is a variation of "many eyes make all bugs shallow"Does it help? Yes. But it also makes the implicit assumption that everyone that can view the code is competent to do so. So it goes back to resource allocation being an issue, if...

Tags: Strategy, OPEN SOURCE, information technology, IT Failure, F/OSS, software, open-source software

Discussion threads 2009-10-26

What Windows7 could mean for Linux

Success becomes a problemIf Win7 is as trouble-free as advertised, then there will be a mass-migration to it. This will make M$ great money in the short term. But once customers are there, they are less likely to EVER upgrade again! They are "happy" with XP now - save for...

Tags: SOAP, Content management, Groupware, Collaboration, Azure, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Silverlight, Microsoft SharePoint, Windows Communication Foundation, Microsofts, Linux

Discussion threads 2009-10-24

Frugal Friday: Mac refresh, Magic Mouse, Verizon DROID, The Nook, Windows 7, Likewise

Frugal Networker Ken Hess and I discuss the 4th quarter 2009/Q1 2010 Apple hardware refresh, the new Apple Magic Mouse, the quaintness of keyboards, the new Verizon DROID smartphone, the Barnes & Noble "Nook" Android-based ebook reader, the Windows 7 launch and Windows XP migration solutions,...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Mouse, Verizon Communications Inc., Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, E-books, Mice, Operating Systems, Software, Personal Technology, Hardware, Peripherals, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-10-23

Windows 7's latest fan: Linus Torvalds

This is great news! This picture is proof positive that Linus T. is ditching linux because it was so bloated and scarey that he is converting to Microsoft Windows 7. If the leader of linux is doing it then we can say it won't be long before the rest...

Tags: Operating systems, Happy Days, Linus Torvalds, Linus, Microsoft Windows 7, Linux, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-10-22

Is the IBM Client for Smart Work an alternative to 7 for schools?

Thoughts"IBM and Canonical, though, are asking if that upgrade path really needs to involve Windows at all."Umm - dare I ask why large industries are allowed to influence education?"Why migrate to Windows, though, when your client machines can run Ubuntu "Because I don't need to deal with any migration headaches...

Tags: Operating systems, operating system, IBM Corp., Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-10-21

Is the IBM Client for Smart Work an alternative to 7 for schools?

Windows 7 looks like a genuinely good OS. Reasonable system requirements, high levels of usability and stability...What's not to like? Well, the price, of course. Volume educational licensing runs around $70 a seat for Windows 7 Professional upgrades. Then there's the actual upgrade process. Major rollouts...

Tags: Ubuntu, IBM Corp., Ubuntu 9.10, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Roi/Tco, Linux, Operating Systems, Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-10-21

Windows 7: An impressive upgrade

Windows 7 review:Windows 7 review: 'New' OS is just Vista with small changesPerformance enhancements"We have already determined that W7 won't make your computer run any faster. And if you are upgrading from XP, it might run slightly slower, just as with Vista. ......But it's not really anything new. We hate...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, impressive upgrade, operating system, Microsoft Windows XP

Discussion threads 2009-10-21

EvriChart: A Linux Success Story

Tony Maro, CIO of EvriChart, a hospital records management and archiving business, successfully migrated his company's Windows-based line of business document management extranet application and his employees' 40-odd Windows-based desktops to a 100 percent Linux-based server and desktop infrastructure. Jason Perlow interviews Tony Maro, CIO...

Tags: Desktop, Hospital, Imaging, Health Care, Server, Computer, Linux, Microsoft Windows, Document Management, Operating Systems, UNIX, Open Source, Software, Enterprise Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-10-20

Looking beyond Windows 7 and Office; Pondering the alternatives

Gartner is telling customers to upgrade to Windows 7 and the latest Office, but adds that it may make sense to at least ponder the alternatives and move toward a more operating system neutral stance. In a talk at the Gartner IT Symposium in Orlando, Gartner analyst...

Tags: Operating System, Gartner Inc., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., OpenOffice.org, Michael Silver, OpenOffice, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Office, Operating Systems, Office Suites, Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-10-20

Microsoft says 'steady progress' continues in Sidekick data recovery

Yet another black_eyeFalling from within, with too many eggs in thesame basket this sets you up for failure.Linux distro devices and appliances are the future,with Windows the flaw is IE that is welded inplace with explorer.exe the Achilles heal ofMS.;) Well,...did you realise that Danger is not even running a...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Stack, supposition, data recovery

Discussion threads 2009-10-19

Gartner: Windows 7 is 'all but inevitable'

Completely Disagree with Gartner's Recommendations...I would be skipping Vista at this point, and aborting all Vista deployment plans. Why? Simple...Any IT staff that is deploying Vista en mass to their enterprises bought it with Volume Licensing, which means they probably bought it with Software Assurance... better to use those support...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), gartner, Microsoft Windows Vista, Win 7, Microsoft Windows 7, Gartner Inc., Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-10-13

Time to ditch Windows for online banking and shopping

Instead of a live CDWould I be able to install Linux in Windows and do the same?Amen! Happened today to a gov't computerhttp://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2009/10/computer_hacker_steals_479000.htmlYet another infected computer stealing OUR money.Absolutely ridiculous and irresponsible article!Show me an instance where a flaw in Vista/7 has led to a user being compromised? ...

Tags: Operating systems, Cyberthreats, Web browsers, Viruses and worms, Spyware, adware & malware, Microsoft Windows, exploit, phishing, Linux, operating system, Adrian, online banking

Discussion threads 2009-10-13

Upgrading to Windows 7 - Your questions answered!

OK Adrian. Now, do the same thing for Ubuntu 9.10.Upgrading to Ubuntu 9.10 and matrix is side-by-side with W7.One data pointI took my Dell Latitude E6500 (Core 2 Duo P9500, 4GB) from Vista x86 to Win7 x64 (clean install required for 32-bit to 64-bit upgrade). I downloaded the 64-bit Vista...

Tags: Linux, Operating systems, Notebooks, Karmic Koala, Ubuntu, Dell Computer Corp., Migration Wizard, Microsoft Windows 7, fess up, Upgrading, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-10-09