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The battle for the embedded market heats up

The battle for the embedded market heats upLinux 2.6.25 Real-time Group Scheduling[url=http://kernelnewbies.org/LinuxChanges#head-1f0e10ed0b44ad27adf75772669461e100c6189a]FYI, Linux 2.6.25 kernel now includes [b]Real-time[/b] Group Scheduling.[/url]Off-topic. RSS abuse.I really wish this blog followed the convention used by the rest of the Known Universe and limited the RSS feed to summary information. Then I could quickly scan...

Tags: rss, rss feed

Discussion threads 2008-04-18

Can Red Hat ever make open source advocates happy?

Can Red Hat ever make open source advocates happy?Interesting problems opportunitiesRed Hat is fast approaching or has hit the wall on growth if they can't figure out how to serve two masters, the corporate world and the "community". Myself, I don't know that working with Sun is a great...

Tags: linux, red hat inc., open source

Discussion threads 2007-11-07

Can IBM put OpenOffice over the top?

Paula's fine piece yesterday on IBM's work with OpenOffice emphasized the possibility of a new competitor to Microsoft Outlook. But the key question in the comments remains, will OpenOffice now become a viable competitor to Microsoft Office? I use OpenOffice, and while it's good in...

Tags: openoffice, sun microsystems inc., qualcomm inc., mozilla corp., ibm corp., paula, dana blankenhorn

Blog posts 2007-09-11

To Linus it's not just business

Paula's piece on Linus Torvalds not doing LinuxWorld hit me at a peculiar time.I was trying to reconcile Sun's current rah-rah support for open source with Linus' posts which continue to show his distrust of the company, leading to Sun CEO Jonathan Schwartz' famous dinner invitation.The answer is simple. Linus is...

Tags: sun microsystems inc., jonathan schwartz, programmer, linus torvalds, paula, dana blankenhorn

Blog posts 2007-08-10

Additional Resources

Dell now ships XPS and Studio notebook with Ubuntu Linux 8.04 factory installed

Dell has launched an XPS and Studio notebook with Ubuntu Linux 8.04 factory installed.  The two models are the Dell XPS M153On and Studio 15n.  Dell "recommends Windows Vista Home Premium" for both of these models, according to the Dell web pages for similar models. Here's the quick blurb...

Tags: ubuntu, dell computer corp., ubuntu linux, notebooks, blogging, hardware, notebooks & tablets, internet, paula rooney

Blog posts 2008-08-07

News to know: Mozilla; Windows Server; LinuxWorld; Apple

Notable headlines: Ryan Naraine: Talking Firefox security with Mozilla's Window Snyder Mary Jo Foley: What's next for Windows Server Microsoft finalizes SQL Server 2008 TechRepublic: 10 questions and answers about Microsoft Live Mesh Dancho Danchev: Today's...

Tags: google inc., larry dignan, microsoft windows server, server, apple inc., mozilla corp., linux, phishing, smart phones, service-oriented architecture (soa), cyberthreats, microsoft windows, operating systems, unix, open source, software, security, spam and phishing, consumer electronics, personal technology, web services, enterprise software

Blog posts 2008-08-07

VMware launches new system builder, certification programs, joins Linux Foundation

VMware is investing more resources in the channel and IT community -- and getting more involved in the Linux community -- to preserve its lead in the virtualization software market. At LinuxWorld and Next Generation Data Center Conference this week, the Palo Alto, Calif. virtualization software leader...

Tags: vmware inc., system builder program, virtualization, linux, cloud computing, utility computing, storage management, open source, servers, hardware, operating systems, software, storage, paula rooney

Blog posts 2008-08-06

IBM should spend another $1B to sell its Symphony OpenOffice-Linux desktop to the masses

IBM is enlisting the help of the top three Linux distributors to help its desktop Office and messaging software gain ground. It's a small step forward but Big Blue must reach out to the masses to win this game. At LinuxWorld, IBM announced that Canonical/Ubuntu, Novell and Red...

Tags: microsoft office, ibm corp., linux, open source, unix, operating systems, desktops, software, hardware, paula rooney

Blog posts 2008-08-06

News to know: Vista x64; Apple; Phishing; Facebook

Notable headlines: Jason Perlow: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Windows Vista Ed Bott: You've got Vista x64 questions, I've got answers Jason O'Grady: Apple drops iPhone 2.0.1 software (updated 3x) Infinite Loop: Steve Jobs:...

Tags: facebook, microsoft windows vista, apple inc., intel corp., vyatta, mauku, phishing, service-oriented architecture (soa), sales strategy, cyberthreats, microsoft windows vista (longhorn), spam, security, spam and phishing, web services, enterprise software, software, sales, operating systems, microsoft windows, larry dignan

Blog posts 2008-08-05

LiMo vows to fight on, debuts new mobile handsets from Motorola, NEC, Panasonic

The LiMo Foundation has no intention of fading away. At the launch of LinuxWorld Expo in San Francisco today, the foundation announced the release of  several new Linux-based mobile handsets from Mototorola, NEC and Panasonic. The addition of these latest models -- including Motorola's...

Tags: panasonic, limo foundation, nokia corp., mobile, handset, symbian inc., nec corp., motorola inc., linux, advertising & promotion, open source, operating systems, software, marketing, paula rooney

Blog posts 2008-08-04

News to know: Apple patch; IBM; PC upgrades; EDS; Yahoo

Notable headlines: Ryan Naraine: Apple finally ships DNS flaw fix, patches 16 other Mac OS X holes Nate McFeters: Black Hat talk on Apple encryption flaw pulled Black Hat Sneak Preview Larry Dignan: IBM plans building spree: To build $360M...

Tags: google inc., facebook, larry dignan, pc, yahoo! inc., apple inc., electronic data systems corp., ibm corp., firewire, sales strategy, desktops, consumer electronics, personal technology, sales, hardware

Blog posts 2008-08-01

Disasters at Whistler raining on Mozilla's summer parade

A rock slide, power outage and loss of a top engineer of Firefox 3 have some attendees of Mozilla's 2008 summer summit wondering if the ghosts in Redmond aren't raining on their parade. The Firefox summit is behing held at, ahem,  Whistler, the code name of Microsoft's Windows XP. First, a giant rock...

Tags: mozilla firefox, mozilla corp., summit, firefox summit, web browsers, microsoft windows, internet, operating systems, software, paula rooney

Blog posts 2008-07-31

New tab switching, search results features debut in Firefox 3.1 Alpha 1

Firefox 3.1 alpha 1 landed roughly as scheduled this week with little fanfare, and is now available for developer testing. There are a number of new features in the dot one release, most notably a new tab switching feature and more control over what search results are displayed in the...

Tags: mozilla firefox, search result, tab, control-tab, control-tab feature, firefox team, web browsers, internet, paula rooney

Blog posts 2008-07-31

News to know: Microsoft; Oracle; SAP; Vista SP1 video

Notable headlines: Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft mashes up multiple natural-user-interface inputs How will Microsoft spend its multicore millions? More details emerge on the Microsoft Sphere Larry Dignan: The future of computing: Multiple cores, multiple inputs Ryan Naraine: Evilgrade: Exploit...

Tags: software, larry dignan, oracle corp., dana blankenhorn, microsoft windows vista, sap ag, video, microsoft corp., microsoft windows vista sp1, attack, wiki, tools & techniques, online communications, management

Blog posts 2008-07-29

Microsoft makes pledges to support Apache, PHP, Ruby

 Like Dana, I was surprised to hear of Microsoft's decision to become a platinum sponsor of the Apache Software Foundation, announced at OSCON late last week. It wasn't the only announcement.  The Redmond, Wash based Windows giant also shared that it would make a contribution to the...

Tags: php, apache software foundation, ruby, microsoft corp., scripting languages, open source, software/web development, web development, paula rooney

Blog posts 2008-07-28

Levi Strauss: SAP rollout 'substantially' hurt quarter

Levi Strauss: SAP rollout 'substantially' hurt quarterWhoa Nellie.....Through the magic of Google alerts I discovered something I said five (count 'em 5) years ago was used to bolster the notion that an ERP implementation SAP specifically was the cause of Levi-Strauss' revenue problems in Q2 2008.I really would have loved...

Tags: enterprise resource planning (erp), sarbanes-oxley, cultural change, sap ag, levi strauss, erp

Discussion threads 2008-07-19

News to know: Google; Microsoft; eBay; SAP; Apple

Notable headlines: Larry Dignan: Google's second quarter: What to expect   Deb Perelman: The Techie Hall of Shame Phil Wainewright: How much is a unit of cloud computing? Joe McKendrick: Seven SOA experts explain how to 'just do it' Robin...

Tags: google inc., larry dignan, yahoo! inc., sap ag, apple inc., microsoft corp., ebay inc., laptop computer, notebooks, security, hardware, notebooks & tablets

Blog posts 2008-07-17

Ounce Labs finds 2 security vulnerabilities in Spring framework

Code inspector Ounce Labs has identified two vulnerabilities in the open source Spring framework that exposes their enterprise applications to would-be hackers and hijackers. The two issues, ModelView Injection and Data Submission to Non-Editable Fields, affect only the MVC module of the Spring framework, which is used to...

Tags: vulnerability, xss, framework, ounce labs, spring, security, operational planning, databases, business operations, enterprise software, software, data management, paula rooney

Blog posts 2008-07-16

News to know: Apple vs. Psystar; Intel; Microsoft and multicore; Linux kernel

Notable headlines: Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Apple sues Psystar Sam Diaz: Complaint: 'Invaluable good is being eroded' Larry Dignan: The end of the Mac clones? Jason D. O'Grady: Apple: See you in court Larry Dignan: Intel's second quarter delivers; Cheap laptop demand...

Tags: apple iphone, web, larry dignan, linux kernel, apple inc., microsoft corp., multi-core, twitter, intel corp., virtualization, linux, channel management, mainframes, open source, telecommunications, hardware, operating systems, software, marketing, servers

Blog posts 2008-07-16

Firefox 3.1 alpha 1 code freeze is next Monday

Firefox 3 has only recently shipped but the first public milestone for its successor is fast approaching.  The Mozilla team is expecting that the code freeeze for alpha 1 of Firefox 3.1, code named Shiretoko, will be next Monday and that alpha 1 be available for early adopter testing on July 25....

Tags: mozilla firefox, tagging, mozilla corp., mozilla team, web browsers, internet, paula rooney

Blog posts 2008-07-15