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Sun Had to Choose "Between Shame and War"
In a hard-hitting analysis of the Sun-Microsoft settlement, David Mohring argues that - aside from the monetary payoff - the gains for Sun from the terms and conditions "do not make any sense for Sun in the long term."
VMware Announces New Release of Award-Winning Desktop Virtualization Software
New features include:
- PXE provisioning of virtual machines. Use pre-boot execution environment (PXE) to boot and install operating systems into new virtual machines over an enterprise network. Provisioning virtual machines is now easier than ever.
- Integration with Windows Performance Monitor. Track virtual machine performance through the Windows performance monitor counters.
- Support for the latest operating systems. Support for Windows "Longhorn" guests and improved support for guests using Linux kernels in the 2.6 series.
- Increased memory capacity. Users can create individual virtual machines with up to 3.6GB of memory and use up to 4GB of memory for all running virtual machines. 3.6GB per virtual machine supports the use of server-class OSes in a virtual machine.
- Plug and Play USB devices. USB devices connected to the host are seamlessly available to virtual machines. Automatic check for product updates. VMware Workstation can be configured to check automatically for available product updates.
China, Japan and ROK joint hands for Linux standards
On April 3, the first China-Japan-S.Korea IT ministers' conference for OSS (Open Source Software) was held in Beijing. It was jointly sponsored by China Ministry of Information, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications of Japan, and Ministry of Information and Communication of ROK. The three countries signed "the Memo for Cooperation on Opening Source Code".
Scyld Software Ships New 64-bit and 32-bit Versions of the Scyld Beowulf Linux Cluster Operating System
Scyld Software today announced the immediate availability of the 29-series release of Scyld Beowulf for the Intel Xeon and AMD Opteron platforms. The 29-series significantly reduces the time necessary to develop and deploy a distributed parallel application by providing scientists and application developers with out-of-the-box integrated parallel programming code libraries, a scalable deployment architecture and cluster management interfaces.
Penguin Computing Introduces Turnkey 64-bit and 32-bit Cluster Systems at ClusterWorld Expo 2004
Penguin Computing(R) today announced the immediate availability of turnkey Linux cluster systems based on the AMD Opteron and Intel Xeon architectures. Penguin Computing also announced that it will begin shipments of turnkey Linux cluster systems based on the Intel Itanium 2 architecture during the 3rd quarter of 2004. The Penguin Computing cluster systems are powered by Scyld Beowulf, the leading second generation Linux cluster operating system.
Linux Not A Low-Cost Alternative to Unix and Windows for Large Enterprises, says the Yankee Group
According to a new Yankee Group survey of 1,000 IT administrators and C-level executives worldwide, corporate customers report Linux provides businesses with excellent performance, reliability, ease of use and security. Hype notwithstanding, Linux's technical merits, while first-rate, are equivalent but not superior to Unix and Windows Server 2003, according to survey respondents.
AMD Launches AMD Core Math Library 2.0 for Software Developers Optimizing AMD64 Platforms on Windows and Linux
ACML 2.0 provides an expanded feature set, optimization of existing features and improved performance. Developers using ACML 2.0 can achieve greater code accuracy and speed of delivery while maximizing performance and functionality of x86-based applications running on 32-bit Windows(R) and 32- and 64-bit Linux operating systems. ACML 2.0 also helps build the foundation for the Windows software developer in preparation for 64-bit capable Windows availability.
The Growing Market for Linux Games
"If you think the market is small for Linux games," writes Jay Swackhamer, "you should take another look at what the needs are in the gaming community." There's more Linux-game-buying demand out there "than some people would like you to think," Swackhamer contends.
Gluecode customizes open-source apps
Gluecode Software this week announced a business automation server package that it's positioning as an open-source alternative to proprietary enterprise portal products such as IBM's WebSphere.
Open Source Software: What Is It and How Does It Work?
Open source software is playing an increasingly important role in the marketplace. It is, however, still subject to misunderstanding at both the lay and legal level. This article will attempt to clarify some of the uncertainty by addressing two fundamental issues—what open source software is, and how it works.
POWER to the people: A history of chipmaking at IBM
In the last decade alone, IBM scientists have announced one semiconductor breakthrough after another: copper technology, silicon-on-insulator, silicon germanium, strained silicon, and low-k dielectrics. All of these technologies came out of IBM's fertile in-house research community. This prowess in modern chipmaking know-how didn't come out of a vacuum -- rather, it came out of the hermetically-sealed clean rooms of the most advanced R & D department in the semiconductor industry.
Debian alert: New Linux 2.4.18 packages fix several local root exploits (hppa)
Several local root exploits have been discovered recently in the Linux kernel. This security advisory updates the PA-RISC kernel 2.4.18 for Debian GNU/Linux.
Which Linux certification to choose?
Which certification should I pursue and what should I use as preparation? [Editor's note: they forgot to mention LinTraining but a fine short roundup nevertheless.]
Sun, Microsoft Pact Viewed As 'Unholy Alliance' Against Linux, IBM
During the conference Friday, neither CEO mentioned open source or Linux specifically as motivating factors. But their continual emphasis on intellectual property (IP) and patent rights--fighting words to those who back Linux and the open--source movement--signaled the formation of a proprietary software army.
HP ups pressure on rivals in Linux space
Hewlett-Packard (HP) has upped the ante in the battle to win market share in the increasingly fraught Linux space. Last week the vendor announced that it has made Novell's SuSE Linux its standard for customers that want an open source operating system for business desktops and notebook PCs.
Ballmer Outlines Sun Agreement Terms for Microsoft Employees
In a company-wide e-mail, Microsoft CEO characterizes Sun deal as 'a dramatic event in the industry.'
LXer Weekly Security Roundup - Mar 29, 2004 to Apr 05, 2004
There were 27 security alerts issued last week:
- 4 from Conectiva
- 7 from Debian
- 9 from Gentoo
- 2 from Mandrake
- 1 from OpenPKG
- 2 from Red Hat
- 2 from Trustix
Korea to work with neighbors on open source
Government authorities have reached an agreement with counterparts in China and Japan to promote the development of open-source computer operating systems such as Linux. The agreement is seen as a possible guard against over-reliance on Microsoft's Windows.
Forrester study questions Linux security
A study from Forrester Research has concluded that the Linux operating system is not necessarily more secure than Windows, with Linux distributors taking longer than Microsoft to patch security holes, although Microsoft flaws tended to be more severe.
Surprising forecast for Linux
despite the fact that Linux is becoming more pervasive and has begun to move into the mainstream, particularly with the advent of blade servers to which Linux is well suited, the International Data Corporation (IDC) forecasts that Linux will not come near to replacing the Unix and Windows operating systems in the next three to four years.
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