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Canonical Raising Ubuntu One Storage Limit

Canonical is preparing to raise the storage limit on Ubuntu One, based on beta tester feedback from those who are using the online storage system. Longer term, Canonical also is listening closely to user feedback requesting Ubuntu One support for Windows, Mac OS X and Apple iPhones. Here’s the update.

Novell Shakes Up Its European Strategy

Novell is shaking up its business and partner strategy in Europe. The VAR Guy reached out to Novell Chief Marketing Officer (and Channel Chief) John Dragoon for his thoughts. Here's the scoop.

Mark Shuttleworth Calls Windows 7 A Nice Service Pack

Mark Shuttleworth, founder of Canonical and Ubuntu, sat for a video interview with Dell Cloud Computing Evangelist Barton George. In it, Shuttleworth takes a “service pack” shot at Windows 7 and covers numerous questions about Canonical’s business and cloud strategy. Here’s the video — plus some perspectives from WorksWithU.

Ubuntu Software Store Generates Questions

The Ubuntu Software Store debuted last month in the latest alpha release of Ubuntu 9.10. Since its announcement, however, there has been more than a little debate over the application’s name, if not the concept behind it, with many commentators questioning the implication of the word “store.”

Women and Ubuntu

Carla Schroder of Linux Today published an essay recently dealing with the low level of female participation in open-source projects. Although the article doesn’t deal with Ubuntu in particular, it nonetheless prompted some thoughts about the role of women in the world’s most popular Linux distribution. Take a look.

Will Ubuntu 9.10 Work On Your PC?

It’s the question thousands of users will surely ask when Canonical debuts Ubuntu 9.10 in October: “Will Ubuntu 9.10 work on my PC?” Canonical has developed testing software to help you determine if your system will fully support the new Ubuntu. Here are the details.

Sun and MySQL Surprises at Oracle OpenWorld?

Oracle OpenWorld -- a major event for Oracle partners and customers -- kicks off October 11 in San Francisco. Sun Microsystems will be in the house. So will Dell, Hewlett-Packard and IBM. And if you look hard enough, there will even be some MySQL content at the event. Here’s the scoop.

Ubuntu Lands on Panasonic Toughbooks

Ubuntu Linux is now available on Panasonic Toughbooks — those rugged devices typically found in harsh environments and vertical markets like health care, transportation, real estate and insurance. But this blog entry comes with a twist — care of EmperorLinux, a system reseller in Atlanta, Georgia. Here’s the scoop.

Ubuntu Server Edition 10.04 Lucid Lynx: Canonical's Top Priorities

WorksWithU sat down with Canonical’s John Pugh to discuss his Ubuntu Server Edition 10.04 (Lucid Lynx) priorities, ISV (independent software vendor) relationships and Ubuntu cloud initiatives. Here's a recap of the discussion.

Atlanta Linux Fest: Top 9 Ubuntu Highlights

More than 600 people registered to attend Atlanta Linux Fest, which was held Sept. 19. Many of the standing-room-only sessions focused on Canonical and Ubuntu. Here are nine Ubuntu-oriented highlights from the event.

Novell: BrainShare Returns in 2010

After a one-year hiatus, Novell plans to host major BrainShare conferences in North America and EMEA in 2010. For SUSE Linux partners and customers, Novell's BrainShare events offer an important counter-balance to Red Hat Summit and JBoss World. Here's why.

JBoss Meets Apple's iPhone: There's An App for That

A key Red Hat partner has developed an iPhone application to monitor JBoss application server performance. Here's the scoop along with some other key JBoss development trends.

A Closer Look at Canonical's Ubuntu Cloud Strategy

Ubuntu has a clearly stated mission: to select the best components from open source, to assemble and refine them, to encourage ecosystem development and to provide the best possible experience to our users while avoiding lock-in and the creation of monopolies. Canonical's cloud strategy follows this same mission. Here's how.

Red Hat Challenges Ubuntu With KVM Support

After placing its bets for years on Xen, Red Hat moved recently towards official support for KVM, the virtualization hypervisor built into the Linux kernel. Here’s a look at what this change might mean for Ubuntu, which has promoted KVM from the beginning.

Zimbra Recruits 450 Hosting Partners

Zimbra, the open source email provider owned by Yahoo, has recruited more than 450 hosting partners. Plus, the company's partner-generated revenue is skyrocketing this year, despite fierce competition from Microsoft Exchange. Here's the scoop.

Dell Ships Ubuntu 9.04 Systems Ahead of Windows 7 Launch

Dell’s U.S. website has started offering Ubuntu 9.04 on a Mini 10V and Inspiron 15N laptop. The move comes less than two months before Microsoft’s Windows 7 launch — essentially reinforcing Dell’s commitment to Ubuntu. But will Dell pre-load Ubuntu 9.04 on a desktop PC? Here’s some analysis.

Red Hat Summit and JBoss World: Seven Observations From the Conference

The VAR Guy is hanging out with 1,400 of his closest friends at Red Hat Summit and JBoss World in Chicago. Here are seven key observations from the conferences so far. Plus, guess which open source company skipped the shows.

Red Hat Warns of Microsoft Windows Azure Lock-In

During Red Hat Summit in Chicago, CEO Jim Whitehurst and Executive VP Paul Cormier warned attendees not to get locked into virtualization and cloud initiatives involving Microsoft Windows Azure and VMware. Here’s a recap of the morning keynotes.

Enterprise Apps on Ubuntu Server Edition: This Will Take Time

  • WorksWithU.com; By Joe Panettieri (Posted by thevarguy2 on Sep 2, 2009 3:04 AM EDT)
  • Groups: Ubuntu
It has been nearly a month since Openbravo (the open source ERP provider) introduced support for Ubuntu Server Edition. But Openbravo for Ubuntu is going to require some time before it attracts paying customers, concedes Openbravo COO Josep Mitja. Here’s why.

Skype Dials New Owner ... And Open Source

Now that eBay has sold most of Skype to private investors, some pundits may wonder what markets Skype should tackle next. Actually, the answer has already emerged — and it involves Skype plugging into Asterisk, the open source IP PBX. Here’s the scoop and the implications for solutions providers.

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