Open Source IT Newsletter for April 3, 2006 http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2ccv,1,clu3,22yk,2ezm,3q9m
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IN THIS ISSUE:
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NEW AND NOTEWORTHY
NewsForge: Tradeware Trades Solaris for Red Hat http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2ccv,1,blqi,hq3v,2ezm,3q9m "Tradeware Global is a financial services company that allows securities brokers to provide direct market access to their clients..."
LinuxWorld Australia: Open Source WINs Over Television Network http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2ccv,1,jehc,99va,2ezm,3q9m "Australia's largest regional television network, the Wollongong, NSW-based WIN Television, has gone from no open source software to betting its business on it within five years..."
Linux-Watch: The LinuxWorld Rumor Mill http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2ccv,1,3jag,2u37,2ezm,3q9m "I could tell you what you will see at LinuxWorld Boston this coming week, but what's the fun in that? Instead, here are some of the rumors I've been hearing about that may come up at the show..."
SearchOpenSource: Dissecting BrainShare: The Corporate Desktop Battle Can Officially Begin http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2ccv,1,gtkb,atmo,2ezm,3q9m "One of the more notable events at Novell Inc.'s BrainShare 2006 conference last month was the unveiling of the open standards-based Novell Open Workgroup Suite..."
ZDNet Australia: Linux with a Haircut and Shoes http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2ccv,1,e19q,d9r4,2ezm,3q9m "It is an interesting view, but I'm not sure that the sandal and ponytail look is really an issue any more..."
ServerWatch: Enterprise Unix Roundup: Next Stop, LinuxWorld http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2ccv,1,hlg7,brec,2ezm,3q9m "Next week, however, all eyes will turn east as the action moves to Boston, the next stop on the LinuxWorld Conference & Expo world tour--which got under way down under this week in Sydney, Australia..."
Editor's Note: Another Myth Will Bite the Dust http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2ccv,1,8418,bbr8,2ezm,3q9m "There has been a little bit of a Catch-22 obstacle standing between deployment levels of Linux as they are now and what they could be..."
Techworld: Linux Loses to Windows in ex-Unix Shops http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2ccv,1,g2jp,dw3l,2ezm,3q9m "Where do Unix shops who want to migrate go next? You'd think they go for Linux. Or is it Windows? It depends who's asking..."
Builder UK: Linux Growth 'To Outstrip Windows by a Factor of 3' http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2ccv,1,l910,5b70,2ezm,3q9m "Linux adoptions are to grow in the next three to five years at nearly triple the rate of Windows, according to Oracle..."
CNET News: SUSE Linux COO Latest Exec to Leave Novell http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2ccv,1,cyi3,c4ph,2ezm,3q9m "Amnon Harman, chief operating officer of Novell's SUSE Linux group, will leave the company in August, sources familiar with his plans said..."
internetnews.com: The Deal: $20K to Leave Exchange For Lotus http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2ccv,1,5ca3,cu44,2ezm,3q9m "IBM launched the latest jab in its bout with Microsoft, offering partners up to $20,000 to help customers move from Exchange to Linux-based versions of Lotus Notes and Domino..."
Moneyweb: The Real Deal on Open Source Software http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2ccv,1,jaql,knyx,2ezm,3q9m "'South Africans spend around R6 billion annually on software licenses, 80% of which is channeled to foreign companies...'"
SearchCIO: The Real Reasons Vendors are Moving to Open Source Models http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2ccv,1,h51g,22xw,2ezm,3q9m "More vendors are adopting open source business models. Columnist Paul Gillin offers advice on how users can leverage this new vendor interest to their advantage..."
Peter Yared's Musings: An Open Letter to Jonathan Schwartz http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2ccv,1,45uf,d5u1,2ezm,3q9m "...I wanted to write an open letter to you and Sun, and see if I can get a little clarity about your open source software strategy..."
CNET News: Is Virtualization the Installation Miracle Cure? http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2ccv,1,hzrw,g10l,2ezm,3q9m "Most talk about virtualization these days centers on using server hardware more efficiently. But the technology also has the potential to ease another headache: software installation woes..."
CRN Australia: LinuxWorld: Government Open to Open Source http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2ccv,1,1g5b,4rpq,2ezm,3q9m "Speaking at LinuxWorld in Sydney, Department of Finance and Administration's Patrick Callioni said the OSS community could no longer blame government for its slow adoption of offerings like Linux..."
ZDNet UK: Bristol Council Says It Can Save B#1m with Open Source http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2ccv,1,1d88,imts,2ezm,3q9m "The local authority claims its biggest challenge was encouraging its staff to accept alternatives to Microsoft Office, with staff assuming that 'if it's cheap it must be nasty...'"
BusinessWeek: Red Hat Falls on Outlook http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2ccv,1,ipxk,if13,2ezm,3q9m "Red Hat Inc. shares fell before Wednesday's opening bell after the software maker reported solid quarterly results but projected a profit that fell short of Wall Street's target..."
Washington Post: IBM Makes A Play for Microsoft's Customers http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2ccv,1,8879,5hsv,2ezm,3q9m "International Business Machines Corp. said it will roll out an aggressive strategy today to lure business customers away from rival Microsoft Corp..."
ZDNet Australia: HP: Too Many Open Source Licences http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2ccv,1,in8k,4lq8,2ezm,3q9m "Martin Fink, Hewlett Packard's Linux vice-president, yesterday slammed the open source community's complex licensing schemes, suggesting that there are too many open source licences for developers to manage properly..."
SearchOpenSource: PostgreSQL Experts: Why Are You Still Using a Big Bucks Database http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2ccv,1,eoc5,8wwe,2ezm,3q9m "Your company doesn't have to pay big bucks for a big database..."
CIO: Help for Librarians http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2ccv,1,bmqr,iyib,2ezm,3q9m "With children clonking on keyboards, patrons downloading viruses and kleptomaniacs swiping mice, library computers quickly end up in PC morgues..."
CRN: JBoss Opens Up Messaging, Web Servers http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2ccv,1,6g86,d5b2,2ezm,3q9m "Open source company JBoss Inc. added messaging projects for service-oriented architecture on Monday in an effort to boost the company's JBoss Enterprise Middleware Suite into the enterprise market..."
NewsForge: Open Source Software Aids Healthcare Leader http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2ccv,1,9o0g,dr7g,2ezm,3q9m "Catholic Healthcare West (CHW), the largest not-for-profit healthcare provider in California, needed to consolidate its IT systems and bring greater efficiency and consistency to the infrastructure..."
Computerworld Australia: Manufacturer Moves to Linux for Stability http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2ccv,1,7hl5,bkpu,2ezm,3q9m "Automotive electronics manufacturer and a supplier to big names like General Motors Holden, Australian Arrow has migrated half its servers to Linux in two years to gain greater stability..."
Reuters: EU Warns Microsoft to Limit Vista Features http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2ccv,1,3ji0,3q8s,2ezm,3q9m "The European Union's top competition regulator has warned Microsoft Corp it won't be allowed to sell its new Vista operating system in Europe if it comes pre-loaded with certain features..." Another reason for the Vista delay?
LinuxWorld Australia: Linuxworld: Linux Continues Unix Bloodbath http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2ccv,1,3iq9,86h5,2ezm,3q9m "Even the most mission-critical, Unix-based central business systems are being replaced by Linux running on commodity hardware, according to delegates at Linuxworld 2006 conference and expo in Sydney yesterday..."
ZDNet UK: Munich Linux Migration Delayed by 'PR Stunt' http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2ccv,1,f1h2,fiu8,2ezm,3q9m "A high-profile delay to Munich's Linux migration in 2004 was actually caused by those campaigning against software patents, rather than the shadowy hand of Microsoft, according to one insider..."
SearchOpenSource: Microsoft's High Prices Drive FSW to Linux, Open Source http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2ccv,1,f9nd,gh4p,2ezm,3q9m "High costs and an urgent need for standards compliance is driving FSW Inc. away from Microsoft and into new worlds, such as server virtualization on Linux, an open source and Linux backend and open source desktops..."
Linux-Watch: CEO Jack Messman Talks About Novell's Present and Future http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2ccv,1,5qq6,3myr,2ezm,3q9m "In an interview with Linux-Watch, Messman explained where he thinks the company is today and where it, and its Linux products, are going..."
TMCnet: Red Hat Reports Fiscal Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2006 Results http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2ccv,1,cvdq,44tr,2ezm,3q9m "Red Hat, Inc. (NASDAQ:RHAT), the world's leading provider of open source solutions to the enterprise, today announced financial results for its fiscal fourth quarter and fiscal year ended February 28, 2006..."
ZDNet Australia: Sandals and ponytail set cramp Linux http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2ccv,1,a936,jfg6,2ezm,3q9m "The lax dress code of the open-source community is one of the reasons behind the software's slow uptake in commercial environments, says former Massachusetts chief information officer (CIO) Peter Quinn..."
CRN: Suse Linux CTO To Exit Novell http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2ccv,1,ghvn,q4r,2ezm,3q9m "Juergen Geck, former CTO of SUSE Linux, is slated to finish his duties at Novell at the end of this week. Novell declined to comment..."
ZDNet: The Gartner Rules: Linux, Sun Ray, and Windows/XP http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2ccv,1,cah1,8slt,2ezm,3q9m "The Myths About Desktop Linux Persist, or, at least, that's the title of a Gartner Group 'Managment Update' filed on April 13th of last year..."
LinuxInsider: Governments Go Online--Without Windows http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2ccv,1,hpi6,et5e,2ezm,3q9m "Electronic governance promises to cut corruption and improve transparency, and open source software offers a way to break South Asia's technological dependence on industrialized countries, experts say..."
Investor's Business Daily: Developers Of Free Software Commanding Pricey Valuations http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2ccv,1,6tx6,ll7k,2ezm,3q9m "How do you put a price on free? That's the question facing investors in open-source software firms..."
internetnews.com: Microsoft Gains in Server Market http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2ccv,1,tna,aehj,2ezm,3q9m "Moreover, Gavin thinks Novell's two-pronged approach of bundling Netware with SUSE Linux is alienating customers..."
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