● 06.19.08

● Links 19/06/2008: Linux a Supercomputing Champion, Red Hat Has Many Announcements

Posted in News Roundup at 5:59 am by Dr. Roy SchestowitzGNU/LinuxLinux Leads the Super PackOf much more interest, as I alluded to in a recent article is the penetration of Linux into this arena. Depending upon how you count the numbers provided by TOP500, between 85% and 89% of the Supercomputers are running some version of Linux.Canadian Firm Shows Faith In Ubuntu ServerTirupur Association trains members on Linux“The training is not to counterfeit Microsoft. There are customers who always insist on free operating system and software. In that case we recommend dealers to install Linux, if the customer is not ready to buy licensed software,” explains K Babu, General Secretary, TITA.AMD Catalyst 8.6 Linux DriverIn AMD’s usual fashion, this afternoon they have announced the release of new display drivers for both Linux and Windows. The Catalyst 8.6 release for Linux introduces a few bug fixes, version 2.0 of their driver installation API, and a few unannounced features are present.OLPC Spin-off Developing UI for Intel’s Classmate PCIntel could give its Classmate PC a user interface similar to One Laptop Per Child’s XO laptop, with the chip maker preparing a version of the Sugar UI found on OLPC’s laptops for its educational laptop.Nokia completes Trolltech acquisitionPCLinuxOS GNOME ReviewRed HatRed Hat unveils new virtualization initiativesRed Hat JBoss announces Java EE middleware from the cloudRed Hat Enterprise Linux 4 and 5 get another year of TLCRed Hat Network to Be Open-sourcedRed Hat plans to announce Thursday that it is open-sourcing Red Hat Network (RHN), its Web-based Linux infrastructure management platform, according to CEO Jim Whitehurst.Red Hat chief calls for open source missionary workAt his opening keynote at the Red Hat Summit in Boston, Whitehurst said the company needs to start preaching to its customers to share their internally developed code with others.DevciesLinux/RTOS combo drives industrial scanning cameraLynuxWorks announced that its Linux distribution has been adopted by a new high-speed industrial camera system from Accu-Sort Systems. The AccuVision 6010 Long-Range Camera System (AV-6010) runs on two paired distros from LynuxWorks: BlueCat Linux and the LynxOS real-time operating system (RTOS).Chip vendor joins Eclipse, ports dev toolsChoosing a microcontroller and other design decisions – Part 3Timesys Announces Strategic Alliance With LogicOpen-sourceKaltura Gets Funding, Expands its Open Source Video EffortsFirefox 3 downloads clear 8 million markDaily Debrief: Mozilla exceeds expectations of Firefox 3 launchHands-On: Firefox 3 fixes what’s broke and keeps what’s rightMy first day with Firefox 3Fennec future tied to Android and LiMoThe fate of Fennec Fox, the code-name for Mozilla’s mobile browser, is tied closely to that of the Android and LiMo phones now under development.Should Carriers Fear Open Source?Think big telecom carriers don’t use open source? Think again.MicrosoftMay Search Market Share: Nothing But GoogleThis includes even MSN/Live where the losses are even more pronounced when you fold in the decline in Club Live generated queries.Microsoft looks to nab Yahoo workersLeftovers/SurveillanceMicrosoft to delve into TV advertisingSci-fi security peddled as liberty Share in other sites/networks: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages. Permalink  Send this to a friend

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