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tummy.com Expands Solo Hosting Offerings to Debian Linux Users

tummy.com has announced the addition of Debian Stable support to their Solo Managed Hosting offerings. This expansion is a natural progression for the company, which has had significant success with their KRUD Linux and KRUDserver Managed Hosting offerings.

The Solo Managed Hosting offering includes regular updates to Debian Stable …

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VariCAD releases new update for its mechanical CAD package

VariCAD has announced the release of a new update for its VariCAD 8.2.0.2 mechanical 3D/2D CAD package. The update is available for both Linux and Windows operating systems. The software offers many powerful tools for 3D modeling, 2D drafting, vast libraries of mechanical components, calculations, BOM's …

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MontaVista Linux Carrier Grade Edition 2.1: A Revolutionary New Product for Telecommunications

MontaVista Software Inc. has announced the release of MontaVista Linux Carrier Grade Edition 2.1, a commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) Linux solution for telecommunications. The product is designed specifically for network equipment providers as a standard, modular, communications platform and offers essential high availability features such as CompactPCI hot swap drivers …

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InceptionOS Seeking Coders and Testers for Installation Interface and Setup Tool

The InceptionOS Project is looking for coders to create an installation interface and setup tool. The initial instance should be based on an ncurses interface, with the possibility of later including X11. InceptionOS also needs testers and source hackers who are not intimidated by installing an entire distribution from scratch …

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Shape Healer: An Effective Solution for Improving Data Quality in Multi-CAD Environments

Shape Healer is a new tool that allows users to obtain high-quality import of data in standard exchange formats, and improve data quality in a multi-CAD environment. It provides functions for closing gaps on faces, correcting the model, sewing non-connected faces, customizing surfaces, detecting and analyzing topological validity, shell face …

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Storever Introduces Completely Silent Microserver for Open Source Applications

Storever has introduced a completely silent microserver, OpenBrick, designed for open source and free software applications such as GNU/Linux or FreeBSD. It is easy to use and can be used as a SOHO server, firewall with strong encryption IPSEC tunneling, thin client, and more. The device is small enough …

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Open Clustering Announces Shogun: A Powerful Software Suite for Managing Large-Scale System Deployments

Open Clustering has announced Shogun, a powerful software suite for managing large-scale system deployments. The software is built on Open Clustering's Samurai Blade Server or blade hardware and rackmount systems from other vendors. Shogun features full SNMP logging, alerts & management, remote system access, and more. It supports multiple operating systems …

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theKompany.com Announces Eighth Beta Release of Aethera Messaging and Groupware for Linux

theKompany.com is pleased to announce the eighth beta (version 0.9.9) of their Aethera Messaging and Groupware client for Linux using Qt. This release includes lots of bug fixes and speed improvements as well as final support for commercial plug ins which are now available here. Most of …

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New Web Development Tool Released: Quanta Gold

Quanta Gold is a web development software designed for professional developers who need sophisticated project management abilities and modern web site features. This new release adds Java and JSP support to the growing list of supported dialects, as well as enhancements to the CSS editor and text editor. QuantaGold can …

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OSDL Achieves Carrier Grade Linux Milestones

The Open Source Development Lab (OSDL) has announced that a number of milestones have been achieved, providing materials for input from the Open Source development community.

The Carrier Grade Technical Scope White Paper, the Linux Requirements Definition V0.5, and the Validation Framework V0.5 are now available on OSDL's …

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DesktopLinux.com Celebrates First Annual 'wIndependence Day' with Essay Contest on Switching to Linux

DesktopLinux.com has declared July 4th, 2002 as the first annual 'wIndependence Day', which celebrates the growing use of Linux on business, government, educational institution and personal end-user computer desktops as an alternative to dependence on Microsoft's Windows operating system and associated products. To mark this occasion, DesktopLinux.com is …

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IBM Opens Linux Center for Financial Services Industry

IBM has opened a Linux center in New York City to help financial services companies deploy Linux solutions. The center will provide hardware, software and services from IBM as well as various participating companies, designed to help financial services customers test and implement Linux applications.

The center represents an initial …

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Linux Motor Corp. Launches New Technical Support Offer for Linux Users

Linux Motor Corp. has announced a new technical support offer for Linux users. The service includes major distributions such as Red Hat, MandrakeSoft, Slackware, and Debian, and offers unlimited questions with guaranteed answers in 4 hours or less. Additionally, subscribers receive three free months of service and bonuses such as …

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MandrakeSoft Awarded Contract to Equip Linux Server Software for French Government Agencies

MandrakeSoft has been awarded a contract to equip Linux server software to French government agencies and ministries. This new contract enables MandrakeSoft to provide Linux software and related services to an increasing number of government agencies. The adoption of Mandrake Linux is expected to have a powerful impact in helping …

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Linux.conf.au 2003: Preparations and Sponsors Announced

The Linux.conf.au 2003 organizers and helpers have announced several milestones in preparation for the Australian National Technical Linux Conference, Linux.conf.au 2003. The Call for Papers was released in April 2002 and is open to any individual following the lines set out in the Call for Papers …

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Ajay Shingal Appointed President and CEO of Envenergy Inc.

Envenergy Inc., a developer of embedded Linux technology for web-enabling building equipment, has appointed Ajay Shingal as President and CEO. Ajay brings more than 24 years of leadership experience and technical expertise from successful high-tech companies such as IBM, AT&T, Intel, Hewlett Packard, Tality, and Cambridge Design Systems. Envenergy …

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LynuxWorks Launches BlueCat RT, a Hybrid Embedded Hard Real-Time Linux Operating System

LynuxWorks has announced the availability of BlueCat RT, a hybrid, embedded hard real-time Linux operating system that offers a comprehensive solution for systems that only require real-time in a subset of their applications. The operating system integrates RTLinux/Pro technology and LynuxWorks' own BlueCat Linux, providing OEMs with an ideal …

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SuSE Linux Releases Update for SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 7

SuSE Linux has released an update for SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 7, which includes new features and improvements for the 32-bit architecture (x86) of AMD and Intel. The update is available as FTP download or on CD and provides users with access to the latest innovations in Linux development. SuSE …

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Beonex Communicator 0.8-stable: A User-Friendly Browser with Email Application

Beonex has released Beonex Communicator 0.8-stable, a browser with email-application that focuses on easy of use and security. The project aims to make Mozilla-technology accessible to all user groups and offers a simple installation process with a reasonable base configuration. The current version is available for Windows and Linux …

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LynuxWorks Raises $4 Million in Bridge Funding

LynuxWorks reported sequential quarter over quarter revenue growth for Q3 and Q4 fiscal year 2002, attributed to increased activity in the military/aerospace markets and a solid business model.

The company also announced it has raised $4 million in bridge funding and is in negotiations with venture companies for additional …

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