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TurboLinux Expands into European and Latin American Markets with New Language Offerings

TurboLinux, Inc., a high-performance Linux company, announced availability of its award-winning products in six new language versions targeting European and Latin American markets. The new language offerings include localized versions of the office productivity suite StarOffice and TurboLinux installer, disk partitioning utility, and configuration utilities. The product range and support …

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LinuxFest 2000: Exclusive Portrait by Mark Lakin Up for Auction

Mobius Marketing, Inc., producers of LinuxFest, has announced an additional fundraiser for LinuxFest 2000. Mark Lakin, an internationally recognized artist, has been contracted to create the 'Official' portrait of the Penguin of Liberty, which will be on display during the event. Bids may be submitted and the highest bidder will …

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RTLinux V3.0 Released by FSMLabs

FSMLabs, a service of VJY Associates LLC, has released a late beta for RTLinux V3.0, a hard realtime Linux based on Linux 2.4 and supporting x86, Alpha, and PowerPC processors. The new version features a POSIX 1003.13 API, hard realtime functionality, and the ability to take full …

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LinuxFest Venture Capital Round Table Hosted by Bruce Perens

Bruce Perens, a noted venture capital and Linux personality, will lead a Venture Capital Round Table at the Overland Park International Trade Center in Suburban Kansas City on June 20th, 2000. The event is part of LinuxFest, which will showcase the power of Linux and open source software for IT …

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Vovida CEO to Speak at LinuxFest2000 about Open Source Telephony

Alan S. Knitowski, CEO of Vovida Networks, will speak at LinuxFest2000 in Kansas City about Open Source Telephony, Linux OS and Telephony Applications, Open Source Protocols - SIP, MGCP, RTP, H.323, Linux and Packet Switched Telephony/VoIP. Vovida Networks is a pioneer of open source telephony and aims to bring …

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Win a Trip to a Sunny Island with Open Source Code!

The Open CASCADE Developer Challenge is an online contest that rewards the most outstanding Open Source code developed with Open CASCADE. The challenge closes November 1st and offers prizes for the top finalists, including a week for two on a sunny island and professional IT tools. Developers can enter in …

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Enlighten Software Solutions Announces EnlightenDSM Product at USENIX 2000 Technical Conference

Enlighten Software Solutions, Inc., a leading provider of integrated event-monitoring and systems management software for more than twenty-five operating systems, announced today that it will exhibit its EnlightenDSM product at the June 18 -- 25 USENIX 2000 Technical Conference in San Diego. System administrators are faced with more complexity than ever …

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Eurolinux Alliance Launches Pan-European Petition Against Software Patents

The Eurolinux Alliance, a coalition of European software companies and open source associations, has launched a pan-European petition to keep Europe free from software patents. The petition is receiving support from commercial software publishers in several countries. The EuroLinux Alliance also published a document called 'The EuroLinux File on Software …

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IBM DB2 Universal Database for Linux powers deckchair.com's record-breaking travel search engine

deckchair.com, a travel Web site that offers customers a new dimension in flight choice, has chosen IBM DB2 Universal Database for Linux to power its record-breaking travel search engine. The site, which has emerged from the re-build is just as simple to use, is enhanced by the world's largest …

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PolyServe and SuSE Linux Offer Affordable Clustering Technology for High-Availability and Load Balancing

PolyServe and SuSE Linux have announced the availability of Understudy 1.3 server clustering software for high-availability and load balancing on SuSE Linux. The exponential growth of the Internet has led to a need for companies to scale rapidly, and high availability clustering solutions are important for connecting two or …

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ICS Releases First Bug Fixes by Open Source Community for Open Motif Everywhere

Integrated Computer Solutions, Inc. (ICS) announced the immediate availability of the first upgrade to its existing Open Motif Everywhere distribution. This upgrade includes the first bug fixes generated by the Open Source Community and also includes improvements for those wishing to build their own versions of Open Motif from source …

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Linus Torvalds to Receive Award at LinuxWorld Conference & Expo

Linus Torvalds, the creator of Linux, will be honored with an award at the upcoming LinuxWorld Conference & Expo in San Jose. The event, which takes place from August 15th to 17th, features a lineup of keynote speeches and presentations, including one by Ransom Love, president and CEO of Caldera Systems …

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TurboLinux and Compaq Announce Alliance for Enterprise Support and Services

TurboLinux and Compaq have announced an alliance to provide support and services for enterprise users worldwide of the TurboLinux operating system on Compaq hardware platforms. Under the agreement, Compaq's Customer Services organization and Authorized Service Subcontractors will offer a full range of Compaq services offerings for TurboLinux products on all …

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Coollinux Operating System Increases Flexibility of Leading Internet Appliances

Coollogic Inc. announced today that it will license its Java-based, embedded Linux operating system to Acer for its family of Internet Appliance (IA) products. The partnership strengthens Acer's overall IA strategy from a software-enabling perspective and allows for secure e-commerce and e-marketing activities. Coollinux is customized for Acer and supports …

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Enlighten Software Solutions Launches EnlightenDSM for System and Network Administrators

Enlighten Software Solutions, Inc. has announced the release of EnlightenDSM, a cross-platform, proactive system management solution for multiple operating environments. The product suite provides comprehensive functionality with unprecedented ease of installation and use, allowing administrators to group users into logical pools and configure and manage them collectively. EnlightenDSM increases productivity …

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Zope Enhancements to be Funded on Reverse-Auction Site

Digital Creations and Cosource.com have announced a strategic partnership to drive funding and development for Zope enhancements. The agreement includes cross-linking of web pages dedicated to Zope development, along with plans to co-fund specific project enhancements. Users of Zope can now visit Cosource.com to either request feature enhancements …

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IBM Enhances WebSphere Application Server for Linux and Offers Small Business Pack with Significant Cost Savings

IBM has announced product enhancements and a software promotion to make Linux more attractive to companies of all sizes. The IBM WebSphere Application Server now supports Linux applications ranging from simple Web publishing through enterprise-scale transaction processing, and the Small Business Pack for Linux delivers the base technologies for implementing …

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Linux Stock News Adds Sair, Inc. to Client List

Linux Stock News (LSN) is a news site that provides information on Linux and open source software to investors, supporters, and other interested parties. Sair, Inc., a leading developer of Linux and GNU training materials, certification examinations, and intensive training programs, has recently joined LSN's client list. Sair Linux and …

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Shane O'Donnell to Present at LinuxFest2000

Shane O'Donnell, Open Source Project Manager for OpenNMS, will present on enterprise management software, Linux in the enterprise, and the open source movement at the upcoming LinuxFest 2000 conference in Overland Park, KS. He notes that Red Hat's IPO has legitimized open source efforts and he is excited to evangelize …

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USENIX Celebrates 25 Years of Service to the Unix and Open Systems Community

The USENIX 2000 Annual Technical Conference is being held in San Diego, California from June 18th to 23rd. The conference promises to be an outstanding event with a comprehensive lineup of tutorial programs, technical sessions and special guest speakers including Bill Joy of Sun Microsystems, Thomas Dolby Robertson, Founder of …

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