Technalign, Inc. has partnered with A & G Computers in New York to provide a 64-bit AMD +2800 computer for under $300. The certified system will include a SATA 80 GB hard drive, CD-RW, 256 MB of DDR2 533 memory, PCI Express support, and a full OEM copy of the newly …
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Trolltech has released Qt 4.2, a new version of its popular framework for high performance cross-platform application development. The release includes a number of improvements and performance optimizations, such as a new Graphics View that enables construction of high performance interactive applications handling millions of 2D graphics objects, enhanced …
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Nuxeo, a leading open source ECM platform vendor, announced that its next version, Nuxeo 5, will be based on Java EE and renamed from Nuxeo CPS. The platform is designed to address the business process efficiency and compliance needs of western companies. The switch to Java technology increases programmer productivity …
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The linux.conf.au 2007 conference has been extended to a full week and will feature more community-organized streams, called 'miniconfs', than ever before. The event is regarded as one of the world's best events for Linux and Open Source developers. Over 250 submissions were received for talks, tutorials, and …
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Mandriva Linux Corporate Server 4.0 is a full, open solution that allows users to deploy servers in any environment with ease. The new version includes features such as modularity and customization, support for a variety of enterprise software, virtualization technologies, directory server integration, and security maintenance. Mandriva provides a …
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More than 200 members of the KDE community, related projects, industry partners, and interested users will be gathering Friday for aKademy 2006 at Trinity College Dublin to work on the next-generation desktop, KDE 4, and desktop standards. The aKademy conference will run through Saturday, September 30.
Attendees will begin arriving …
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The Linux Professional Institute (LPI) will participate in a United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) Symposium on Free and Open Source Software on August 29, 2006 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City. LPI's Director of Operations, Glenn McKnight, will speak about 'Free and Open Source …
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MySQL AB and Greatlinux Inc. have announced a strategic partnership to deliver commercial MySQL-based solutions to the Chinese market. The partnership is significant as it marks MySQL's first entry into the Chinese market and shows strong confidence in the country's growing IT industry. Greatlinux Inc., a leading open source solutions …
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Germany's c't Magazine Names Open Source Database the Benchmark Winner over Oracle, DB2, PostgreSQL, Others Munich, Germany -- August 28, 2006 -- MySQL AB, developer of the world's most popular open source database, announced today that its internal benchmark team has won an international contest sponsored by the renowned IT industry magazine …
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The MySQL open source database has become the database-of-choice for the new generation of highly-popular Internet companies pioneering new 'Web 2.0' innovation. Leading Web 2.0 sites such as YouTube, Flickr, Habbo Hotel, Linden Labs, CyWorld, Technorati, Facebook, FeedBurner, Feedster, Wikipedia, Digg, LiveJournal, Mixi.jp, SimpleStar, PhotoBucket, 37signals, del …
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The OpenVZ project has released an operating system-level server virtualization software in the form of a kernel build for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 (RHEL4), with enhancements that provide users with additional flexibility.
The new features include the ability to call virtual environments by designated names, set the number of …
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SYSGO, a European vendor of reliable device software, has released ELinOS v4.1, an Industrial Grade Linux solution for the growing Embedded Linux market. The release includes CODEO and COGNITO, SYSGO's application development framework, which enables users to analyze their Embedded Linux application's timing behavior and take a close look …
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The Cleversafe project has launched a new open source project called DSGrid File System, which allows a dispersed storage grid to appear as a mountable file system for Linux-based software applications. The new dsgfs project enables users to seamlessly store data on the Cleversafe Research Storage Grid or any other …
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Trolltech has announced Qtopia GreenphoneTM, the first open Linux mobile device for application developers. Greenphone enables commercial and open source developers, in-house software developers and handset manufacturers to create, modify and test Linux-based mobile phone applications on a working GSM/GPRS device, making the applications easier to build and faster …
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Leading IT security software provider BitDefender is showcasing its new family of anti-malware products for mixed Windows and Linux enterprise environments at Linux World San Francisco 2006. The company will be giving away a limited number of 90-day trials for all these products to media and analysts who stop by …
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The Linux Professional Institute (LPI) and Free Standards Group (FSG) have announced a partnership to promote Open Standards and professional certification in Latin America. The two organizations will collaborate on a five-city IT tour in Brazil, which includes leading companies such as IBM and Novell, local LPI training partners, and …
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The OpenVZ project has announced that its operating system-level server virtualization software technology is now incorporated into Debian GNU/Linux, giving users full access to OpenVZ software and increasing server utilization rates. The OpenVZ software conforms with the LSB/FHS (Linux Standard Base/File Hierarchy Standard) and has been revised …
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ObjectWeb Consortium Member eXo Platform SARL has announced the availability of the first complete open-source content management and repository solutions that allow users to create, manage and store documents from a customized, single point-of-access Web portal.
The newly available capabilities - eXo Enterprise Content Management (ECM) and eXo Java Content Repository …
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Scalix Corporation, a leading Linux email, calendaring and integration platform company, announced that it will turn its popular Scalix Community Edition free software product into an open source project. The company will contribute major parts of the source code of the Scalix platform to the community, allowing more options for …
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Technalign, Inc. has started shipments of TaFusion MEPIS Linux Frontier, the next generation of TaFusion MEPIS Linux that is Ubuntu based.
The company also announced that they would start development of the 64-bit version of the operating system to be followed by their Enterprise Server offering. Although Frontier was scheduled …
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