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1 hr ago | WEBSPHERE Journal

Red Hat Advances Virtualization Standing with Qumranet Acquisition

Robert Kapa a wrote: "I'm sure, Mac and Linux version will be available soon too." - the same I thoug... Sep.

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6 hrs ago | PC World

Red Hat Buys Qumranet to Extend Virtualization Reach

Red Hat has expanded its support for virtualization technologies with the acquisition of Israeli software company Qumranet, developer of the open-source KVM project, for US$107 million.

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10 hrs ago | The Register

Red Hat buys Qumranet, sidesteps Microsoft

Red Hat has bought Qumranet, the company behind KVM virtualisation technology, for about $107m in cash.

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15 hrs ago | Sun Bloggers

Sun HPC ClusterTools 8.0

As I mentioned yesterday the next release of ClusterTools is out today... below is an official announcement.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, High Performance Computing, CPU, Open Source Software

Wed Sep 03, 2008

Engadget

Leaked flyer reveals pricing, configurations for Dell Inspiron Mini 9

It's everything but official , but hopefully the image above will enable you to rest easy knowing that you'll soon be able to order yourself a Dell netbook starting at $349. The Dell Inspiron Mini 9 will ...

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Open Source Software, Ubuntu

IT Manager's Journal

Ask Linux.com: Lost passwords, lost files, and terminal tricks redux

By Linux.com Staff on August 31, 2008 Share Comments This week in the neverending drama in the Linux.com forums: resetting lost passwords, making your own SSL certificate, and the return of an old favorite for ...

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CNET News.com

'Happy Birthday to GNU' marks 25 years

The Free Software Foundation has released Happy Birthday to GNU to celebrate the silver anniversary of the operating system.

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ZDNet Blogs

Xen engine 3.3 released

On August 27th, the Xen engine version 3.3 was released on Xen.org , the site that houses the open source Xen project.

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Related Topix: Computers, PC, PDAs, Open Source Software, Science / Technology, CPU

Tue Sep 02, 2008

The Hindu

Software vending machine at Technopark

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: And you thought only colas and crispies can be had from a vending machine? How about one that has on its 'menu' such things as 'Ubuntu' and 'Fedora'? Well, that is just the kind of gizmo ...

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Related Topix: Ubuntu, Science / Technology, Open Source Software

Linux Journal

The Original Magazine of the Linux Community

The August 2th "Linux Product Insider" features Memopal Online Backup, gNewSense 2.1, Super Talent Pico D USB Drive, SEH's PS56 WLAN Print Server and the new book Building Embedded Linux Systems Here's what's ...

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The INQUIRER

Citibank infuriating its customers with Linux-hostile site

IF YOU BUY one of those nifty Linux preloaded notebooks from the likes of Dell, Asus, or Lenovo, the default web browser will always be Firefox.

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Related Topix: Rutgers University, Computers, Laptops/Notebooks, Open Source Software, Science / Technology, Blog News

Mon Sep 01, 2008

Time

Google Enters the Browser Wars

A new superpower just entered the long-simmering browser war: On Tuesday, after years of secret work, Google, the world's most-popular search engine, will unveil its own browser, called "Chrome. Apple, Google ...

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Related Topix: Internet, Science / Technology, Social Software, Open Source Software, Blog News, Emerging Technology, Search Engines, Computers

Press-Telegram

Opera hits right notes as browser

After years of thinking that the Firefox Web browser provided the best possible Internet experience, a strong contender has emerged on my desktop computers over the past month.

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Gizmonews

MSI's 8.9-inch Wind U90 in the flesh, Linux version shipping for 339 Euro

While MSI's 8.9-inch Wind U90 first made an appearance in June at Computex , it took MSI this long to flesh out all details -- which is actually a relief, given the ridiculous quantity of Eee PC SKUs ASUS has ...

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TechNewsWorld

Dell Takes Aim at Emerging Markets With Simplified PCs

Departing from its one-size-fits-all strategy, Dell is introducing a line of computers directly targeted at small businesses in emerging markets worldwide.

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Related Topix: Hewlett Packard, Semiconductors, Electronics, Intel, IBM, Computers, Open Source Software, Science / Technology

Sun Aug 31, 2008

The Mark Gibbs Feed

Reader feedback and Linux distros

Last week I discussed the SliTaz Linux distro and the use of QEMU to launch a virtual machine on Windows in which SliTaz or pretty much any other operating system can run.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Open Source Software, Opinion

OSNews.com

RE[2]: Yeah so what..?

"Ubuntu never positioned itself as a Debian derivative, like Xandros, Mepis, or Knoppix.

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Related Topix: Ubuntu, Science / Technology, Open Source Software

Sat Aug 30, 2008

CBC News

Back to school: Latest laptop choices

Manufacturers have a tendency to roll out new machines during the summer months for the consideration of back-to-school buyers, which makes late August and early September the prime seasons for notebook ...

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Related Topix: Computers, Keyboards, Laptops/Notebooks, Science / Technology, Open Source Software

OSNews.com

Introduction to Free Pascal 2.0

After five years of development, Free Pascal 2.0 is ready. With the new compiler, its authors believe they are ready to become a larger open source development platform.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Open Source Software, Science, Computer Science, Apple, Programming Languages

O'Reilly

LPI Linux Certification in a Nutshell

LPI Linux Certification in a Nutshell, Second Edition is a thoroughly researched reference to the Linux Professional Institute exams.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Open Source Software

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