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A Bar-Room Tale Of Novell’s SuSE Adventure
Novell's bright hopes for SuSE failed to shine, but a chance encounter in a London bar may explain how the downhill run began, claims Eric Doyle
Attachmate Divides To Integrate Novell Acquisition
Four divisions will house Attachmate's products and those gained through its purchase of Novell
Start-Up Xamarin To Continue Mono Project Work
The Novell-sponsored Mono project team has set up a new company called Xamarin folowing Attachmate layoffs
Samsung, HTC Double Market Share With Android
Google's Android has helped companies such as Samsung and HTC challenge Apple's iPhone
Enterprise Open Virtualisation From Red Hat And IBM
Red Hat and IBM have announced a new partnership to work together to make products based on KVM< ...
Ubuntu Puts Users First With Unity Interface
The highly anticipated release of Canonical’s Linux features Unity, a new user interface to replace GNOME
Regulator says Microsoft Must Sell Back Novell Patents
US Department of Justice rules that Microsoft will acquire licences for Novell patents rather than ownership
Yahoo Is Newest Member Of Linux Foundation
Yahoo has announced that it has joined the Linux Foundation to better support the Linux community
Turnkey Ubuntu-Based Linux for Amazon Cloud: Review
The Turnkey Linux service runs on Amazon Web Services and is good for test driving cloud apps
Ailing MeeGo Finds Major Chinese Backing
China's Tencent has announced an interest in helping Intel bring MeeGo to fruition
Regular Patching Beats Cyber Threats, Says Expert
A security expert has highlighted the importance of patches to keep systems safe from cyber-attacks
NASA Open Source Summit Offers Food For Thought
The US government needs to freshen up its IT apparatus and, with budgets being tight, open source looks like a good option
OpenSUSE 11.4 Updates Open-Source Apps: Review
OpenSUSE 11.4 is a modest release, marked by a raft of newly updated open-source applications and components
Stallman: Only Victims Of Tyranny Should Use Facebook
Only victims of tyranny can justify use of Facebook says freedom activist Richard Stallman. He also spoke in favour of Julian Assange and against mobile phones
Faster Linux Kernel Has Disaster Relief Mesh
The new Linux kernel has speed improvements but also has relevance for disaster relief teams
Hackers Take Out Linux Security Mailing List
The members-only security mailing list 'Vendor-Sec' has been shut down after hackers damaged its server
Coraid’s New-Age DAS Throws Out SAN Storage
Coraid claims its AoE Layer 2 protocol offers a much simpler disk storage process than iSCSI or Fibre Channel
Debian 6 Has A Few Rough Spots: Review
This latest release from the Debian project will play well in server deployments that draw on open-source components
MWC: Intel Demonstrates MeeGo OS On A Tablet – Video
Nokia may have sidelined MeeGo, but Intel still backs the panel-based mobile operating system
London Stock Exchange Moves To Linux Platform
Falling behind and under potential cyber-attack, LSE has made a move to Novell's open source SuSE Linux
Canonical And Cisco Welcome OpenStack’s Bexar Releases
Canonical and Cisco join the open-source OpenStack federated cloud initiative as new releases arrive
Novell: Community Wants OpenSUSE Foundation
The openSUSE Linux version is going to a foundation because users demanded it, says Novell's community manager Jos Poortvliet
Concerns Raised Over OpenSUSE Spin-Off
Linux version OpenSUSE could move to its own foundation, in Attachmate's acquisition of Novell
Ubuntu One Beta With Windows Support: Review
The beta release of the Windows client for Canonical's Ubuntu One service is off to a solid start, but work remains if it's to overtake Dropbox
Phone Makers Increase Support For Linux Kernel Development
Red Hat, IBM, and Novell dominate Linux kernel development but mobile companies are now getting involved
Red Hat Takes On Windows With Launch Of RHEL 6
Red Hat's launch of Enterprise Linux 6 stresses its cloud features, performance and energy savings
Serious Security Bugs Found In Android Kernel
An analysis of Google Android Froyo's open source kernel has uncovered 88 flaws that could expose users' data
Open Source: Pick Your Projects With Care
Open source really is taking over the enterprise, says Matthew Sarrel. But you still have to choose carefully which projects to do, and how to develop them
Nokia Loses Another Exec As MeeGo Boss Resigns
Nokia has lost yet another high ranking official, after the executive in charge of its MeeGo project announced his resignation