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2004 Won’t Be the Year of the Linux Desktop
I use a Linux desktop every day. Specifically, I run SuSE Linux Professional 9.0 with KDE 3.1.4. On top of that, I use Mozilla 1.5 for my Web browsing, OpenOffice 1.1 for my word processing and spreadsheets, and Gaim 0.74 for my instant messaging needs. For those times I need a Windows program, usually PhotoShop…
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Bravman Steps Down; Nuti Takes the Reins at Symbol
In a long anticipated move, Symbol Technologies announced this morning that President and Chief Operating Officer Bill Nuti has taken the reins as Chief Executiver Officer from former CEO and acting chairman, Richard Bravman. Bravman steps down in the wake of a government investigation into accounting irregularities at the company. According to a company announcement,…
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Preview of MySQL Ready for Download
MySQL AB last week released an alpha preview of the latest version of its flagship open-source database, MySQL 5.0. The company will announce pricing and release dates when MySQL 5.0 is formally announced in early January, a spokeswoman said. MySQL’s site lists potential new features, including stored procedures based on the SQL-99 framework, which is…
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Not Enough Value In Red Hat Enterprise Linux?
Etelos Systems Inc. uses Linux and open source software, but Ahmad Baitalmal its vice-president of Information Technology, just doesn’t see enough value add to Red Hat Enterprise Linux to justify the cost increase over the older, soon to be retired, Red Hat Linux family. For the rest of his concerns, click to the full story…
