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Migrating to Linux: How and Why
Electronics Weekly: "Linux has gained a firm position in the embedded market. This raises the question of whether it is worth developing new products with Linux and replacing an existing operating system with Linux. There is effort and risk in any migration of an operating system, and the technical difficulties and analysis and planning for migration to embedded Linux require consideration and time."
Linux Foundation’s Zemlin Declares Solaris All But Dead
Linux Foundation Executive Director Jim Zemlin has said it is time for Solaris to simply move out of the way and yield the future to Linux. 'The future is Linux and Microsoft Windows. It is not Unix or Solaris,' he claims, contending that Sun's strength in long-lifecycle apps is giving way to Linux, as evidenced by the rise of Web apps, where Linux holds a decided advantage, Zemlin claims. With capabilities such as ZFS and DTrace, Sun is trying to compete based on minor features, he says. 'That's literally like noticing the view from a third-story building as it burns to the ground.'
An IT Admin’s Dream Come True: The Promise of Desktop Virtualization
Join MokaFive co-founder and CTO, John Whaley, as he discusses desktop virtualization as a potential dream-come-true for IT administrators faced with demanding users and impending disasters. Whaley will cover how desktop virtualization provides solutions to accommodate a mobile workforce including secure remote access, ability to work online or offline, running complete operating systems and applications off a USB flash drive or iPod, and centrally-managed updates delivered simultaneously. Whaley will also talk about key security benefits to building and deploying virtual desktops including malware immunity, backing up to the cloud and automatic rejuvenation.read more
Yahoo! Search Hits the Airwaves
A little over four years ago, we launched our own search engine and became a principal in the search business. Our focus since then has been the same - building the best search experience to give users a fast, easy and intuitive way to get straight to their answers. Over the past year, we've launched a number of new features that deliver against that goal: Search Assist, a tool for helping users refine and expand their search queries; SearchScan, which helps users steer clear of dangerous sites; and SearchMonkey, which allows developers and publishers to customize how their search results are presented, enabling users to customize their search experience.In addition to these three examples, along the way we've developed and launched hundreds of improvements to our search engine - index expansions and updates, new ranking models, performance tuning, etc. - all designed to improve our search quality and deliver a more relevant search experience to our users. Yahoo! is committed to innovating in search and tens of millions of users choose Yahoo! Search every day. But, we don't think that's enough. So today we're launching an integrated, nationwide, on and offline marketing campaign to remind the rest of the world (or at least everyone in the United States) that it's time to give Yahoo! Search a try.Soon you'll begin to see display ads like the one below running across the web. You'll also hear radio ads on many of your favorite programs. Here's one of our favorites:While we kept the ads lighthearted and true to the Yahoo! brand, we also didn't pull any punches. We believe in our product and are convinced that when users take it for a spin, they'll like what they find.Raj GossainVP Marketing, Yahoo! Search
IBM and Linux Distros Gang Up on the Microsoft Desktop
IBM, Canonical, Novell, Red Hat and the distributions’ hardware partners are ganging up on Microsoft, intending to push a Microsoft-free desktop alternative involving Linux, Lotus Notes and Lotus Symphony. They think they see an auspicious constellation of stars in the sky – like PC margins – paving the way to making Linux-on-the-desktop mainstream – well, more mainstream anyway. read more
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