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Nginx Is Releasing a Commercial Edition of Its Namesake Open Source Web Server Software
Aug 22, 2013Nginx is releasing a commercial edition of its namesake open source Web server software, called Nginx Plus, which it will market as a software alternative to application delivery controllers (ADCs). "The features that have been added are ...
Tags: Computer Products, software
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Oracle and Microsoft Have Announced a Partnership
Jun 26, 2013Oracle and Microsoft have announced a partnership that will see Oracle's database,application server,Java programming language and other products find a home inside Microsoft's Azure cloud service.? The deal,which will also provide Oracle ...
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One of a Strong Pipeline of Raspberry Pi Solutions to Be Launched This Year
Jun 21, 2013Raspberry Pi owners can now quickly and easily turn their Pi into a low-cost media center for their home or office, with a new XBMC bundle from element14. One of a strong pipeline of Raspberry Pi solutions to be launched this year, ...
Tags: Raspberry Pi, Element14, Media Center
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Mark Shuttleworth Closed Ubuntu's Seriocomic Bug #1 Report on Thursday
May 31, 2013Open-source advocate Mark Shuttleworth closed Ubuntu's seriocomic Bug #1 report on Thursday after leaving it open nearly nine years. The move heralded a major shift in rhetoric from the leader of the world's most popular Linux distribution. ...
Tags: Ubuntu, Bug#1 Report
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Puppet Introduced a Programming Language to Give Administrators More Flexibility
May 29, 2013With an update to its namesake configuration tool, Puppet Labs has introduced a programming language designed to give administrators more flexibility in scripting their deployment routines. Puppet 3.2.1, the first public release in the ...
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New Ubuntu Operating System Offers Better Boot Times and More Efficient Power Management
Apr 26, 2013The latest release of the Ubuntu operating system, version 13.04, which will be released today, uses less system and memory resources, offers better boot times and more efficient power management, according to Canonical, the company behind ...
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The Low-Power Capabilities of Arm-Based Processors Have Created High Expectations
Apr 17, 2013The low-power capabilities of ARM-based processors have created high expectations for their use in servers, but one of Dell's top engineers said they are unlikely to take off until 64-bit versions hit the market. "I don't think you'll see ...
Tags: ARM Servers, 64-Bit Processors
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ARM-Based Processors'low-Power Capability Created High Expectations for The Use in Servers
Apr 16, 2013The low-power capabilities of ARM-based processors have created high expectations for their use in servers, but one of Dell's top engineers said they are unlikely to take off until 64-bit versions hit the market. "I don't think you'll see ...
Tags: 64-Bit, Computer Products, ARM
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Novell's Network Operating System Software Was Almost Ubiquitous in The Enterprise
Apr 11, 2013Two decades ago, Novell's network operating system software was almost ubiquitous in the enterprise. Now, its current president wants to restore Novell to a similar level of prominence. "The Novell Corporation was at one time one of the ...
Tags: Novell Exec, Computer Products
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Three Versions of Its Popular Linux Distribution Will Reach End of Life in May
Apr 9, 2013Hard on the heels of Canonical's decision last month to halve the support life for non-LTS releases of Ubuntu Linux, the company late last week announced that three versions of its popular Linux distribution will reach end of life in May. ...
Tags: server version, Computer Products
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Oracle to Release a Series of Applications That Take Advantage of in-Memory Computing
Apr 9, 2013Oracle is planning to release a series of applications that take advantage of in-memory computing, a move that will up the competitive ante between itself and SAP. While Oracle announced more than a dozen in-memory applications on ...
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Oracle Has Ported One of Its Most Coveted Solaris Tools to The Linux Platform
Mar 5, 2013Oracle has ported one of its most coveted Solaris tools to the Linux platform, a real-time debugging tool called DTrace, though the company has made it officially available only for its own Oracle Linux distribution. With the release of ...
Tags: Oracle, Solaris tools, Linux platform
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Linaro Launched an Initiative to Develop Code to Run Routers, Switches and Others
Feb 22, 2013Hoping to extend Linux's reach to ARM-based networking equipment, the not-for-profit engineering group Linaro has launched an initiative to develop code to run routers, switches and other networking equipment. "As companies use ARM more ...
Tags: networking, networking equipment
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Linux Distributions to Be Installed on Windows 8 Computers
Feb 18, 2013Freeing the way for independent Linux distributions to be installed on Windows 8 computers, the Linux Foundation has released software that will allow Linux to work with computers running the UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) ...
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Software That Allows Linux to Work with Computers Running UEFI Was Released
Feb 16, 2013The Linux Foundation has released software that will allow Linux to work with computers running the UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) firmware, which all Windows 8 machines do. The Linux Foundation Secure Boot System solves a ...
Tags: Linux Foundation, software, UEFI, Windows 8 machines