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Volume 2, Number 27 -- July 19, 2005
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Debian Linux to Get Down to Business?
by Timothy Prickett Morgan
While lots of people in the business community talk about Linux these days, and while the various Linux distributions that are based on the Debian offshoot of Linux are probably second only to Red Hat in terms of installed base, you just don't hear businesses talking about Debian. But, if the people behind Debian have anything to do about it, Debian is going to get its act together and quite possibly become a real contender in the Linux racket. READ MORE >
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OpenLogic Delivers BlueGlue 3.2 Open Source Stack
by Timothy Prickett Morgan
Broomfield, Colorado-based OpenLogic is one of a growing number of companies trying to make a living by integrating and supporting a stack of open source software for enterprise customers, and the company has rolled out the latest release of its software stack, BlueGlue 3.2. The company has also created a free starter edition of a development stack aimed at Eclipse developers. This gives OpenLogic a two prong attack into corporations--those who already have applications running on open source code, and those who want to start developing in this manner. READ MORE >
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Intel Cranks Up the Clocks on Madison Itaniums
by Timothy Prickett Morgan
Chip maker Intel yesterday announced a tweaked version of its "Madison" generation of Itanium 2 processors that sport higher clock speeds and a faster front side bus. Provided that Intel gets its dual-core "Montecito" Itanium processors out the door at the end of the year and into systems by early next year, as the current plan is, this should be the last iteration of the Madison chips to come to market. READ MORE >
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Dell Debuts First Dual-Core PowerEdge Server
by Timothy Prickett Morgan
Server maker Dell last week put its first PowerEdge server into the field using a dual-core processor. Because Dell is exclusively shipping processors from Intel and has shunned chips from rival Advanced Micro Devices, Dell has to start at the low-end of the market and make do with the dual-core "Smithfield" Pentium D chip, which is the only dual-core X64 processor that Intel makes today. READ MORE >
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But Wait, There's More
Two Flaws Found in Kerberos Authentication . . . Novell Gets Stronger Partnership with Fujitsu-Siemens . . . SAS Supports Linux on Itanium . . . Red Hat and Novell Partner with Openexchange to Push Groupware, Pull SLOX Base . . . Judge Pushes Out SCO-IBM Trial Date . . . IBM Chills Out Server Racks with Heat Exchanger . . . Oracle Delivers 10g Release 2 Database . . . READ MORE >
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Reader Feedback and Insights
We value your feedback and insights. Feel free to send a letter to the editor. Letters may be printed, unless otherwise specified, and edited for clarity or length. READ MORE >
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Editor: Timothy Prickett Morgan
Contributing Editors: Dan Burger, Joe Hertvik, Kevin Vandever,
Shannon O'Donnell, Victor Rozek, Hesh Wiener, Alex Woodie
Publisher and Advertising Director: Jenny Thomas
Advertising Sales Representative: Kim Reed
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