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Linux.com: Stormy Weather Ahead for Proprietary Software |
Feb. 27, 2000
Mike Corns, at Linux.com, writes . . .
". . . if industrial-age companies used the current information-age manufacturing model, two competing companies producing, let's say, nuts & bolts (fasteners) would compete by using different threading standards rather than higher quality metals or machining precision."
". . . fortunately, it
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SGI and SuSE will jointly enhance Linux high-availability |
Feb. 26, 2000
CEBIT 2000, HANNOVER, Germany -- (PRNewswire) -- SGI and SuSE Linux AG today announced the initiation of a joint engineering project to bring IRIS FailSafe, SGI's high-availability clustering software, to the Linux operating system. The two companies announced their plans to develop a version of IRIS FailSafe for high-availability applications
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The Embedded Linux Consortium "Manifesto" (draft) |
Feb. 25, 2000
Rick Lehrbaum, of LinuxDevices.com writes . . .
"A suggested vision for the organization is that of an Embedded Linux Consortium (ELC) that is 'a nonprofit, vendor-neutral trade association whose goal is the advancement and promotion of embedded Linux throughout the embedded, applied, and appliance, and applied computing markets'. The
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ZDNet UK: Samsung launches first Linux PDA |
Feb. 25, 2000
Justin Pearse writes, at ZDNet UK . . .
"Long after the rumours broke out, Korean electronics giant Samsung has launched its Yopy PDA, which the company says is the first Linux PDA."
"The device, which has no wireless capability, uses an ARM processor and features a 4-inch colour LCD
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CNET: Ericsson using Opera browser in Linux-based phone |
Feb. 25, 2000
Paul Festa writes in CNET News.com . . .
"Swedish wireless telecommunications equipment provider Ericsson will use Norwegian Opera Software's Linux-compatible browser in the Ericsson Cordless Screen Phone HS210, which offers both cordless telephony and Internet access. The Linux operating system has been making inroads in the market for nontraditional
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ZDNet UK: MobileLinux can't compete with Symbian |
Feb. 25, 2000
Justin Pearse writes, at ZDNet UK . . .
"On Thursday at CeBIT, the Symbian consortium dismissed as hype Transmeta's claim that MobileLinux would establish itself as the dominant platform for the mobile Internet."
"The message from the Symbian camp is that MobileLinux, backed up by the hype that surrounds
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Ericsson puts Linux & browser on cordless screen phone |
Feb. 25, 2000
HANNOVER, Germany -- (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Ericsson Mobile Communications and Opera Software A/S today signed an agreement for the user of the Opera for Linux Internet technology to enable World Wide Web Browsing on the Ericsson Cordless Screen Phone HS210. The Ericsson Screen Phone is a complete communication center, a
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National adds Linux support to Geode integrated processor |
Feb. 24, 2000
HANNOVER, Germany -- (BUSINESS WIRE) -- National Semiconductor Corporation today announced that it has licensed Citrix Systems, Inc.'s Independent Computing Architecture (ICA) client software for the Linux operating system. National, a leading provider of silicon solutions and development platforms for the thin client market, will use Citrix ICA to provide
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New 1-chip solution for networked Linux appliances |
Feb. 24, 2000
Waltham, MA. -- (company press release) -- NETsilicon, Inc. a leading provider of ARM-powered, system-on-silicon connectivity solutions, today announced the introduction of NET+Lx, a comprehensive embedded network connectivity system using the Linux operating system. NET+Lx combines the NET+Works embedded networking solution, the reliability and open source benefits of Linux, and
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