Linux Small Business Server News
- AMD pushes ahead with server chips Sunday, July 3, 2011 @ 8:14PMAMD unveils a pair of Athlon chips for servers, continuing its fledgling effort to become a fixture in the lucrative market.
- Coraid's AoE storage approach anyone? Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 3:05AMStorage data communication has become too complicated and expensive. So I love it when I see a technology that genuinely reduces complexity-and saves money-without an obvious performance downside. I am sure cash-strapped small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in particular would concur.
- AVG Enables Increased Secure Cloud Experience for Amazon EC2 Users Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 2:14AMAMSTERDAM--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AVG first to offer Amazon EC2 AMIs globally; secured and preconfigured with FREE AVG Anti-virus
- McGill University Deploys QLogic for Advanced HPC Cluster Tuesday, June 21, 2011 @ 7:00AMALISO VIEJO, Calif. -- QLogic Corp. today announced that its TrueScale InfiniBand solutions have been deployed in a new HPC cluster at McGill University in Montreal, Canada's leading scientific research institute.
- SMBs need helping hand for high-performance computing: IDC Tuesday, June 21, 2011 @ 5:01AMCloud computing could help boost the use of high-performance computing (HPC) among small and medium-size businesses, but there are hurdles that have to be overcome before that can happen, IDC said on Monday during a presentation at the International Supercomputing Conference in Hamburg, Germany.
- Comdex cozies up to the workplace Monday, June 20, 2011 @ 8:10PMThis year's trade show will forgo a golf shirt in favor of a business suit and focus more on corporate information-technology products than consumer electronics.
- Multinationals out themselves as big Aaas fans Tuesday, May 31, 2011 @ 7:01AM60% more MNCs will 'migrate to the cloud' this year Comment The Artificial Intelligence guru Ray Kurzweil believes that technology, accelerating exponentially, is converging on a point some 20 years ahead when in a flash of universal illumination he calls " The Singularity ". It will solve all the problems of mankind.…
- CompTIA Encourages Members, IT Industry to Tap Into Federal Funding for Job Training Tuesday, May 3, 2011 @ 10:18AMDOWNERS GROVE, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CompTIA says an estimated $240 million in newly launched federal grant money for job training programs can help employers – small, medium and large – address their need for skilled technology workers.
- Red Hat Offers Early Access to Next-Generation Java EE 6 Platform Tuesday, May 3, 2011 @ 7:00AMBOSTON--(BUSINESSWIRE)-- Java industry leader opens JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6 Early Adopter Program Red Hat Summit and JBoss World – Red Hat, Inc. , the world's leading provider ...
- Google told to pay $US5m in Linux patent suit Thursday, April 21, 2011 @ 7:23PMA jury in Texas has ruled against Google in a patent suit concerning the Linux kernel and ordered the company to pay $US5 million in damages to Bedrock Computer Technologies which filed the suit in June 2009. Apart from Google, Softlayer Technologies, CitiWare Technology Solutions, Yahoo!, MySpace, Amazon.com, PayPal, Match.com, AOL and the CME Group were named as defendants. In the suit ...
- Web Host, M5 Hosting Boosts Monthly Data Transfer 500% Tuesday, April 19, 2011 @ 9:04AMThe upgrades universally apply to all Web hosting customers under existing dedicated servers and colocation agreements with 250GB or 350GB per month data transfer
- Try out these 7 free security tools for Linux Wednesday, April 13, 2011 @ 5:08AMTransitioning to a Server - How to move a small business from an ad hoc to a server based network. What Is a Server? – For the small business owner, adding a server to your network doesn’t need to be a daunting task
- DIY: PageKite allows you to host a site from your desktop Thursday, March 3, 2011 @ 1:53PMInterested in serving up web content from your desktop, without having to have an dedicated IP address or passing traffic through a router brings up some pretty cool possibilities? Here's a way to do that.
- Xen.org Unveils Ultimate Cloud Development Environment with First Xen Cloud Platform Release Thursday, March 3, 2011 @ 11:00AMXen.org, the home of the open source Xen hypervisor, today announced the availability of Xen® Cloud Platform 1.0. Developed as part of the Xen Cloud Project introduced in 2009, XCP 1.0 provides a full-featured solution for small and medium size enterprises wanting to build private clouds, as well as open source enthusiasts, universities and researchers wanting to experiment with cloud computing.
- Top 10 DB2 Support Issues Thursday, March 3, 2011 @ 7:17AMHere are 10 DB2 disasters - and how to avoid them.
- Copyright laws are stifling art, but the public domain can save us Wednesday, February 23, 2011 @ 3:04PMArtists steal. It's a well-known fact. Blues musicians built upon the tradition of other blues musicians playing on the same circuit, and rock musicians built upon their music in turn, sometimes appropriating wholesale their songs and styles.
- How to select outsourced tech-support services Monday, February 21, 2011 @ 2:56PMChoosing a tech support service can be challenging because so many have cropped up in recent years. Here are some tips for finding one and making the most of the relationship.
- Canonical Opens Up Catalog of Linux-Friendly Components Thursday, February 10, 2011 @ 6:29PMThe online listings promise to help ensure Linux compatibility for both manufacturers and users.
- There are alternatives to Blackboard and Moodle: Instructure Canvas goes open source Tuesday, February 1, 2011 @ 1:35PMCan the open sourcing of a sophisticated LMS finally break the log jam in the LMS market caused by the ubiquity of Blackboard and the easy "free-ness" of Moodle?
- NFC-enabled mobile phone to launch in UK Friday, January 28, 2011 @ 4:41AMEverything Everywhere and Barclaycard have teamed up to bring 'mobile wallet' payments to the UK, using a near-field communications-enabled mobile phone ( ZDNet UK - Mobile IT )
- IBM makes appealing virtual desktop play for the midmarket Tuesday, January 25, 2011 @ 4:49PMIBM today announced a VDI (virtual desktop infrastructure) offering aimed at small and medium-sized businesses, a play that could lure holdouts to
- SPYRUS(R) Debuts New CyberSecurity Storage and Management Solutions at RSA Conference 2011 Tuesday, January 25, 2011 @ 11:28AMNew PocketVault P-384 Encrypting Flash Drive Protects Business-Critical Documents for Any Computing Platform; SPYRUS to Demonstrate Enterprise Management System at Show
- SPYRUS(R) Debuts New CyberSecurity Storage and Management Solutions at RSA Conference 2011 Tuesday, January 25, 2011 @ 11:21AMSAN JOSE, CA--(Marketwire - 01/25/11) - SPYRUS, a leading provider of trusted mobility solutions, announced its first use-anywhere/cross-platform secure storage device for users seeking to secure business and personal documents and records. The new PocketVault P-384 encrypting USB flash drive uses the same security designed to protect military secrets and runs on Mac OS, Windows and Linux. Like ...
- At IBM the Mainframe is the Main Event Tuesday, January 25, 2011 @ 6:12AMIBM has once again made a hit with the mainframe, as Big Blue's Systems & Technology Group (STG) saw revenues increase 21 percent overall and mainframe sales rise nearly 70 percent in Q4 of 2010.
- RhoSync Brings Salesforce.com Social Apps To iPhone, Android Wednesday, January 19, 2011 @ 10:18AMVersion 2.1 delivers integration with Salesforce's Chatter and REST APIs, allowing mobile workers ready access to a company's collaboration applications.
- CES Surprises: The World It Is a-Changin' Monday, January 10, 2011 @ 7:09AMThis CES was full of surprises -- from Microsoft announcing Windows on ARM, to both AMD and Intel coming up with solutions no one had seen coming, to Nvidia building a Super ARM blended graphics/processor chip. And the TV company making most of the announcements wasn't Panasonic, Sony or Samsung -- it was little Vizio, which probably gave a lot of TV executives a bit of heartburn.
- Free Online Invoicing Tool Boosts Productivity Tuesday, January 4, 2011 @ 6:04PMBamboo Invoice saves money, plus its server-side installation allows access from any PC at anytime.
- Elephants can dance, if you sing well Monday, December 6, 2010 @ 5:41AMBack to the blue-eyed boy or sitting duck or punching bag, whatever you choose to call it. Mainframe, yes, again. Another interview where we try to understand why in the first place would elephants risk dancing? And when they do, is it a party? Enjoy this interview with BMC’s James Russell.
- Elephants can dance, if you sing well Monday, December 6, 2010 @ 5:41AMBack to the blue-eyed boy or sitting duck or punching bag, whatever you choose to call it. Mainframe, yes, again. Another interview where we try to understand why in the first place would elephants risk dancing? And when they do, is it a party? Enjoy this interview with BMC’s James Russell.
- Five Awesome Free Tools for Small Businesses Friday, November 19, 2010 @ 2:10AMThere are tons of freebies on the Web, but these useful services are for small businesses.
- Reportlinker Adds Global Server Virtualization Software Industry Thursday, November 18, 2010 @ 1:02PMReportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue:
- The Corporate Hoax on Linux Revisited, or I Said It Once... Tuesday, November 2, 2010 @ 7:33AMThe very same corporations that are making small fortunes with Linux servers give short shrift to Linux Desktop, I argued in a recent article, setting off a spirited discussion. Many of you responded with counterarguments, siding -- surprisingly -- with businesses. Perhaps not surprisingly, I continue to maintain that my original centention is valid.
- InMage's New vContinuum Software Offers SMBs Simplified Backup and Replication for VMware Virtual Environments Wednesday, October 27, 2010 @ 12:49PMSANTA CLARA, CA--(Marketwire - October 27, 2010) - InMage® ( www.inmage.com ) today announced vContinuum, a new software product designed for disk backup and disaster recovery of VMware ESX/vSphere virtual machine (VM) environments. Based on continuous data protection technology, InMage vContinuum offers small and medium-sized businesses a single, cost-effective ...
- InMage's New vContinuum Software Offers SMBs Simplified Backup and Replication for VMware Virtual Environments Wednesday, October 27, 2010 @ 11:20AMSANTA CLARA, CA--(Marketwire - 10/27/10) - InMage ( www.inmage.com ) today announced vContinuum, a new software product designed for disk backup and disaster recovery of VMware ESX/vSphere virtual machine (VM) environments. Based on continuous data protection technology, InMage vContinuum offers small and medium-sized businesses a single, cost-effective solution for ...
- 7 programming languages on the rise Monday, October 25, 2010 @ 5:04PMIn the world of enterprise programming, the mainstream is broad and deep. Code is written predominantly in one of a few major languages. For some shops, this means Java; for others, it's C# or PHP. Sometimes, enterprise coders will dabble in C++ or another common language used for high-performance tasks such as game programming, all of which turn around and speak SQL to the database.
- OpenStack platform has first major release, named Austin Thursday, October 21, 2010 @ 10:50AMThe OpenStack project has received its first major code release, nicknamed Austin, and is designed to salve fears of platform lock-in in the cloud by pushing open standards and open source code ( ZDNet UK - Cloud )
- Samsung SCX-5635FN Thursday, October 14, 2010 @ 5:06PMThe Samsung SCX-5635FN monochrome laser MFP provides an abundance of features and good print speed for a workgroup or small office.
- Staples Announces Backup And Restore Services Wednesday, October 13, 2010 @ 3:43PMThriveSafe and ThriveSave hybrid on-premises appliance and cloud services automates server data backup and provides a unified business continuity and data protection platform.
- Ubuntu Community Members Reach Out to Windows XP Orphans Tuesday, October 5, 2010 @ 9:23AMThe VAR Guy: "As Windows XP fades into the sunset, Ubuntu community members are trying to reach out to millions of Windows XP users to get them to switch to Linux."
- Aretta Creates White-Label Partner Program Tuesday, October 5, 2010 @ 9:00AMIn response to months of interest and inquiry from the reseller community, Aretta Communications has established an extensive white-label partner program that enables resellers to buy on a wholesale basis from Aretta and create branded IP-PBX solutions for their customers.
- Symantec lays out encryption roadmap Tuesday, September 28, 2010 @ 6:57PMSymantec is laying down a strategy for integrating the two encryption-software companies it acquired, PGP Corp and GuardianEdge Technologies.
- HOB Debuts New Version of Secure Remote Access Software Offering Expanded Security Functionality and Platform Support Tuesday, September 28, 2010 @ 8:18AMHAWTHORNE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--HOB, Inc. today announced it has debuted an enhanced version of its browser-based secure remote access software – HOB Remote Desktop VPN 1.4. The new SSL-VPN solution provides users with secure remote access to enterprise data and applications as well as desktop computers. The new version offers expanded security functionality, additional platform support and an ...
- HOB Debuts New Version of Secure Remote Access Software Offering Expanded Security Functionality and Platform Support Tuesday, September 28, 2010 @ 8:00AMHAWTHORNE, N.Y.----HOB, Inc. today announced it has debuted an enhanced version of its browser-based secure remote access software – HOB Remote Desktop VPN 1.4. The new SSL-VPN solution provides users with secure remote access to enterprise data and applications as well as desktop computers.
- Tilera: Server with 800 cores could ship next year Tuesday, September 28, 2010 @ 7:15AMA server with 800 processor cores could ship next year with Tilera's next-generation 100-core chips inside, a company executive said Monday. The new Tile-GX100 chips are made for 64-bit computing. Each core runs at up to 1.5GHz and include 32MB of aggregate cache. The processor is based on the RISC (reduced instruction set computing) design.
- HP offers path from HP 9000 to Integrity systems Monday, September 27, 2010 @ 5:40AMIDG News Service - Hewlett-Packard has released new software to help customers move off of their aging HP 9000 servers and onto its newer Integrity systems.
- HP launches new Intel Itanium-based Integrity servers Monday, September 27, 2010 @ 5:12AMNew hardware range includes Hitachi built StorageWorks P9500 array Hewlett-Packard has released new software to help customers move off of their ageing HP 9000 servers and onto its newer Integrity systems. The two server platforms use incompatible versions of HP-UX. The HP 9000s are based on HP's now defunct PA-RISC processor, and the newer Integrity servers use Intel Itanium chips.
- HP offers path from HP 9000 to Integrity hardware Monday, September 27, 2010 @ 3:34AMRolls out a storage array that scales to 2,000 small-form-factor drives HP has released new software to help customers move off of their aging HP 9000 servers and on to its newer Integrity systems.
- HP Offers Path From HP 9000 to New Hardware Sunday, September 26, 2010 @ 11:29PMHewlett-Packard has released new software to help customers move off of their aging HP 9000 servers and onto its newer Integrity systems. Hewlett-Packard - HP - Hardware - Operating system - HP 3000
- Red Hat still kicking despite intense competition Thursday, September 23, 2010 @ 8:02AMLinux distributor has grown its market share four years after Oracle CEO Larry Ellison launched onslaught targeting Red Hat's business, says senior exec who points to company's latest positive financial results.
- Novell, SAP Buddy Up On SUSE Linux-based SAP Apps Wednesday, September 22, 2010 @ 4:20PMSimplified and enhanced scalability for high-performance computing SUSE Linux distributions - Linux - Operating system - Novell - VMware