http://www.channelinsider.com Linux and Unix - RSS Feeds en-us Sun, 05 Jul 2009 16:02:10 -0400 Sun, 05 Jul 2009 16:02:10 -0400 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:54:25 -0400 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Linux-and-Unix/Mozilla-Releases-Firefox-35-Update-322362/?kc=rss - Approximately a year after pushing out the third generation of its Firefox browser, Mozilla released its first major update on Tuesday, version 3.5. Initially scheduled in March as Firefox 3.1, the release was delayed and renamed to account for a bevy of new features Mozilla had in the works. This...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Linux-and-Unix/Mozilla-Releases-Firefox-35-Update-322362/?kc=rss Fri, 03 Apr 2009 15:34:27 -0400 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Linux-and-Unix/Can-SLED-11-from-Novell-Power-Enterprise-Netbooks-129592/?kc=rss - Novell's Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop has never been a run-of-the-mill Linux distribution; from the outset, Novell's interpretation of Suse Linux has been squarely aimed at business PCs in a networked environment. With SLED 11, Novell shows its commitment to the enterprise by incorporating new ...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Linux-and-Unix/Can-SLED-11-from-Novell-Power-Enterprise-Netbooks-129592/?kc=rss Tue, 24 Mar 2009 09:59:50 -0400 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Linux-and-Unix/Novell-Targets-Data-Center-with-SUSE-Linux-Enterprise-11-829896/?kc=rss - Novell is going greener today, announcing the availability of SUSE Linux Enterprise 11, which it says is designed for the next-generation data center, offering better energy efficiency, high availability, and virtualization support. That could be welcome news for IT solution providers and IT o...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Linux-and-Unix/Novell-Targets-Data-Center-with-SUSE-Linux-Enterprise-11-829896/?kc=rss Tue, 05 Aug 2008 12:53:19 -0400 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Linux-and-Unix/Novell-Loses-its-Channel-Chief/?kc=rss - Eight months after she joined Novell as global channel chief, Pat Bernard has left the building. A Novell spokeswoman said Bernard left to quot;pursue other interests. quot; The company offered no further information about the circumstances surrounding Bernard's departure. Novell is quot;acti...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Linux-and-Unix/Novell-Loses-its-Channel-Chief/?kc=rss Mon, 11 Feb 2008 06:06:40 -0500 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Linux-and-Unix/Linspire-Helps-VARs-Custom-Build-Linux-Desktops/?kc=rss - Linspire has launched a service for its partners aimed at making it easier for resellers and white box builders to offer custom-built desktop Linux configurations. The Linux Build Service will speed the time for market for VARs offering Linux desktop configurations, according to Linspire. ...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Linux-and-Unix/Linspire-Helps-VARs-Custom-Build-Linux-Desktops/?kc=rss Fri, 11 May 2007 11:24:00 -0400 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Linux-and-Unix/OpenSource-EMail-Provider-Enhances-Partner-Program/?kc=rss - Open-source enterprise messaging provider Scalix plans to enhance its partner program by offering via Red Hat Exchange a subscription version of its e-mail and calendaring product for small businesses, starting this summer. The move makes the technology more widely available to SMBs (small and mids...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Linux-and-Unix/OpenSource-EMail-Provider-Enhances-Partner-Program/?kc=rss Tue, 08 May 2007 10:05:00 -0400 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Linux-and-Unix/Who-Are-the-Linux-Desktop-Users/?kc=rss - A typical Linux desktop user is a guy in his twenties who's computer savvy but may very well not be an IT professional. Those are some of the conclusions you can draw from the just-released openSUSE survey results. The survey, published by OpenSUSE.org (PDF download), was run for almost three mo...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Linux-and-Unix/Who-Are-the-Linux-Desktop-Users/?kc=rss Mon, 16 Apr 2007 10:21:00 -0400 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Linux-and-Unix/Ubuntu-704-to-Arrive-April-19/?kc=rss - For Linux business users, the most important Linux release of 2007 so far is Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. But for most other Linux fans, the upcoming release of Ubuntu Version 7.04 on April 19 demands more attention. This new v7.04 release encompasses five versions: Ubuntu Server, Ubuntu Desktop, E...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Linux-and-Unix/Ubuntu-704-to-Arrive-April-19/?kc=rss Fri, 13 Apr 2007 12:51:00 -0400 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Linux-and-Unix/Dear-Mr-Gates-Save-Vista-OpenSource-It/?kc=rss - Although Microsoft may claim otherwise, Vista, from both from a technical and business point of view, is proving to be a failure. Why not turn it over to people who have shown time after time that they can deliver the goods? Let's look at the facts, shall we? Microsoft claimed that more than 2...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Linux-and-Unix/Dear-Mr-Gates-Save-Vista-OpenSource-It/?kc=rss Tue, 13 Mar 2007 15:21:00 -0400 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Linux-and-Unix/Red-Hat-Makes-Major-Channel-Changes/?kc=rss - Red Hat has announced a major expansion of its global partner programs, including new channel programs to help increase collaboration between Red Hat and its partners around the world. Red Hat's JBoss middleware products will feature largely in these greater partnerships. For the past six months,...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Linux-and-Unix/Red-Hat-Makes-Major-Channel-Changes/?kc=rss Mon, 12 Mar 2007 15:46:00 -0400 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Linux-and-Unix/Mandriva-Moves-in-on-Business-Linux-Desktop/?kc=rss - Mandriva on March 8 announced the launch of the beta version of Corporate Desktop 4.0, its enterprise-dedicated Linux desktop. While best known for its home user Linux desktops, Mandriva (formerly Mandrakesoft) has long been angling for the business market with both its server and desktop offerings....]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Linux-and-Unix/Mandriva-Moves-in-on-Business-Linux-Desktop/?kc=rss Wed, 07 Mar 2007 12:04:00 -0500 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Linux-and-Unix/Google-Summer-of-Code-2007-Heats-Up/?kc=rss - Have an open-source project that you need some help with? Well, Google is kicking off its third Summer of Code, an innovative program that pays college students to write open-source software over their summer vacation, and the folks at the searh giant want to talk to you. For the next few months,...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Linux-and-Unix/Google-Summer-of-Code-2007-Heats-Up/?kc=rss Wed, 07 Mar 2007 10:51:00 -0500 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Linux-and-Unix/Red-Hat-Enterprise-Linux-5-Is-Almost-Here/?kc=rss - Unless something goes badly wrong, Red Hat will be releasing the next version of its flagship operating system, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, on March 14. RHEL 5 implements a fully integrated Xen-based server and storage virtualization solution, by coupling server virtualization with Red Hat's clus...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Linux-and-Unix/Red-Hat-Enterprise-Linux-5-Is-Almost-Here/?kc=rss Wed, 07 Mar 2007 09:19:00 -0500 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Linux-and-Unix/Waiting-for-Dell/?kc=rss - In Samuel Beckett's masterpiece, Waiting for Godot, Godot never arrives, and the play ends with our characters still waiting. I sometimes think Linux users are also stuck in a barren landscape endlessly waiting for Dell, HP, Lenovo, or another major vendor to finally deliver a mass-market Linux de...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Linux-and-Unix/Waiting-for-Dell/?kc=rss Thu, 08 Feb 2007 11:04:00 -0500 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Linux-and-Unix/Linspire-Canonical-Freespire-Ubuntu-Join-Forces/?kc=rss - Canonical, the sponsor of Ubuntu, and Linspire, the developer of Linspire and Freespire, on Feb. 8 announced a technology partnership to integrate with each other's Linux distributions. Linspire/Freespire will be based on Ubuntu, rather than Debian, and Ubuntu will integrate with Linspire's CNR pack...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Linux-and-Unix/Linspire-Canonical-Freespire-Ubuntu-Join-Forces/?kc=rss