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What’s the Most Popular Linux Desktop?
The results of DesktopLinux.com’s 2006 Desktop Linux Market survey are in, and the votes are all tallied. This first article of a series offers a perspective on how the various desktop Linux distributions fared, and why. Before jumping into what the survey of almost 15,000 Linux users revealed, though, I should point out a few…
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Django: Python on a Plane
The Django Web framework makes it easier for Python developers to create Web applications more quickly and with less code, said the lead developer of the open-source project. Indeed, the Django framework is known as the Web framework “for perfectionists with deadlines,” as the technology comes out of a newspaper operation where its developers created…
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Tech Data Partners with XenSource
Distributor Tech Data announced Aug. 29 that it will begin distributing XenSource’s XenEnterprise server virtualization platform, marketing it to VARs interested in jumping on the consolidation trend. The distributor’s entry into the virtualization market could be a boost to the technology, especially in the SMB (small and midsize business) area, where Tech Data has traction…
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OEMs Adopt Intel’s ‘Tulsa’ Chip
A host of OEMs are lining up to offer servers running on Intel’s latest processor, the dual-core Xeon MP 7100 series for systems running four or more chips. Dell, Hewlett-Packard and IBM highlight the list of server makers looking to take advantage of the massive 16MB Level 3 cache and other features rolling out Aug.…
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Amazon Reveals Windows Vista Pricing
Microsoft appears to be on track to release Windows Vista for sale at retail outlets in January 2007—that’s if the information posted on Amazon.com is correct. Online retailer Amazon.com is accepting preorders for Windows Vista software, which it says will be available on Jan. 30, 2007. Microsoft is still aiming to launch Vista and Office…
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ECM Choices Depend on Content Definitions
“Content is king.” That’s how the saying goes, but just what is the definition of content? Can content be defined as documents, Web pages, pictures and other digital media? Is content blog postings, e-mail, group discussions and chats? Is content essentially any knowledge that can be managed, stored and accessed? Trying to define content can…
