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Building a Path for Linux Applications
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HP, Cisco Extend Partnership
Hewlett-Packard and Cisco Systems are announcing an expanded partnership in which HP’s Technical Services group will implement enterprise-class wireless installations based on Cisco’s new 3750G wireless controllers and Unified Wireless Network Software 4.0. Applications supported by the new partnership include IT asset tracking, presence-based applications, voice, and intrusion detection and prevention. “We’re extending the relationship…
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ASCII’s Journey to India
ASCII Group, a U.S.-based collective of small-business VARs and systems integrators, has launched an India affiliate—ASCII Group India—to connect with U.S. vendors with on the subcontinent. The Indian organization, a partnership between ASCII Group, of Bethesda, Md., and Cyber Learning, a Washington-based IT training advocate, aims to bring U.S. education and training standards to the…
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Roll Your Own Linux
So you want a Linux that’s set up with just the applications you want—no more, no less. What do you do? Well, an expert Linux user does it himself. But not everyone’s a Linux legend. For the rest of us, there are two good choices. There’s a low-end personal option: Instalinux.com’s free service, SystemDesigner. There’s…
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Intel Eyes Quad-Cores in Q4
High-end desktop PCs will sport quad-core processors from Intel as the fourth quarter gets under way. The Santa Clara, Calif., company, which pulled forward the launch of its “Kentsfield” quad-core desktop chip from the first quarter of 2007 into the fourth quarter of 2006, is still several months from launching the chip. However, it’s now…
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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…
