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The State of the 2006 Linux Desktop
Analysis—Were you to walk around LinuxWorld in San Francisco this week, for almost every person you’d see sitting, you’d see a laptop in front of them. And, if you’re a snoopy person, like me, you’d also see that about half of those laptops were running Linux. That doesn’t sound like that much? Think again. Even…
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GroundWork Introduces Partner Network
GroundWork Open Source, an open-source management solutions company based in San Francisco, is taking steps to enter the channel by starting a global partner network for VARs and systems integrators. GroundWork announced the new Partner Network at the LinuxWorld Conference & Expo in San Francisco on Aug. 16. The company has promoted itself as a…
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Who Screwed Up, Dell or Sony?
Are we about to witness an IT industry version of the Ford/Firestone debacle of six years ago? Computer maker Dell’s recall of 4.1 million Sony laptop batteries raises the question of which company is at fault for this mess, but a straight answer is bound to be elusive. The lithium-ion batteries were identified as the…
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Collax Targets Microsoft Small Business Server
One hole in Linux’s business offerings has been a drop-in, simple to use Linux back-end services server for SMBs (Small to Medium Businesses). Collax Inc. is trying to fill that hole. The Bedford Mass.-based company is doing this with the U.S. launch of its Collax Business Server. Collax, with very experienced officers such as CTO…
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HP Offers Debian Support for its Servers
HP and Debian Linux may not sound like an obvious pairing, but on August 14 at LinuxWorld in San Francisco, HP announced that it has increased its Linux distribution support options for customers and will now support Debian Linux. Specifically, HP will be supporting Debian Linux across its HP ProLiant and HP BladeSystem server lines.…
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Access Distribution Leaves Partners Wanting More
John Varel appears to speak for most of the solution providers that do business with Access Distribution. “I wish they carried more,” said Varel, chief executive officer of FusionStorm, San Francisco. Access Distribution, a General Electric company based in Westminster, Colo., is a specialty distributor with a strong focus on Sun Microsystems. The company, which…
