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IBM Ramps Up SMBs’ Linux Incentives
IBM continues to ramp up its efforts to bring Linux to SMBs and to migrate Windows users to Linux. The company last week doubled to $10,000 the incentives for its partners that help small and midsize businesses implement Linux solutions. IBM officials said such efforts ease implementations and lower startup costs. “Half of all Linux…
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HP, IBM Lines Focus on SMBs
Major oems Hewlett-Packard Co. and IBM are offering upgraded systems, software and services targeted at the increasingly coveted small- and midsize-business customers. HP this week will roll out the second round of offerings in its Smart Office campaign targeting SMBs. The products are part of a $750 million development effort announced in the fall. At…
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Novell Partners Embrace Its Linux Move
SALT LAKE CITY—Novell Inc.’s 20th annual BrainShare tradeshow opened here Sunday with a different focus from years past. The reason: Linux. In recent years, BrainShare had been seen by the industry as a show chronicling the slow decline of a network giant and its flagship operating system, NetWare. This year, however, Novell is focusing on…
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EU Ruling Could Further Alter Windows Bundling
When European Union regulators rule this week in their antitrust case against Microsoft Corp., their decision will do more than possibly force the software maker to offer Windows without a bundled multimedia player. It appears likely to set a precedent for when and where Microsoft can integrate other software into the operating system and also…
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Lindows Sues to Block Microsoft Foreign Injunctions
Lindows.com Inc. has persuaded a federal district court judge to grant an expedited hearing on its motion for an injunction to thwart Microsoft’s international legal campaign against the Lindows name. U.S. District Court Chief Judge John Coughenour scheduled the hearing for March 24 at U.S. Western District Court in Seattle. The hearing will consider whether…
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Novell Offers New Linux Certification
SALT LAKE CITY—Novell Inc. announced Monday at its 20th annual BrainShare show here that it is launching immediately its newest certification: the Novell Certified Linux Engineer (CLE) Certification. Novell pioneered the now popular certification programs for IT technicians and administrators. In 1990, the company created the Certified Network Engineer—now Novell Engineers (CNEs)—program that would assure…
