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Whitepaper: Windows Server Delivers Lower TCO than Linux in China Based
on data from 136 organizations, this whitepaper helps IT
decision-makers choose a server OS. The paper was done in China, but
the results are relevant to all markets with similar labor rates. In
the United States, 60% of server TCO is IT staffing. In China, IT
staffing accounts for 27 percent of TCO. IT labor remains a major cost
driver in China since less automation and more people are used to
manage the same servers when compared to more expensive labor markets.
Whitepaper: Study Finds Ongoing Management Costs of Linux Offset Any Upfront Savings
Based on their survey of more than 200 enterprise IT
administrators, META Group found that the ongoing costs of management
and support for Linux offset any upfront acquisition cost advantages
relative to Windows Server. Rather than procure the cheapest OS, IT
organizations must choose the OS that helps them cut down the biggest
variable cost of all—people.
Whitepaper: Switching from Sybase Means Saving Money, Boosting Performance This
study by Ideas International, found that completed migrations to
Microsoft SQL Server resulted in significant savings for hardware and
ongoing maintenance, better performance, scalability, and business
intelligence, and proved of the effectiveness of the Sybase to
Microsoft SQL Server Migration Workshop Framework.
O'Reilly: What Is Firefox (Sep 29, 2005, 08:30 UTC) (307 reads)
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(feedback) If you need to point someone to a primer on Firefox, here's a good article to get them started on the basics.
NewsFactor: Greatest Tech Flip-Flops in Recent History (Sep 29, 2005, 04:00 UTC) (598 reads)
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(feedback) "According
to experts, the Mozilla Foundation's announcement on Aug. 3 regarding
the creation of the Mozilla Corporation, a taxable for-profit
subsidiary, is a bit different..."
Google Localizations: Googler (Sep 29, 2005, 01:00 UTC) (1052 reads)
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(feedback) "[The
next] step would be naturally the development of a GoogleOS: to do that
Google could buy Mandriva (Lycoris/Bitstream's btX2 included), and this
would be much cheaper and more productive than, say, a purchase of
Baidu..."
ZDNet: Did Microsoft Send the Wrong Guy to Massachusetts' ODF Hearing? (Sep 28, 2005, 23:30 UTC) (2302 reads)
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(feedback) "One
of Microsoft's biggest mistakes in what will prove to be a critical
turning point for the Redmond-based company is that it sent the wrong
men to Massachusetts' last hearing before that state set a new IT
policy into stone..."
ZDNet Asia: GPL 3 May Tackle Web Loophole (Sep 28, 2005, 20:30 UTC) (845 reads)
(3 talkbacks)
(feedback) "The
next version of the General Public License may tackle the issue of Web
companies that use free software in commercial Web-based applications
but don't distribute the source code..."
AP/BusinessWeek: Design of $100 Laptop for Kids Unveiled (Sep 28, 2005, 20:00 UTC) (1220 reads)
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(feedback) "The
$100 laptop computers that Massachusetts Institute of Technology
researchers want to get into the hands of the world's children would be
durable, flexible and self-reliant..."
eWeek: BitTorrent Gets Venture Capital Boost (Sep 28, 2005, 14:30 UTC) (644 reads)
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(feedback) "P2P-focused
startup BitTorrent has received its first infusion of venture capital
funding, an $8.75-million round from Doll Capital Management..."
ZDNet UK: Matalan Checks Out Linux Tills (Sep 28, 2005, 11:30 UTC) (996 reads)
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(feedback) "Capgemini
advised the UK retailer to run thousands of tills on Linux rather than
Windows, as it is more secure and easier to support..."
Linux.com: Asianux 2.0 (Sep 28, 2005, 08:30 UTC) (845 reads)
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(feedback) "Last
month, Chinese Red Flag Software, Japanese Miracle Linux, and South
Korean HaanSoft jointly released the GNU/Linux-based operating system
Asianux 2.0..."
LinuxPlanet: Handling Multiple Displays with x2x (Sep 28, 2005, 07:00 UTC) (1957 reads)
(2 talkbacks)
(feedback) "Many
screens, one keyboard, one mouse. Ah, what's a Linux technophile to do?
Rob Reilly shows you how to use x2x to get multi-screen control for
your work area..."
Linux Online: Columnist Writes Dumb Op-Ed Piece Against Massachusetts (Sep 28, 2005, 02:30 UTC) (2739 reads)
(3 talkbacks)
(feedback) "So
I'm glad that as of January 1, 2007, the citizens of the Bay State are
also declaring their independence from Microsoft, leviers of their own
'OS Tax' and the biggest tyrants to sail into Boston Harbor since
1776..."
CNET News: A Tale of Treo Intrigue (Sep 27, 2005, 22:00 UTC) (994 reads)
(1 talkbacks)
(feedback) "Palm
CEO Ed Colligan spent several days in Cannes in February 2004 talking
up the Treo handheld computing device over its Windows-based
competitors. But that same week, away from the massive 3GSM trade show,
he was secretly meeting with the enemy..."
Developer.com: Taking the Maven 2 Plunge (Sep 29, 2005, 09:15 UTC) (132 reads)
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(feedback) "Make
was quite a handy tool in its day. Ant has revolutionized automated
builds. Maven has taken build transparency and automated development
and deployment to a whole new level..."
Still Up and Running: Why Lisp? (Sep 28, 2005, 04:00 UTC) (2243 reads)
(5 talkbacks)
(feedback) "This
is my version of a Why Lisp? page, merely a list of quotes and a brief
comparison of Lisp with other popular programming languages..."
Libervis: Debian and Ubuntu: The Keyword is Freedom (Sep 28, 2005, 01:45 UTC) (1598 reads)
(2 talkbacks)
(feedback) "This
article takes into account most of everything that has been posted as a
reaction to the first article, including the poll results to present a
general opinion and compare them with facts derived from various
resouces..."
