======================================================================== LINUX AND OPEN SOURCE REPORT http://www.infoworld.com ======================================================================== Wednesday, October 27, 2004
TOP STORIES ======================================================================== * Dell to pre-install Suse Linux on servers * Germans seek savings through Linux in tough economic times * Xandros rolls out Linux desktop management app * Open source or outsource? ADVERTISEMENT -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Grid technology the future face of computing Grid technology is the face of computing moving forward, providing the best implementation for standardizing, consolidating and improving the flexibility of the IT infrastructure. Don t be left behind, watch this new webcast. http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=993E40:2B910B2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- DELL TO PRE-INSTALL SUSE LINUX ON SERVERS ======================================================================== Posted October 27, 2004 7:45 AM Pacific Time Dell Inc. will install Novell Inc.'s Suse Linux operating system on Dell PowerEdge servers as part of a worldwide agreement, the companies announced Wednesday at the LinuxWorld conference in Frankfurt, Germany. For the full story: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=993E38:2B910B2 GERMANS SEEK SAVINGS THROUGH LINUX IN TOUGH ECONOMIC TIMES ======================================================================== Posted October 27, 2004 4:49 AM Pacific Time FRANKFURT, Germany -- Tough economic times in Germany have made Linux and other open source software products appear tantalizing to local businesses. Yet many remain hesitant to dump their Microsoft Corp. software completely, if for no other reasons than it performs relatively well, and nearly everyone in corporate Germany uses it. That was the general impression from speakers delivering presentations Tuesday at the LinuxWorld conference in Frankfurt. For the full story: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=993E39:2B910B2 XANDROS ROLLS OUT LINUX DESKTOP MANAGEMENT APP ======================================================================== Posted October 26, 2004 3:35 PM Pacific Time Linux desktop vendor Xandros Inc. on Tuesday announced the availability of its new Xandros Desktop Management Server (xDMS) application, which gives IT administrators the tools to roll out, configure and maintain mass deployments of Linux-equipped PCs. For the full story: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=993E3D:2B910B2 OPEN SOURCE OR OUTSOURCE? ======================================================================== Posted October 22, 2004 3:00 PM Pacific Time One of the proverbial back stories of IT operations has always been the battle between the "suits" and the "techies." From the techie point of view, the hapless but disturbingly powerful suits are the business guys who put more thought into picking out hundred-dollar silk ties at Nordstrom than they put into million-dollar IT decisions. Worse, the suits gravitate towards outsourcing and service firms that implement big-dollar solutions. Many techies start on the other end of the spectrum with free open source solutions that reflect a substantial DIY ethic. Will the twain ever meet? For the full story: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=993E3A:2B910B2 ======================================================================== Ever wonder how others keep up with web services? Your peers will tell you, although your competitors probably won't. This is how more than 63,000 people keep up with the fast-moving news about web services: the Web Services Report newsletter. Scan its quick summaries of the week's biggest news in web services, then move on or click through for the full story. It may not be the only way to keep up with web services, but it's the easiest. Subscribe at http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=993E3B:2B910B2 ADVERTISE ======================================================================== For information on advertising, contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] UNSUBSCRIBE/MANAGE NEWSLETTERS ======================================================================== To subscribe, unsubscribe or change your e-mail address for any of InfoWorld's e-mail newsletters, go to: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=993E3C:2B910B2 To subscribe to InfoWorld.com, or InfoWorld Print, or both, or to renew or correct a problem with any InfoWorld subscription, go to http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=993E3F:2B910B2 To view InfoWorld's privacy policy, visit: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=993E3E:2B910B2 Copyright (C) 2004 InfoWorld Media Group, 501 Second St., San Francisco, CA 94107 This message was sent to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
