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Ingres, Alfresco debut open-source SharePoint rival
Open-source vendors Ingres and Alfresco are teaming up on a software appliance that bundles the Ingres database with Alfresco's content management platform, hoping the combination will prove to be an enticing alternative to Microsoft SharePoint.

Ubuntu will target cloud computing with October release
Support for cloud computing will be a major feature of the October release of Ubuntu, the Linux distribution maintained by Canonical, company CEO Mark Shuttleworth announced in an e-mail to the Ubuntu developers mailing list on Friday.

Red Hat targets VMware, Microsoft with virtualization line
Red Hat Monday introduced an entire line of virtualization software aimed at disrupting the current market and leader VMware's position by giving customers an open source option for virtualizing their data centers.

Firefox 3.1 delivery slips; TraceMonkey progress questioned
Some Mozilla Corp. developers have recommended that the company consider yanking the new JavaScript engine, dubbed TraceMonkey, from Firefox 3 .1 to get the browser back on track and out the door.

Open-source toolkit aimed at telcos
Although the IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) has become the default architecture for telcos to deliver services such as SMS, voicemail and VoIP, CIMI Corporation president Tom Nolle thinks it’s too slow to keep up with market trends.

Linux firm to supply Brazil schools with PC-sharing software
Userful Corp. has won a deal to supply its Linux-based PC-sharing software to 357,000 Linux desktops in schools throughout Brazil.

Microsoft-Red Hat deal shows need for virtualization support
A virtualization deal struck Monday between Microsoft and Red Hat shows the growing need for vendors to ensure customers can get cross-platform support for applications running in virtualized environments.

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$EDITOR: Don Marti

Fun with web stats

Submitted by dmarti on Wed, 27 Aug 2008 01:12:22 +0000

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