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Release includes virtualisation technology based on the open source Xen project, despite Red Hat executives' disparaging comments about Xen

Links IT Service Management with Infrastructure to Close Change Control Gap

[How in the world they figure WIndows is an 'open' system is beyond me. Oh, maybe they mean 'open to attack'. - dcparris]

When I was investigating the Abilene/Internet2 network sometime back, I found its "network weather map," which graphically shows the load on network segments, to be an interesting tool. I thought something similar could be helpful on our network. Today, we're using Weathermap4RRD to show a high-level graphical representation of our network.

The UNC School of Medicine turns to an open-source system to reduce the costs of course materials.

Before the WinMo-running Q came along, Motorola's smartphones were predominately powered by Linux. It seems that they are returning to the penguin with their next offering, the E690 PDA phone. Naturally, it rocks quite the slim profile (what else would you expect given the relative popularity of the Q and the RAZR); in fact, its styling is eerily reminiscent of the SLVR L7, less the numpad.

PIKA Technologies announced the upcoming release of a new addition to the PIKA Connect product line. The second generation PIKA Connect for Asterisk is a channel driver for the popular open source Linux-based Asterisk PBX, enabling connectivity to Skype.

[It could be a really nice tool. Unfortunately, non-libre software doesn't meet our requirements. Of course, they would need a Wengophone connector anyway. - dcparris]

SGI Altix 4700 Server and InfiniteStorage Solutions Allow University of Tasmania to Apply Coupled Cluster Theory to Key Chemistry Problems

Leading Open Source document management system reaches significant download milestone illustrating very strong community interest

On the fifth anniversary of the attack on America, I would like to take a moment and remember those that died on this day. While I and many others were going about their daily routines, America was attacked by misguided individuals who thought that murdering innocent people would make their point that America was an evil nation. Instead of seeing the worst out of America though, this event brought out the best that this country has to offer. It brought out the compassion and patriotism in all Americans. We all did what we could, from those who actually were on site to help, to those who simply prayed for the victims and the survivors.

[It's a good idea to pause from your hacking and writing for a moment to reflect on the tragedy of 11September 2001. Thanks to 'Augustus' for the pause. - dcparris]

Emrupdate.com is an interesting website that is a:'...independent healthcare technology site for a wide range of opinions on the best and worst EMRs as well as heated discussions by thought leaders over government policy, technology trends and other initiatives and the positive or negative impact these will have on the practice of medicine.'

Continuent uni/cluster Solution Provides Enterprises Running PostgreSQL 7.4, 8.0 and 8.1 with Advanced Database Replication, Load-Balancing and High Availability for Mission-Critical Applications

About 30 people gathered at the Sci-Bono centre in Newtown over the weekend to host BarCamp Johannesburg. Geeks gave talks on everything from extreme programming to "tying up your girlfriend 101".

LXer Feature: 11-Sep-2006

Neil McAllister calls on the FOSS community to drop the fortress mentality and work to build bridges with Microsoft. That's kind of like saying an abused wife should hug her husband just because he brings her flowers. Maybe Microsoft really is changing, but LXer's Don Parris suggests watching to see what they are holding in the other hand.

LXer Feature: 11-Sep-2006

Software Freedom Day is fast approaching. What are you doing in your area?

Ubuntu guru Jason Smith shows us how to pimp our Ubuntu rides, using the latest Xgl and Compiz eye-candy. Fuzzy dice not included.

Mark Shuttleworth has already conquered space. Now he's hoping to challenge Microsoft.

September 11, 2006 (Computerworld) -- Hewlett-Packard Co. last week upgraded and expanded its Integrity server line, adding two low-end models and increased virtualization support that it hopes will make the systems more attractive to Windows and Linux users in addition to its primary HP-UX customer base.

[Article is Windows-centric, but does mention GNU/Linux capability. Gee, can't imagine why they didn't get the perspective of a GNU/Linux admin. - dcparris]

KOffice, the KDE office suite, today released version 1.6 beta1. This release incorporates a number of new features, mainly from the Google Summer of Code projects, as well as a great number of bug fixes.

In this week's KDE Commit-Digest: Work begins on Ruby language support in KDevelop 4. Work continues in the KReversi code rewrite. Kalzium gets functionality to visually show the country an element was discovered in.

Company announces customer support for developers using Eclipse