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A new report from Venture Development Corp. cliams that Linux will generate revenue of $100 million this year in the embedded systems market. The report further states that although embedded Linux was strongest in the Americas in 2005, it will grow most quickly in the EMEA region through 2007.
Linux Firms Say The Software Is Ready For Real-Time Applications
With a fast-growing presence in everything from servers to cell phones, the Linux operating system appears ready for prime time. But is it ready for real time? MontaVista Software thinks so. The Sunnyvale, Calif.-based company is adding real-time features to its version of the popular software, making it speedier and more rugged. The idea is to have Linux crunch data and deliver results reliably and instantaneously — in real time, so to speak.
Bandwidth monitoring with iptables
Linux has a number of useful bandwidth monitoring and management programs. A quick search on Freshmeat.net for bandwidth returns a number of applications. However, if all you need is a basic overview of your total bandwidth usage, iptables is all you really need -- and it's already installed if you're using a Linux distribution based on the 2.4.x or 2.6.x kernels.
New 4PSA Linux/Unix Server Controller Is Windows Certified
4PSA, a custom solutions provider for servers, has announced a new version of 4PSA Server Controller, a software package designed to monitor multiple Linux/UNIX servers and to manage accounts on remote Plesk servers from a single, centralized, Microsoft Windows interface.
Datastor Releases NAS-1000 For Linux
DataStor Technology, a professional PC peripheral ODM/OEM provider located in Taiwan, has announced a series of storage related Consumer Electronics product lines for the upcoming 2006 CES (Consumer Electronics Show), focusing on the home user market, the solutions varies from networking storage (NAS) to portable media storage gadgets (Hard disk external enclosure with MP3 function).
A $10 Linux Answering Machine
This article describes how to build a Linux-based telephone answering machine using a low cost winmodem (softmodem) for the telephone interface. We describe how to install the drivers and libraries, and how to select and install the proper modem card. Our answering machine program is a couple of hundred lines of C code in a single file. If you've ever used a telephone you should have no trouble understanding the code.
[Ed: It's kind of geeky to setup, and uses a Command-Line Interface, but even a non-geek can type play filename.ul. Maybe someone will add a GUI front-end? - dcparris]
[Ed: It's kind of geeky to setup, and uses a Command-Line Interface, but even a non-geek can type play filename.ul. Maybe someone will add a GUI front-end? - dcparris]
The Open Standards Monopoly Challenging Innovation in Redmond
LXer Day Desk: 12-22-2005In trying to portray the dirty tricks in which Microsoft seems engaged with regard to the Open Document Standard, I encountered difficulties articulating the problem. Each draft I wrote seemed like ranting. Even Gary Edwards of OASIS confessed that he had trouble writing about it because he felt he needed to lampoon Microsoft to get the point across. So, this article takes the point of view of a Redmond fanatic and praises Mr. Gates and his techniques for fighting in an open environment. The major points seem to emerge when you consider RFCs and IEEE standards the monopoly. I hope you enjoy it.
RHIO's and the Illusion of Health IT Success
Does it bother anyone that for years, Health Information Technology (IT) successes implied by the news and even in casual conversation may largely be an illusion? Does it bother anyone that Regional Health Information Organization (RHIO)'s might be failing at a very high rate? It is important to ask the question given the United States rich history of failure and two notable successes with large scale Health IT.
[Ed: To our health/medical IT pros - do not miss the significance of this editorial for libre software opportunities. - dcparris]
[Ed: To our health/medical IT pros - do not miss the significance of this editorial for libre software opportunities. - dcparris]
Book Writing Applications in Linux
In order to see what is needed in book writing applications, you need to look carefully at the desk of someone who is actively writing a book. You will most likely see piles of paper, often cut up and marked with pencil, and if you examine those of the papers that are in piles, you will see that the pagination is all over the place because pages have been reordered.
[Ed: Pretty good intro! The author covers some of the advantages and disadvantages of Lyx, OOo, etc. - dcparris]
[Ed: Pretty good intro! The author covers some of the advantages and disadvantages of Lyx, OOo, etc. - dcparris]
Why open source software is hot
The purpose of this article is to outline some ways to make business sense of open source software. Open source has joined the main stream. Studies, surveys and experience have shown that majority of IT managers of global corporations are using open source software.
[Ed: Not a bad introduction, really. RMS would oppose vehemently the references to software as 'products', and a few other things. Otherwise, the author did pretty decent. - dcparris]
[Ed: Not a bad introduction, really. RMS would oppose vehemently the references to software as 'products', and a few other things. Otherwise, the author did pretty decent. - dcparris]
OpenSolaris Gets Linux
This early release brings some Linux application interoperability to Solaris, but it's more suited for technical experimentation than business deployment, analysts said.
[Ed: If you're a Solaris fan, or a GNU/Linux user experimenting with Solaris, you'll be interested in the report on BrandZ. - dcparris]
[Ed: If you're a Solaris fan, or a GNU/Linux user experimenting with Solaris, you'll be interested in the report on BrandZ. - dcparris]
Sun: No Rush to Open Software
Sun's chief open-source officer says the company's process of open-sourcing its software stack will not be rushed and will not happen quickly.
Open source principles just the beginning
Leading tech companies and academia have agreed to make intellectual property from selected research collaborations free for commercial and academic use.
EU judge rejects think tank involvement in Microsoft appeal
The European Court Judge handling Microsoft Corp's appeal against European Commission antitrust sanctions has dismissed the attempts of a number of Microsoft supporters to intervene in the appeals process.
[Ed: Unfortunately, they still have quite a list of supporters and the likely view of the court appears to be affected by the fact that it is overhauling its handling of monopolist practices. - dcparris]
[Ed: Unfortunately, they still have quite a list of supporters and the likely view of the court appears to be affected by the fact that it is overhauling its handling of monopolist practices. - dcparris]
Open source for governments
More and more countries are embracing the collaborative model of open source on a national level to fend off caged IT models. The Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore’s (IDA) Technology Group has positioned Linux as a medium term technology bet, which means one to three years to mass adoption.
[Ed: This is an excellent article for our government tech readers, and offers great information about some of the migrations completed or in progress. - dcparris]
[Ed: This is an excellent article for our government tech readers, and offers great information about some of the migrations completed or in progress. - dcparris]
Red Hat shifts Skanska to Linux
Red Hat said Tuesday that it has completed converting the core financial systems of construction giant Skanska to Red Hat's Linux Enterprise operating system.
Tech possibilities abound at EAC
For decades, Arizona's larger cities have stolen the Gila Valley's youth by offering better-paying jobs and more career options, but Eastern Arizona College's computer staff hopes to reverse the trend.
[Ed: If you're education-minded, and looking at Eastern Arizona College, you'll be glad to know they are offering Linux+ certification. - dcparris]
[Ed: If you're education-minded, and looking at Eastern Arizona College, you'll be glad to know they are offering Linux+ certification. - dcparris]
Is Linux Desktop ready for prime time?
One of the things that has facinated me on Linux is the question of when it would be ready for real general release (and not just for geeks). To understand my position, I have been involved with Unix for better than 17 years and would consider myself a "rusty" master of the OS. I have not been diligent in keeping up with the changes and permutations, so I get surprised occasionally.
[Ed: I thought everyone knew about K3B. Isn't that just a front-end for cdrecord? Frankly, I think the guy *is* a little rusty. - dcparris]
[Ed: I thought everyone knew about K3B. Isn't that just a front-end for cdrecord? Frankly, I think the guy *is* a little rusty. - dcparris]
(bw) WinSystems ''Blue Collar'' Linux Enables Development for ...
WinSystems today announced Blue Collar Linux for its -40(degree) to +85(degree)C EPIC, PC/104, PC/104-Plus, and EBX single board computers (SBCs). "Blue Collar" Linux is WinSystems' implementation of GNU/Linux that provides customers a way to quickly embed Linux for industrial-based applications. Integrated with WinSystems' rugged x86-based products, it provides an excellent starting point for developing applications in machine control, instrumentation, COTS/military, machine-to-machine communications (M2M), transportation, pipeline, and homeland security.
Adoption of Linux for retail point-of-sale apps slows
The holiday shopping season is bringing tidings both comforting and not so comforting to Linux vendors that are looking to break into the Windows-dominated market for point-of-sale terminals used in retail stores. Linux's share of the US retail POS market is nearing 10 percent, according to Greg Buzek, president of IHL Consulting Group. But he said the rate of the open-source operating system's gains is slowing, largely because of Microsoft's introduction in May of a scaled-down version of Windows that is tailored for retailers and has a cut-rate price.
[Ed: Keep reading - there are some positives for GNU/Linux in the POS marketplace. - dcparris]
[Ed: Keep reading - there are some positives for GNU/Linux in the POS marketplace. - dcparris]
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