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- Open Source Success Story
- I love a good open source success story, don't you? Especially when it is done on a large scale as in this story in CIO magazine regarding Cendant's switch from a mainframe to 144 linux servers. Just the kind of story to combat naysayers who say that open...
- Tags: open source
- Blog posts 2005-10-12
- A desktop Linux success story
- Here's a pretty good perspective on the Great Desktop Debate from the Community Voices blog at PC World. Poster Phil Shapiro says: I was somewhat amused to read Michael Gartenberg's comments that Linux is still not ready for the desktop. Please don't tell that to any of the people...
- Tags: Desktop, Desktop Linux, Linux, UNIX, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software, Selena Frye
- Blog posts 2007-10-11
- Birmingham kills desktop Linux project citing runaway expenses
- Linux in action: A public library's success storyHoward County, MD Public Library has successfully migrated more than 200 public PCs from Windows to Linux, saved money, and everybody is happy.From (1):[i]"The migration seems to have been alm
- Tags: george ou, linux, TechExec2, desktop, desktop Linux, new-PCs
- Discussion threads 2006-11-20
- Vista gets bashed for a single vulnerability
- Vista success story? :0.I can always count on you for a good laugh. A Vista security failure is now a "success story"? What fantastic spin! :^0[b]Boeing Corp:[/b] This is a success story! Our new plane falls out of the sky only 20% as often as our old plane. You're only...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), TechExec2, success story, Microsoft Windows Vista
- Discussion threads 2007-04-11
- Linux as Operating System for Application Servers
- Linux is the talk of the town. According to a study of CIO.com, 39% of the interviewed IT managers said they expected Linux to be the dominating enterprise operating system by 2007. Since its birth in 1991, Linux has delivered an incredible success story. No other operating system has ever...
- Tags: Operating System, Application Server, Server, Linux, UNIX, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software
- White papers 2004-05-18
- Novell Linux Desktop 9 Powered by SUSE LINUX and Sun Java Desktop
- The Linux operating system is known for stability and reliability but has traditionally been used as a server - not on the desktop. Today, however, Linux desktop deployments are on the rise. Because they offer an intuitive and feature-rich GUI and a wealth of fully functional applications, Linux desktops can...
- Tags: Novell Inc., Linux Desktop, Sun Java Desktop, Sun Microsystems Inc., Novell Linux, Sun Java, SuSE Linux, SuSE, Linux, Open Source, Desktops, UNIX, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware
- White papers 2005-04-08
- The Diffusion and Adoption of Desktop Linux in Government
- Linux and the Open Source Software movement have affected worldwide computing - first in the data center and now moving in on the desktop. Even though Microsoft Windows is the de facto desktop and office automation standard worldwide, more and more countries and their governments are looking to desktop Linux...
- Tags: Desktop Linux, Linux, Government, Desktops, UNIX, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software, Hardware
- White papers 2006-07-27
- unable to view desktop icons on linux
- I am unable to view desktop icons on linux and Shortcuts to linux desktop. i have tried creating a shortcut and draging it to the desktop and nothing happens no error nothing and i have tried the send to command from the right click menu, nothing happens please help...
- Tags: desktop, Linux, dipti_1402@...
- Discussion threads 2007-01-10
- Red Hat focuses on desktop Linux and emerging markets
- Red Hat announced a new desktop version of Linux at its Red Hat Summit in San Diego. Red Hat Global Desktop is aimed at desktop and laptop customers in developing nations. Intel is partnering in the design and distribution of the software, which is geared for Intel PC designs called...
- Tags: Desktop, Linux, Red Hat Inc., Emerging Market, Desktop Linux, Intel Corp., Red Hat Global Desktop, Open Source, Mary Weilage
- Blog posts 2007-05-10
- Big Blagger Desktop Ticker (exe)
- Big Blagger Desktop Ticker allows Big Brother fans all over the world to keep up to date with the latest goings on in the Big Brother house. The news updates are taken from the RSS feed of the Web site, and displayed on your desktop, clicking on a story will...
- Tags: Ticker, Story, Big Blagger Desktop Ticker, RSS, Desktops, Web Site Development, Internet, Hardware
- Software downloads 2006-01-02
- Check out the cool Linux desktop designs
- This Linux desktop "show and tell" over at lifehacker.com features a bunch of sexy/pretty/cool designs from readers. Is your desktop completely pragmatic and boring or do you take pains to make it look good? If you have a desktop design that you want to show off, submit it to me...
- Tags: Desktop, Linux Desktop, Linux, Desktops, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Selena Frye
- Blog posts 2007-09-20
- Send us your Linux nightmares and horror stories
- You've heard the Linux success stories?now it's time for the horror stories. Send us a description of your worst Linux experience. If we publish it as part of our future compilation of Linux nightmares, you?ll receive a prize.Our article on Linux success stories drew many thanks from TechRepublic members who...
- Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Jason Hiner MCSE, CCNA, Linux, Linux nightmare
- Technical articles 2001-07-31
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop and AMD64 Processors
- One needs a cost-effective, easy-to-use, secure desktop - and one also needs choice. That's where Novell can help. The SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop, combined with AMD64 solutions and multi-core technology, is the first enterprise Linux desktop to meet these needs. AMD and Novell have a proven track record of innovation...
- Tags: Desktop, Processor, Novell Inc., SuSE Linux Enterprise Server, SuSE Linux, SuSE, AMD64, Open Source, UNIX, Operating Systems, Servers, Software, Hardware
- White papers 2006-12-01
- Portable Linux
- Linux has been growing very fast since its birth providing more functionalities and features with different versions and Gentoo is one of the specialized Linux versions that support s more improved and advanced features such as automatic optimization and configuration and it plays a key role in Linux successful distribution...
- Tags: Linux, UNIX, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software
- White papers 2005-10-24
- Are you a Debian advocate?
- There's a really good, in-depth article on the Debian community at ITPro.co.uk. It gives a nice history of Debian's origins and development and makes the case for it as one of the most important factors in Linux's commercial success: Debian GNU/Linux was the first project to be deliberately modelled...
- Tags: Debian, Linux, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Selena Frye
- Blog posts 2007-11-08
- Has anyone deployed Linux to the desktop?
- http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/Ou/?p=372It looks like the City of Birmingham in England gave up on their desktop Linux deployment citing runaway costs of deploying Linux and moved back to Windows. Does anyone out there have a similar or opposit
- Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Desktops, george_ou@..., Linux, desktop
- Discussion threads 2006-11-20
- The Benefits of Implementing a Comprehensive Desktop Management Solution
- The following success story describes a customer implementation of IT Works by System Management Technologies SMT. The client has requested anonymity. Desktop management is critical to the successful deployment of a distributed computing environment. The ability to standardize on components and reduce the complexity of deployments is critical to minimizing...
- Tags: Desktop Management, Benefit, Client, TCO, Roi/Tco, Desktops, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Hardware
- Case studies
- SolutionSeries: Linux on the desktop (Shattering Microsoft's hold on your PCs)
- Where do you turn if you want to break free from running Microsoft Windows, want a viable alternative OS, and don't want to be locked into a particular hardware vendor? For many, the solution has been Linux. Newer releases of Linux have been much more focused on...
- Tags: pc, microsoft corp., linux, desktops, microsoft windows, operating systems, unix, open source, software, hardware
- Download resources 2007-11-19
- Customize your desktop in Ubuntu Linux
- Ubuntu Linux was created to be a desktop version of Linux that everyone can use, with a great range of applications, no unnecessary frills, and a slick, intuitive interface. The result is a Linux version that is not only 100% free, but also exceptionally useful, practical, and easy to use....
- Tags: Ubuntu, Ubuntu Linux, Addison-Wesley, Linux, Desktops, UNIX, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software, Hardware
- Book chapters 2006-08-23
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