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LinuxWorld Feature: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Released
Red Hat unveils Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 – LinuxWorld, 03/14/07
Linux market leader Red Hat on Wednesday unveiled the next generation of its open source operating system, saying the software, which integrates virtualization, storage management and high availability, will reduce complexity.
Top hardware selections for Red Hat Enterprise 5 – LinuxWorld, 03/14/07
The new Red Hat Enterprise Linux might not mean just a software upgrade. Like other operating system releases before it, you’ll get better results by coordinating your hardware plans.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 surprises For Red Hat administrators – LinuxWorld, 03/14/07
Security policy? Web application compatibility? Virtualization? Our test team faced down the surprising new features of Red Hat Enterprise Linux so you don’t have to.
With today’s release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.0, Red Hat is both following and bucking server operating systems trends we’ve witnessed in past Clear Choice Tests of Novell’s SUSE Linux and Microsoft’s Longhorn beta code.
This week’s Linux news
A la Mobile Linux platform supports dual-mode phones – LinuxWorld, 03/14/07
A la Mobile Inc. is hoping to help fuel the supply of converged Wi-Fi and GSM (Global System for Mobile) phones with a new version of its Linux-based mobile phone software package.
IBM launches first public beta of Notes/Domino 8 – LinuxWorld, 03/14/07
IBM/Lotus Wednesday unveiled the first public beta of Notes/Domino 8 and said the software is still on track to ship in the middle of this year.
Interpreting recent open source IPO buzz – LinuxWorld, 03/14/07
Open source IPS maker Sourcefire is now a publicly-traded company, with its IPO last week on the Nasdaq. Meanwhile, reports say that open source database company MySQL is thinking about a similar move.
Psst. Wanna hear about Novell’s secretive virtualization company buyout? – LinuxWorld, 03/13/07
Novell in November quietly acquired a company whose resource virtualization software is being used to bolster the data center automation capabilities of Novell’s ZENworks management package.
A new tracing system for Linux: utrace – LinuxWorld, 03/13/07
A simplified system for tracing under Linux lets user-defined “tracing engines” keep an eye on a process’ system calls, inject new events, and monitor CPU state.
Red Hat release renews OS debate – LinuxWorld, 03/13/07
As Red Hat Inc. prepares to launch the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 operating system on Wednesday, the question is again being asked whether a robust and feature-laden operating system is really needed for some computing situations.
Otellini e-mail among those missing in AMD case – LinuxWorld, 03/12/07
E-mail messages from some of Intel’s most senior executives are among those that should have been preserved but were not after the chip-maker was sued for alleged antitrust violations by Advanced Micro Devices, according to a court transcript.
Dell to Linux users: We’ll think about it – LinuxWorld, 03/12/07
Dell says it is seriously considering requests from users to pre-load its laptops and desktop computers in the factory with versions of the Linux operating system.
Review: Testing the waters of open source softphones – LinuxWorld, 03/12/07
In our test of two Session Initiation Protocol-based freeware softphone options — PortSIP and Phoner — we required them to register and place calls via both freeware Asterisk 1.2 and Zultys MX 250 Enterprise Media Exchange IP PBXs.
Review: VoIP enhancements make softphones a real possibility – LinuxWorld, 03/12/07
With VoIP networks making headway in terms of performance and reliability, the idea of a softphone replacing the desk phone is more plausible now than when we first tested these wares five years ago.
Review: SIP-based softphones make the grade – LinuxWorld, 03/12/07
Since we first tested softphones in 2002, they have improved to tap into wider broadband pipes, faster CPUs and more capable versions of Windows. They’re less expensive, too.
Combo of single sign-on and virtualization pays big dividends at hospital – LinuxWorld, 03/12/07
It’s a technology that many companies still find elusive, but single sign-on (SSO) is working as promised at Southwest Washington Medical Center (SWMC), while delivering a return on investment in just eight months.
LinuxWorld Community
LinuxWorld Community, 03/15/07
Matt Domsch at Dell wants to hear about what you want to do with Linux on a laptop. Which distribution, what kinds of applications, which Dell machines you like for Linux, and more. To save yourself some support hassles, don’t forget to paste in one simple request when you fill out the survey.
