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Microsoft updates Linux virtual machine support

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Microsoft has updated Linux support in its Hyper-V virtualisation softwarefor Windows Server 2008 R2. (read here…) Related items New Nvidia Video Driver for Linux Supports X Server 1.8 Voxware Adds IBM WebSphere and Red Hat Enterprise Linux Support to Popular Voxware 3 Software Product (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) Yes, Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3.0 will run on Linux...
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Ubuntu 10.04: A Second Look

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IT News Today: “After I review an operating system or Linux distribution, it’s always fun to go back and try out the product again, with all updates, and see how it’s improved. Ubuntu 10.04 was something I thought was pretty decent, but not decent enough to steal me away from Arch.” (story here…) Related items Dell’s ‘Love...
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KDE 4.5 Screenshot Tour

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Abhi Blog: “KDE 4.5 is coming out in August but I simply couldn’t wait to try it out a few days before the release. Hence, I got my hands on the Release Candidate v2 via kubuntu-beta ppa.Apart from some dazzling eye candy,KDE4 has matured a lot when it comes to stability.” (story here…) Related items Linux Mint...
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On the Strengths of Linux, Android Will Win the Mobile Contest (PC World)

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PC World – Mirror, mirror, on the wall, which mobile operating system is fairest of all? That’s a common question, given the many contenders in the mobile arena–and the well-publicized glitches that have recently come up. (read on…) Related items Warning: Five Things to Know Before Switching to Linux (PC World) Dell, HP to Resell...
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Warning: Five Things to Know Before Switching to Linux

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A happy customer might tell someone. An unhappy customer tells everyone. Converting to Linux before taking a dose of reality might make you a very unhappy customer. Let’s be perfectly honest. Linux isn’t for everyone-yet. However, Ubuntu, Mandriva, and a few other distributions come close but for now, Linux is a little more difficult...
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Warning: Five Things to Know Before Switching to Linux (PC World)

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PC World – A happy customer might tell someone. An unhappy customer tells everyone. Converting to Linux before taking a dose of reality might make you a very unhappy customer. Let’s be perfectly honest. Linux isn’t for everyone-yet. However, Ubuntu, Mandriva, and a few other distributions come close but for now, Linux is a...
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Dell, HP to Resell Oracle’s Operating Systems (PC World)

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PC World – Oracle said Thursday that rival hardware vendors Dell and Hewlett-Packard intend to certify and resell its Solaris and Enterprise Linux operating systems as well as Oracle VM on their x86 servers. (read on…) Related items Dell, HP to resell Oracle’s operating systems HP: The Linux distributor? The Most Popular Web Server Linux Is… Why Ubuntu Linux Is...
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Dell, HP to resell Oracle’s operating systems

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IDG News Service – Oracle said Thursday that rival hardware vendors Dell and Hewlett-Packard intend to certify and resell its Solaris and Enterprise Linux operating systems as well as Oracle VM on their x86 servers. (read on…) Related items Dell, HP to Resell Oracle’s Operating Systems (PC World) HP: The Linux distributor? The Most Popular Web...
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Slashdot Struggles to Remain Relevant in The Social Web

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Earlier today we published an analysis of the top traffic drivers in social media , based on data from Web analytics company Woopra . The biggest traffic driver was StumbleUpon (51%), followed by Digg (30%), Hacker News (12%) and Reddit (5%). Surprisingly, tech news community Slashdot was not in the list of top referrers....
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Dell expands Ubuntu Linux desktop offerings

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Cyber Cynic: “The latest panic in desktop-Linux-land was that Dell would no longer be selling Ubuntu pre-installed on laptops and netbooks. Alas, for those who love drama, it wasn’t true. In fact, Dell is expanding its Ubuntu desktop offerings.” (more…) Related items Canonical’s new COO gets religion on Linux desktop (Ars Technica) Why Ubuntu server installations will surge...
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