Linux Online - News from Mar 27, 2003

News from Mar 27, 2003

Penguin Computing Offers Mammoth Linux IDE Server, Mar 27, 2003

Penguin Computing Inc., the leader in world-class Linux hardware, software, and service, released the Relion 430 Linux server today - its largest Intel® Xeon™ based storage product.

Spanish Regional Goverment Passes Free Software Law, Mar 27, 2003

Webmaster's note: This is a link to a commentary about a law passed in the regional government of Andalucia, Spain. You can find the official law here in PDF format published by the Government Andalucia: http://boja.andaluciajunta.es/boja/cgi-bin/frame_pagina.cgi?2003-55-12 Please refer to "Articulo 31"

House panel will consider open-source software bill, Mar 27, 2003

Webmaster's note: One more about government advocating Free Software. This one is about a Oregon, USA state government bill.
"In a few years, we could have gigabytes of public data the state of Oregon can't access unless they pay a software vendor," said Ken Barber, a network engineer from Eugene and open-source advocate who wrote the bill. "That's just wrong. The data should be independent of any software programs that created it."

Oracle begins Linux partnership plan, Mar 27, 2003

Under the program announced Tuesday, the Oracle-based software collections will be available through the company's network of sales partners under a "powered by Oracle unbreakable Linux" brand that certifies the software packages are compatible with each other.

Stock exchange could move to Linux, Mar 27, 2003

Hints by the London Stock Exchange that it will move large chunks of its business to Linux as part of an overhaul of its trading system could provide a major boost for open source use within enterprises

Lower cost Linux proves irresistable, Mar 27, 2003

The latest study commissioned by OpenForum Europe shows that directors are increasingly confident of deploying open-source software throughout public and commercial organisations.

Linux Gains Ground In Retailing, Mar 27, 2003

While many retailers are looking at Linux as an upgrade path for aging DOS installations, few have made a chainwide decision, the study finds. Because of the economic slowdown, the point-of-sale market in general has slowed, with retailers more likely to spend limited IT funds on scanners and self-checkout systems. Overall, the point-of-sale market in 2002 dropped 2% from the previous year

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