Jul 05

Open Moko markets its Linux smart phoneThree months after his official announcement and several years after the publication on the Internet with initial information about him, the second smart phones open-source Open Moko, the Neo Free Runner, has just been offered for sale, confirming the early phase production and placing effective on the market. After already on the market a first mobile name “Neo1973″ and assembled by the Taiwanese FIC is now his successor, “Neo Free Runner”, which is therefore available. Continue reading »

Jul 02

FSC and Invention bring Linux for SMEsFujitsu Siemens Computers (FSC) and Inventions have a complete IT solution for mid-sized companies. It includes server hardware and IT infrastructure management and user software for management. The introduction of certified Packages offers the two companies start the campaign “offensive sponsors for Linux.” Under this action, customers depending on the package offered a reward of up to 200 euros for each Primary servers, with the Inventions corporate server (UCS)-equipped operating system. An overview of the various packages and bonuses in December 2008 to the current action on the Internet at  www.sponsorenoffensive.de to find. The Primary TX150 server, TX300 and RX300 are designed for use with the Linux Enterprise environment UCS certified. Continue reading »

Jul 02

Berlin management for ‘grand coalition’ from Linux and MicrosoftThe Berlin administration will soon be equipped with workstations equipped with a combination of Microsoft and Linux solutions. To develop the IT service centre Berlin (ITDZ) together with Linux specialists a combined application that understands both worlds, and only the gains can be united. The ITDZ wants to work for the public service in the state capital with open-source and Microsoft solutions to equip and attacks on applications from Microsoft Germany and the Linux Information Systems AG. This will ensure that the technical and economic requirements of the Berlin administration. The developing job solution must be in their basic functions which a Microsoft solution. Continue reading »

Jul 01

Nvidia in the line of fire of the LinuxIn a brief statement released Monday, the Linux Foundation said: “while most of the devices have open source drivers, there are a few exceptions. The community supports the kernel (Editor’s note: kernel at the heart of distributions operating system free and open GNU / Linux) wants to send a clear signal to these suppliers and also prevent future suppliers to opt for the closure of code and, by extension, to prevent users to benefit from the Linux development model open. Continue reading »

Jun 26

Intel wants to revolutionize the UMPC with MID / UMPC LinuxPlaced under the sign of mobility, the second day of the IDF is an opportunity for Intel to announce the next evolution of its UMPC concept with the arrival of MID or Mobile Internet Devices. It is here to propose a mobile device halfway between mobile phones and laptop and that can surf the Internet properly.Intel also supported the demonstration with a few catches of well-known websites viewing on Windows Mobile particular, explaining that its MID would be able to properly display the sites in question. Continue reading »

Jun 26

Linux Access against attack to recruit new developersA few days after the announcement of Palm to develop its own Linux operating system for smart phones, it is the turn of Japanese Access - which bought the company Palm Source editor of the Palm OS system - to announce its offensive against the market for operating systems for mobile devices. A few months before the release of its system ALP stands for Access Linux Platform, Access wants to recruit new developers publishing today a first version of a kit compatibility Garnet VM. This tool, used by both users of Windows or Linux, allows developers to garnet OS applications to test their operation on the new system ALP. Continue reading »

Jun 23

The mobile phone GPS FIC Linux available for sale

Announced since the end of the year 2006, the mobile phone “Open Moko Neo 1973″ developed by Taiwanese FIC is now available for sale for the biggest amateur solutions GNU / Linux embedded. During the launch of this smart phone called FIC Neo1973, Funambulist, a company specializing in the development of mobile applications announced integration into the terminal after the first open source for use with its Linux operating system. Having thus features PIM data synchronization, of FIC Neo1973 also includes various other open source programs including a reader mail, a management function Push Mail, synchronization of photos, videos or ring tones, all based on Sync ML standardized format. Continue reading »

Jun 23

Casio opts for Sues Linux and Xen

Virtualization has the wind in their sails! Casio has selected Xen, technology incorporated into Suse Linux Enterprise Server operating system and open published by Novell. With Xen, the Japanese electronics group has chosen to optimize its nfrastructure (to run multiple virtual servers running Windows and Linux on a minimum of physical servers) without straining its budget. Continue reading »

Jun 23

SCO loses his trial Linux breathes

The free software community can breathe since a U.S. federal court has just returned SCO in its pentads. It is important to remember that SCO has serious claims on Unix, the operating system developed in the years 1970 and served as a basis for the development of Linux, a free operating system and therefore free. According to the court in Utah, SCO has failed to hold intellectual property rights on Unix, which are owned by Novell. Continue reading »

Jun 17

The gadgets Google open to LinuxOne small step for Google, another for “free”. At Mountain View, we do not want to forget the free software and its flagship operating system: Linux. That is why initiatives giant search engines are proliferating in the area. Proof of this involvement: the recent adaptation of gadgets Google (weather, agenda, aggregator…) and a semblance of Google “Desktop” free operating system. “To adapt to Linux Gadgets, we did not want to just get to the final offer, we also wanted to allow everyone to tinker code. Continue reading »