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Training PerspectiveWindows dominates but desktop Linux may be skill of the future Linux is an open source operating system widely used on servers. It has also been touted as an alternative to Windows on the desktop but is far behind the Microsoft product in terms of number of users. Champions of Linux on the desktop claim that the KDE and Gnome Linux desktops have reached a level of maturity where they offer an acceptable end-user experience . This may not be particularly inspiring but as the Open Source Applications Foundation pointed out Bill Gates built his empire on software that was good enough for most people. Linux is now good enough for large numbers of people. A key remaining task is to convince buyers to consider a Linux desktop on its merits the Open Source Applications Foundation said. more > Linux courses to get accreditation The Linux Professional Institute is launching a quality assurance programme for UK-based training courses in the open source operating system. The LPI-approved training programme was announced at Linux World Expo in London earlier this month. It will be the only training programme covering all versions of Linux and will complement the LPI’s internationally accepted certification standard. The programme will be run in the UK by LPI affiliates. It aims to set a benchmark that will boost Linux use. Open Forum Europe with the ITS Group will be the first approved training partner. more > Hurdles Aside Open Source Wins Converts Open-source products are an ideal answer for companies seeking to increase IT efficiency without incurring substantial overhead costs . Open-source products are an ideal answer for companies seeking to increase IT efficiency without incurring substantial overhead costs. Low cost of ownership and no licensing fees are the main drivers behind growing acceptance and advocates contend that using open source provides more opportunities for innovation. That's according to an InformationWeek Research study that examines demand for open-source architecture. more > Microsoft Makes More Open-Source Overtures Still feeling the pressure from Linux and other open-source software competitors Microsoft Corp. is reaching out further to the open-source community with offers of joint development and testing. But it's not yet clear if anyone is ready to listen. In addition to forming new initiatives to deal with Linux growth including an upfront and official dialogue with members of the open-source community Microsoft may also be considering releasing new sections of code as open source. more > Fairfax County Schools Turn To Linux For Business Intelligence Fairfax County (Va.) Public Schools wants to give its teachers access to business-intelligence tools they can use to analyze their students' attendance data grades and test scores. The school district's plan for doing this involves moving its Oracle database and Business Objects Crystal Enterprise business-intelligence software from Windows to Linux. With the launch last week of Business Objects' Crystal Enterprise 10 for Linux Fairfax is a step closer to that goal. more > Clusters of plenty Linux's maturing clustering and failover capabilities have quickly poised it as an attractive alternative to high-maintenance Unix systems be they monolithic or distributed. In fact Linux is shaking up the Unix world in a big way. But Windows too is affected. more > HP And Novell Join Forces To Put Linux On The Desktop Hewlett-Packard and Novell disclosed a partnership on Wednesday that will bring SuSE's open-source Linux operating system to select HP desktop and laptop systems in the second half of 2004. Touting the new effort as the first play by a major technology vendor to offer Linux from the desktop to the data center Martin Fink HP's VP for Linux said the move comes at the urging of its largest business customers who want to deploy a single operating system a single distribution of Linux from top to bottom. more > |
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