Five Reasons why Windows 8 will be dead on arrival - ZDNet (blog)

6 February 2012, 9:49 am

Five Reasons why Windows 8 will be dead on arrivalZDNet (blog)In fact, as desktop operating systems go, I rather like Windows 7. Yes, really. Besides, it's not like Windows 8's forthcoming failure will help desktop Linux. Looking back, when Vista flopped, in the long run it actually hurt des... Read More »

Is Virtualization Really Ushering In the Multiple-OS Future? - OStatic (blog)

6 February 2012, 8:17 am

Is Virtualization Really Ushering In the Multiple-OS Future?OStatic (blog)Through virtualization, it's easy to run Linux and other operating systems concurrently, but do IT departments want business users doing so? That has become a cause for much debate. There is an effort on to push open virtu... Read More »

VMTurbo upgrade supports major virtualization platforms - ITWorld Canada

6 February 2012, 6:30 am

VMTurbo upgrade supports major virtualization platformsITWorld CanadaFRAMINGHAM (02/01/2012) - VMTurbo has upgraded its operations management suite to support the three major virtual environments and to improve its capacity-planning tool. With the new 3.0 version of Operations Manager, the software ... Read More »

Red Hat rolls out ISV web portal - Reseller News

6 February 2012, 3:31 am

Red Hat rolls out ISV web portalReseller NewsNielsen believes that some larger, compartimentalised organisations will have to opt for a "multiple hypervisor strategy", with Windows systems, for example, migrating to Hyper-v, and Linux systems to REV, with resellers helping their customers ...... Read More »

GraphOn Appoints Christoph Berlin as Vice President of Product Management and ... - MarketWatch (press release)

6 February 2012, 3:02 am

GraphOn Appoints Christoph Berlin as Vice President of Product Management and ...MarketWatch (press release)Christoph will identify, develop, and help capture new market opportunities. In addition, he will conduct market research, help define our product strategy and ongoing roadmap, and work with o... Read More »

Spark Linux tablet specs updated, going up for pre-order next week - Engadget

5 February 2012, 2:34 am

ZDNet (blog)Spark Linux tablet specs updated, going up for pre-order next weekEngadgetBy James Trew posted Feb 5th 2012 5:29AM We already got a brief introduction to the Spark Linux-based tablet, but details were a little sparse. Since then, a few more key bits of info have been added to its Q&A pag... Read More »

Linux kernel chief exits SUSE, takes vendor-neutral oversight role - Ars Technica

31 January 2012, 9:04 pm

Linux kernel chief exits SUSE, takes vendor-neutral oversight roleArs Technica"But, working in a vendor-neutral environment like the Linux Foundation allows me to spend a larger amount of time interacting with other companies and vendors, as well as helping Linux out in environments that were not ne... Read More »

Amazon Sets Sights on Support in the Cloud - ReadWriteWeb

31 January 2012, 7:02 am

TechnoratiAmazon Sets Sights on Support in the CloudReadWriteWebNeed support for Red Hat, Ubuntu, SUSE Linux or Microsoft Windows on AWS? Amazon is now offering support for setup, configuration and troubleshooting of system software as part of its support program. The company is also adding a “tru... Read More »

Microsoft seeking open-source expert to help put Linux on Azure - ZDNet (blog)

27 January 2012, 4:41 am

ITProPortalMicrosoft seeking open-source expert to help put Linux on AzureZDNet (blog)Work with Microsoft product groups to help ensure the design and implementation of Microsoft virtualization and cloud technology will support Linux architectures and runtime paradigms. Write high-quality Linux kern... Read More »

Standard Windows & Linux Drivers for PCI Express SSDs Released by NVM Express ... - MarketWatch (press release)

25 January 2012, 3:31 am

Standard Windows & Linux Drivers for PCI Express SSDs Released by NVM Express ...MarketWatch (press release)Further development of the Linux driver is discussed on the Linux-NVMe mailing list; subscription details are located at http://lists.infradead.org/mailmain/listinfo/linux-nvme . To support th... Read More »