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Linux newbies get a helping hand

January 5, 2006 A popular online quiz is helping companies and home users to choose among desktop Linux products. TAGS: quiz, desktop Linux, Linux, distribution, feedback

The Internet and the future of TV

October 31, 2005 You may soon view TV shows directly over the Web instead of subscribing to cable or satellite services. TAGS: content provider, Kontiki, distribution, Cisco Systems Inc., satellite, Apple iTunes, TV, video, Apple Computer, Apple iPod

Microsoft steps up Xbox 360 distribution

March 21, 2006 Shipments of the gaming consoles to retailers are expected to at least double, software giant says. TAGS: Celestica Inc., Microsoft Xbox, Xbox 360, shortage, distribution, manufacturing, console, retailer, Microsoft Corp., games

One-stop open-source support launched in U.K.

November 13, 2007 Already successful in Germany, Credativ's open-source support center is now offered in Britain. Aim is to cover myriad community-built apps. TAGS: open source, Germany, distribution, U.K., agreement

Deal extends TiVo's digital reach

August 1, 2005 New distribution partnership with National Cable Television Cooperative will give DVR king access to customers of small cable companies. TAGS: TiVo Inc., DVR, cable company, operator, distribution, digital video

Reuters video to get mass distribution

December 20, 2005 update Blogs, news organizations to offer Reuters video feeds on Web sites under pilot program. TAGS: video player, distribution, Time Warner Inc., online video, CBS Broadcasting Inc., vice president, video, America Online Inc., blog

Sun hopes Project Indiana will help OpenSolaris

May 31, 2007 Company wants to create an OpenSolaris-based OS familiar to Linux and Solaris users in a long-term attempt to propagate the software. TAGS: OpenSolaris, Sun Solaris, GNU, Indiana, Sun Microsystems Inc., distribution, Linux, project, component, Unix, operating system, CD

Linux companies set to launch Asianux 2.0

August 24, 2005 Backers in China, South Korea and Japan are ready to go with a regional variation on the open-source operating system. TAGS: Asianux, Linux company, South Korea, Red Flag Software, distribution, China, Linux, Japan, open source, operating system, server, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Trend Micro: Open source is more secure

June 13, 2006 Antivirus vendor wades into the debate over the merits of open and closed code, while Red Hat takes a cautious approach. TAGS: Raimund Genes, Trend Micro Inc., open source, distribution, Linux, Red Hat Inc., antivirus company, open-source software, vulnerability, patch management, security, Unix, Microsoft Corp.

Fighting the final digital battle

August 9, 2005 Red Swoosh CEO Travis Kalanick says the long-standing chill between technologists and the entertainment industry may soon start to thaw. TAGS: Grokster Ltd., Universal Studios, digital media, distribution, innovation, media company, Hollywood, P2P, decision

Ubuntu carves niche in Linux landscape

September 30, 2005 Less than two years into its development, a new version of Linux is generating considerable excitement. TAGS: Jeff Waugh, Ubuntu, Debian, Linux, Red Hat Inc., distribution, programmer, project, open source, server, PC, Microsoft Corp.

Judge won't block distribution of Google Earth

June 12, 2006 Court rejects request for injunction against the popular 3D mapping program, which is the subject of a patent lawsuit. TAGS: Google Earth, Mountain View, Google Inc., distribution, Judge, 3D, satellite

Morgan Freeman: Net delivery to inspire filmmakers

January 6, 2006 New means of distribution will make movies a lot better, the Academy Award-winning actor says. TAGS: Morgan Freeman, Paul Otellini, actor, distribution, movies, Intel

Nuts and bolts of entrepreneurship

January 24, 2005 Entrepreneurs must pay attention to investment relationships, exit strategies and the mechanics of building a business. TAGS: entrepreneurship, Vonage Holdings Corp., entrepreneur, distribution, nut, attention, founder, conference, brand, CEO

Vienna to softly embrace Linux

January 25, 2005 Open source wins another local-government convert, with soft migrations to Linux imminent within the Austrian capital. TAGS: Vienna, open-source software, Debian, productivity-application, Linux, OpenOffice.org, OpenOffice, department, distribution, information technology, desktop computer, open source, Microsoft Office, PC, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

GE's top exec urges piracy fight

June 20, 2007 Vice Chairman Bob Wright says media companies need to join forces with Internet service providers in the battle to end piracy. TAGS: General Electric Co., piracy, vice chairman, media company, Internet Service Provider, service provider, Internet service, distribution, force, exec, AT&T Corp., entertainment

Canonical distributes Parallels via desktop update

February 6, 2008 Ubuntu users will get access to Parallels Workstation for Linux via the operating system's built-in update tool. TAGS: Ubuntu, OpenVZ, repository, workstation, Linux, distribution, open-source software, spokesman, Apple Macintosh, operating system, Microsoft Windows

AOL to sell digital movie downloads

August 24, 2006 Deals with major Hollywood studios mean surfers will get access to full-length films via AOL's video site. TAGS: on-demand, Sony Pictures, America Online Inc., online media, movie, Time Warner Inc., distribution, portal, programming, entertainment, video, Apple iTunes, TV

The business of Linux in China

April 12, 2006 newsmaker As China faces a curb on Windows piracy, two execs discuss prospects for the open-source OS there. TAGS: Debian, China, Linux, Sun Microsystems Inc., LinuxWorld, chief marketing officer, Linux desktop, Beijing, distribution, open source, Boston, server, operating system

BabelDisc: Linux for technophobes?

April 18, 2007 But the system software, which shuns your hard drive, will also appeal to enterprise IT types, says U.K. Internet pioneer Peter Dawe. TAGS: Linux, distribution, environment, CD, USB, hard drive, IM, PC, e-mail
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