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Short Take: Dell to include Linux its PCs

August 9, 1999 Dell will preinstall the Linux operating system on its laptops and home computers in the coming months, extending the operating system availability from servers, workstations, and business desktops... TAGS: Short take, portable computer, Linux, spokesman, home PC, workstation, Dell, Dell Dimension, operating system, server, laptop computer, PC

Dell: Microsoft warnings haven't hurt Linux uptake

October 12, 2007 CEO Michael Dell says Microsoft's patent-infringement claims have not affected sales of its Linux servers. TAGS: Linux, Linux PC, Dell, server, CEO, Microsoft Corp., notebook computer, PC, Microsoft Windows

Keeping pace with open source

June 29, 2007 Linux looms large in software shifts in India. Plus: Version 3 of the GPL gets a long-awaited release. TAGS: GPL, Linux, open source, India, Red Hat Inc., Ubuntu, Sun Microsystems Inc., server, operating system, PC

French parliament dumping Windows for Linux

November 27, 2006 Study by technology services company convinces the National Assembly that the switch will be cost-effective. TAGS: technology services company, open source, Linux, France, decision, training, Firefox, server, Web browser, operating system, PC, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

FAQ: Detangling virtualization

April 19, 2007 CNET News.com takes some of the mystery out of a complicated technology that has a steep learning curve. TAGS: virtualization, VMware, virtual machine, Xen, server software, server, Linux, operating system, HP, Microsoft Windows, PC

IBM software geared to reduce PC costs

February 12, 2007 Big Blue's Open Client Offering spans Windows, Mac and Linux by combining Notes, Sametime, OpenOffice and Eclipse software. TAGS: TCO, IBM Lotus SameTime, IBM Corp., Linux, OpenOffice.org, IBM Lotus Notes, software development, Lotus, open source, desktop computer, Apple Macintosh, server, PC, operating system, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.

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., project, programmer, open source, server, operating system, Microsoft Corp., PC

Red Hat tries new desktop Linux angle

May 10, 2007 Red Hat Global Desktop, the company's latest PC-oriented Linux product, is aimed for users in developing nations. TAGS: Red Hat Inc., desktop Linux, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Linux, appliance, virtualization, nation, Intel, security, server, laptop computer, operating system, Microsoft Corp., PC

$100 laptop 'will boost desktop Linux'

June 2, 2006 The head of the One Laptop per Child project says he must be doing something right if he's upsetting Microsoft and Intel. TAGS: OLPC, desktop Linux, education, children, project, school, Red Hat Inc., Linux, AMD, teacher, Intel, operating system, server, laptop computer, Microsoft Corp., PC

Virtualization bolsters Dell worldview

April 5, 2006 CTO Kevin Kettler touts the technology as a big improvement, saying it extends Dell's "building block" approach. Photos: Dell CTO pushes virtualization TAGS: virtualization, standardization, virtual machine, CTO, Linux, Dell, software company, AMD, IBM Corp., server, operating system, PC, Microsoft Windows

U.K.'s Elonex readies low-cost Linux laptop

February 18, 2008 Aimed at the education sector, the laptop will feature, among other things, a flash-based hard drive and a "wireless music server." But, the company says, it's "not really about the specs." TAGS: spokesperson, U.K., Linux, laptop computer, server, hard drive, PC

Microsoft gains technical-computing toehold

April 8, 2007 Compute cluster product has some appeal to customers who need integration with regular Windows machines. TAGS: cluster, Matlab, high-performance computing, modeling, Linux, high-performance, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, server, PC
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