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A funny thing has happened to the computer industry over the last few years. The traditional wisdom was that there were two types of companies. At one extreme, there were small, fast startups that could maneuver nimbly and rapidly gain market share. On the other end of the spectrum wer... May. 20, 2004 Reads: 14,625 | At this point, Linux has gone a long way toward totally infiltrating Microsoft's server business. For databases, Web servers, and file servers, Linux competes on an equal footing, if not a superior one. There's only one missing link left - a replacement for Microsoft's business-ubi... May. 19, 2004 Reads: 14,157 Replies: 4 | This article shows you how to develop a straightforward, multiplatform application for ripping CDs into the Ogg Vorbis format. Follow along to see how elegant and quick it is to develop using PyQt. May. 19, 2004 Reads: 13,787 | While hypothetical case studies are sometimes interesting, nothing beats examining a real company offering a real product. A few years ago, our team sat down to create our first product, called eventSherpa. In sharing our experience with building this product, we hope to illustrate why... May. 18, 2004 Reads: 12,719 | It's fascinating that so much has happened since the last Samba Update. To those of us close to the action it seems that development just continues at a steady pace. This edition of the Samba Update update reports on the roadmap for Samba-3, the decisions made at the SambaXP Conference... May. 18, 2004 Reads: 15,333 | We know that many of our readers work in smaller, high-tech startups and are trying to grow businesses based on Linux and open source software (or are thinking about it!). We thought this article on helping smaller companies like these with visibility and strategies for their businesse... May. 18, 2004 Reads: 12,952 | Kevin Bedell caught up with Rickford Grant, author of Linux for Non-Geeks, to ask him a few questions about his handy guide for Linux newbies and those with 'command-line phobia.' May. 18, 2004 Reads: 13,867 | It turns out that, indeed, many MMORPGs (Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games) are running Linux on their back ends. Christian Berentsen, the operations director of Funcom (www.funcom.com) kindly agreed to a virtual talk with Dee-Ann LeBlanc, LinuxWorld Magazine's gaming ind... May. 18, 2004 Reads: 11,497 | Previous notions of limited scalability of Linux were abruptly changed last year by the introduction of the SGI Altix server, which scaled up to 64 processors within a single system image (SSI). Today, large-scale Linux servers with hundreds of processors are being deployed by a variet... May. 18, 2004 Reads: 8,976 | Providing continuous service availability is a crucial factor for many industries, especially in the telecommunication sector. For instance, people always expect to hear a dial tone when they pick up their phones, and they always do. This is the level of reliability and service availab... May. 18, 2004 Reads: 12,653 | The explosion of rack-mount cluster server solutions in the last five years has brought significant innovation to what has traditionally been a grassroots-driven industry. In 1998, clusters made up a mere 2% of the Top 500 supercomputer sites; today, they power 60% of the world's large... May. 18, 2004 Reads: 8,546 | There has been some controversy recently over a Microsoft-commissioned TCO (total cost of ownership) study claiming that the long-term cost of Windows is lower than that of Linux. It's time to clear up the confusion. May. 18, 2004 Reads: 17,469 | Marc J. Rochkind wrote the first edition of Advanced UNIX Programming in 1984. In this installment of the Book Rookery, he discusses with Kevin Bedell the second edition - a complete revision that benefits from his years of post-Bell application systems development experience. May. 18, 2004 Reads: 14,187 | Spammers are making money exploiting other people's systems and no one is immune. This article examines the implications for organizations and for Linux caused by the spam/virus convergence, and details the level of protection necessary to minimize organizational impact and risk. May. 18, 2004 Reads: 11,638 | CyberLink (www.gocyberlink.com), the authors of the well-known PowerDVD player that comes with many Microsoft Windows machines that contain DVD drives, is a company on a mission: to advance the technology of digital video and audio for the enjoyment of people! May. 18, 2004 Reads: 12,895 Replies: 1 | Welcome to the third installment of 'Guide to Linux on the Business Desktop.' Part 1 (Vol. 2, issue 4) covered some of the many Linux distributions available, and Part 2 (Vol. 2, issue 5) looked at some of the major vendors' Linux desktop offerings and began to explore the Linux laptop... May. 18, 2004 Reads: 15,883 | The Associated Press (AP), the world's oldest and largest news agency, offers a service that allows news providers to integrate AP online content directly into their Web sites. The service, AP Hosted News, is used by approximately 600 affiliate newspapers and broadcasters. The service ... May. 18, 2004 Reads: 14,541 | Companies today are looking for potential cost savings, and outsourcing appears to be the advantage needed to get ahead. The short-term gains are apparent: a direct cost savings as more expensive employees are laid off. Commonly overlooked are the underlying long-term economic effects ... May. 18, 2004 Reads: 11,365 Replies: 7 | We received some great news this past month. Our own Dee-Ann LeBlanc, known to regular readers as the Gaming Industry editor of LinuxWorld Magazine, was selected a winner of the 2003 Excellence in Technology Journalism by the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA). Dee-Ann won for ... May. 18, 2004 Reads: 15,176 |
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