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Linux and Business

Sharp announces Linux PDA. The Zaurus SL-5000D PDA from Sharp Electronics Corporation is the hot new toy of the week. Naturally, Sharp had lots of help, and everyone involved put out a press release.

• Here's one from Sharp.
• It runs on Lineo's Embedix Plus distribution.
• It uses the Opera browser.
• It includes Insignia's Jeode(TM) PDA Edition.
• It's also got Trolltech's Qt/Embedded(TM) and Qt AWT GUI technologies.
• And it's covered in LinuxDevices.com.

IBM open sources Eclipse. IBM has announced the release of its "Eclipse" development code under an open source license. Eclipse is a Java-based system designed to help integrate development tools into a single environment; IBM has somehow set its value at $40 million.

VA Linux announces SourceForge Enterprise Edition 3.0. VA Linux Systems has announced the availability of SourceForge Enterprise Edition 3.0. "SourceForge 3.0's expanded monitoring and reporting capabilities help both development and business managers monitor the full spectrum of development activities through comprehensive and customizable reports."

Borland ships Kylix 2. The release of the Kylix 2 rapid development environment for Linux has been announced by Borland.

MontaVista goes digging for oil. Varco International has announced that it will be using MontaVista's Hard Hat Linux in its line of oil rig floor equipment controllers.

Linux NetworX cluster at Fermilab. Linux NetworX has announced that one of its clusters is being used to identify particles at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory.

Software patents move forward in Europe. Here's a release from the EuroLinux Alliance (also available in French) on a "coup" at the European Patent Office. Said office, it seems, has just put out a new examination directive which enables patents on software, business models, and mathematics. "This decision constitutes a violation of the European democracy and a provocation against European governments which had publicly stated last November 2000 that they wanted tighter political control over the European Patent Office and decided to preserve the exception for computer programmes."

Open Robot Control Software gains IST-program funding. Tobias Benedikt Hoevekamp has been tracking the European Commission's funding of open source projects. He has recently added the Open Robot Control Software project to the list.

The October 2001 Netcraft Web Server Survey. The October 2001 Netcraft Web Server Survey has been published, with Apache stats slightly lower than last month. Read the report for an analysys of the changes.

Linux Stock Index for November 01 to November 07, 2001.
LSI at closing on November 01, 2001 ... 26.06
LSI at closing on November 07, 2001 ... 27.52

The high for the week was 27.52
The low for the week was 25.62

Press Releases:

Open source products

• Lionbridge Technologies, Inc. (WALTHAM, Mass.): Lionbridge Publishes ForeignDesk(R) to the Open-Source Community.

• Vovida.org (SAN JOSE, Calif.): Cisco-Sponsored Vovida.org Enables Rapid Development of VoIP Applications.

Proprietary Products for Linux

• Ashley Laurent (AUSTIN, Texas): Ashley Laurent BroadWay Integrated Service Software Available for Red Hat and Embedded Linux.

• Eontec (CHARLOTTE, N.C.): Eontec's BankFrame Now Available On Linux For IBM eServer zSeries.

• Grey Zone, Inc. (CAPITOLA, CA): Grey Zone Announces 3 Minute Extranet with SecureZone 5.

• ImageStream (): SAND Version 3.30 available, 2.4 kernel support available.

• LINMOR Technologies (BOSTON, MA): LINUX-based offering of NEBULA Performance Monitor Extreme now available.

• LSI Logic Corporation (MILPITAS, Calif.): LSI Logic Ultra160 SCSI HBAs Certified as Red Hat Ready.

• Magic Earth, Inc. (HOUSTON): Magic Earth Announces Leading Software on Linux.

• OmegaBand Inc. (AUSTIN, Texas): InfiniBand Interoperability is Key Issue For IBM-OmegaBand Demo; Compelling Linux Demonstration Highlights Broad Interoperability of New, High-Performance Server I/O Technology.

• Xi Graphics, Inc. (DENVER): Xi Graphics Releases New OpenGL Graphics Support Product Line.

Hardware and bundled products

• Tower Technology (AUSTIN, Texas): New J2SE-Certified TowerJ Java Virtual Machine Now Available for Solaris and Linux Platforms From Tower Technology.

Products and Services Using Linux

• emWare (SALT LAKE CITY): emWare(R) Makes Adding Remote Management to Electronic Devices Fast, Easy And Affordable With Release of DeviceGate(TM)-E Embedded Gateway.

• Tvia, Inc. (LAS VEGAS): Tvia, TUXIA and EPoX International to Partner in Technology and Product Demonstration of Advanced Set Top Boxes.

Products With Linux Versions

• Applied Information Systems, Chapel Hill (CHAPEL HILL, N.C.): AIS and Vector Partners Announce OEM Agreement.

• Ensim Corporation (SUNNYVALE, Calif.): New Distribution Pact Combines Benefits of Macromedia's ColdFusion With Ensim's ServerXchange Hosting Automation Platform.

• Franz (BERKELEY, Calif.): Franz Allegro CL 6.1 Propels Lisp Further Into the Modern Web Environment.

• Hewlett-Packard Company (PALO ALTO, Calif.): HP Enhances Software Suites for Infrastructure Management and Revenue Generation Capabilities.

• Hostway Corporation (CHICAGO): Hostway Expands Service Offerings to Include Managed Dedicated Servers; Managed Dedicated Servers Begin at $197/month.

• Inceptor(TM), Inc. (MAYNARD, Mass.): Inceptor Enhances its Award-Winning Excedia Conversion Marketing Toolset; New Functionalities More Accurately Measure ROI by Enabling Marketers to Track Deferred Conversions.

• Magic Software Enterprises (IRVINE, CA): Linux Software Provider Magic Software Enterprises Releases Magic eMerchant v2, the Next Generation of its Highly Customizable eCommerce Framework.

• Network Engines (CANTON, Mass.): Network Engines Unveils ApplianceEngine 1000 Designed to Help Application Developers Create Superior, More Reliable Appliance Solutions.

• RLX Technologies Inc. (HOUSTON): RLX Technologies Extends ServerBlade Leadership Position with Industry's First 1U ServerBlade Solution.

• SnapGear, Inc. (SAN MATEO, Calif.): SnapGear Announces Reinforced Security Technology.

Books & Training

• NovaStor Corporation (SIMI VALLEY, Calif.): NovaStor's NovaNET 8 Selected by IBM for Tape Storage Training Courses.

Partnerships

• MIPS Technologies, Inc. & Green Hills Software (MOUNTAIN VIEW & SANTA BARBARA, Calif.): MIPS Technologies and Green Hills Software Partner To Offer 'Best-in-Class' Application Development Environment.

• Sistina Software (MINNEAPOLIS): Sistina Software and Paralogic Partner to Provide Affordable, High-Performance Clustered Storage Solutions for Linux.

• Sistina Software (MINNEAPOLIS): Sistina Software and Caliber Computer Corporation Partner to Provide Low-Cost Data Storage and Management Clustering Solutions for Linux.

• Sistina Software (MINNEAPOLIS): Sistina to Provide Software for Increased Performance, Availability, and Scalability of Linux Storage Clustering Technology Running on Compaq ProLiant Servers.

Personnel & New Offices

• MontaVista Software Inc. (SUNNYVALE, Calif.): MontaVista Appoints VP Worlwide Sales.

Linux At Work

• Acrodyne Industries, Inc. (COCKEYSVILLE, Md.): Acrodyne 140kW Analog Quantum-c- Transmitter Ships to Clear Channel Broadcasting Inc. for KASN-TV Little Rock, Arkansas.

Other

• Ferris Research (SAN FRANCISCO): Ferris Research Says Anarchy Rules in Academic Email; New Report Studies Email At Universities. "Academic email systems differ sharply from corporate systems in other respects: eschewing Windows, they favor Unix or Linux operating systems."

• Skygate Technology (UK): Linux Now Poised for Desktop Breakthrough.

Section Editor: Rebecca Sobol.

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