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Linux and Business

Prentice Hall PTR Publishes the Premiere Guide to Linux Administration. Prentice Hall PTR announced the publication of Linux Administration Handbook, written by UNIX experts Evi Nemeth, Garth Snyder and Trent R. Hein.

Free Standards Group and Tokyo University of Foreign Study Launch Major Project. The Free Standards Group's Linux Internationalization Initiative (Li18nux) announced the launch of the Asian Scripts Technology & Infrastructure (ASTI) project. ASTI, is a joint project with the Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa, Tokyo University of Foreign Study (ILCAA) and the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT).

Netcraft Web Server Summary for March, 2002. The March, 2002 Netcraft Web Server Summary is out. This month Microsoft gained 2 million sites.

Linux Stock Index for April 01 to April 03, 2002.
LSI at closing on April 01, 2002 ... 26.03
LSI at closing on April 03, 2002 ... 24.63

The high for the week was 26.03
The low for the week was 24.63

Press Releases:

Open Source Products

• Lionbridge Technologies, Inc. (WALTHAM, Mass.): Lionbridge ForeignDesk(R) Is Rapidly Embraced by the Open-Source Community and End-Users.

• On2 Technologies, The Duck Corporation (NEW YORK): On2 Alters Licensing Terms for VP3; Company Responds to Open Source Community Demands. This technology is now available under the Gnu Lesser General Public License (LGPL).

• Sybase, Inc. (DUBLIN, Calif.): Sybase Provides ebXML Messaging Service for Its Developer Community.

Distributions and Bundled Products

• MandrakeSoft (ALTADENA, Calif.): Sun's StarOffice 6.0 for Linux Immediately Available to MandrakeClub Members.

Proprietary Products for Linux

• Entegrity Solutions (SAN JOSE, Calif.): Entegrity brings DCE and DFS to Red Hat Linux.

• Glenayre Technologies, Inc. (ORLANDO, Fla. and ATLANTA): Glenayre Pioneers Next-Generation Messaging Solutions On Red Hat Linux Operating System.

• Graphics Muse (Houston, Texas): Graphics Muse Tools CD: Linux Edition V1.1.

• Sistina Software (MINNEAPOLIS): Sistina Software Adds Compaq to its Reseller Network; Sistina and Compaq To Provide Customized Linux-based Solutions for Technical Computing Clusters on Compaq ProLiant Servers.

• Yahoo! Bangalore (Bangalore, India): Yahoo! Messenger India release. (Thanks to Atul Chitnis)

Linux PC Hardware

• Dell (NEW YORK): Dell Delivers New Levels of Performance, Flexibility and Value With Modular Servers.

• Dell (NEW YORK): Dell Introduces Comprehensive Server Management Solutions; New OpenManage Tools Provide Customers Remote Server Deployment and Management, Regardless of Server Architecture.

• Hewlett-Packard Company (PALO ALTO, Calif.): HP's Carrier Grade Servers with Linux Outperform Sun's Netra Servers on Key Industry Benchmark; HP Carrier Grade Partner Program Meets Customer Deployment Needs.

• Lycoris (Redmond, WA): Lycoris Partners With Kudzu Enterprises & Offers Compaq Laptops.

Embedded Linux Products

• TimeSys Corporation (PITTSBURGH): TimeSys Provides Embedded Linux Solution for the PowerPC 860 Processor.

• USonyx (SAN FRANCISCO): USonyx Announces Industry's Lowest Pricing On Full Suite of Virtual Private Server -- VPS -- Web Hosting; Small, Medium Businesses Report Cost Savings of Over 90%.

• Vericept Corporation (ORLANDO, Fla.): Vericept Corporation Unveils New Early Warning Solutions to Fortify Corporate Network Security.

Products and Services Using Linux

• Compaq Computer Corporation (HOUSTON): RackShack Selects Compaq ProLiant Servers for Tier One Linux-Based Web Hosting Solution .

• Egenera, Inc. (MARLBORO, Mass.): Egenera BladeFrame System Achieves Oracle9i Database With Real Application Clusters Integration.

• Prudential Financial, Inc. (NEWARK, N.J. & MARLBOROUGH, Mass.): Prudential Financial Monitors VPN Service with Adlex's UserVisibility Client View.

• Websense Inc. (SAN DIEGO): Websense Inc. Launches Websense Enterprise v4.4 and Reporter v6.3; Ease of Use and Compatibility Benefit Mid- to Large-Scale Companies.

Products With Linux Versions

• Astrum Software (BOSTON, Mass.): Astrum Software First to Market with Automated Intelligent Storage Policies; StorCast Helps Companies Automate Storage Management.

• Atrenta Inc. (SAN JOSE, Calif.): Atrenta Announces SpyGlass for VCS; New Option Analyzes Verilog RTL to Optimize Synopsys' VCS Simulator Runtime Performance.

• FirewireDirect (AUSTIN, Texas): FirewireDirect Spark EP: Industry First Lithium-Ion Battery Operated FireWire Portable Hard Drive.

• Hewlett-Packard Company (PALO ALTO): HP Unveils Global Storage Virtualization Strategy; Also Extends Customer Access to Virtualization with Feature-rich Solution.

• INNOVATION Data Processing (LITTLE FALLS, N.J.): IBM adopts INNOVATION 'FDRPAS' Solution for Non-Disruptive z/900 and S/390 Data Migration.

• Lund Performance Solutions (PORTLAND, Ore.): Lund Performance Solutions Rolls Out SpyKiller Suite For Healthcare Data Security; Authentication, Auditing and Single-Sign-On User Access Meet Proposed HIPAA Regulations.

• ProfCal Corporation (SANTA CLARA, Calif.): ProfCal Introduces a Revolutionary Enterprise Resource Management Software System.

Linux At Work

• Linux NetworX (SALT LAKE CITY): Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Uses Linux NetworX Cluster to Aid in Drug Discovery.

Java Products

• Borland Software Corporation (SAN FRANCISCO): Borland Dominates the 2002 JAVAPro Awards at the JavaOne Conference.

Books & Documentation

• Applied Trust Engineering (BOULDER, Colo.): Applied Trust Engineering Founders Trent Hein and Ned McClain Team With Industry Experts to Co-Author Linux Administration Handbook.

• O'Reilly (Sebastopol, CA): "Java Web Services" Released by O'Reilly.

• Prentice Hall PTR (UPPER SADDLE RIVER, N.J.): Prentice Hall PTR Publishes the Premiere Guide to Linux Administration; Authors of 'UNIX System Administration Handbook' Write the 'LINUX Administration Handbook'.

Partnerships

• MontaVista Software (SUNNYVALE, Calif.): MontaVista Expands Distribution to India.

• SERENA Software, Inc. (BURLINGAME, Calif.): Serena Selected to Join Eclipse Board.

Financial Results

• Ensim Corporation (SUNNYVALE, Calif.): Ensim Announces Q1 Results - Company Captures Top Position for Software-based Web Hosting Appliances; Ensim's WEBppliance for Linux Reaches 7,000 Mark for Web Hosting Appliances; New Price Cuts to Further Improve Profitability of Service Providers.

Other

• Halliburton, Houston (HOUSTON): Landmark Hosts Houston Energy Summit 2002; 'The Next Technology Revolution in Upstream Oil & Gas'. "Transformational changes are afoot in this market, driven by new technologies such as Linux and grid computing,"

• Microsoft Corporation (SAN DIEGO): Microsoft Asks the Court to Reconsider Preliminary Injunction Ruling Supporting Lindows.com.

Section Editor: Rebecca Sobol.

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