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Linux and Business

Richard Stallman wins Takeda Award. Here's a press release from the Free Software Foundation announcing that Richard Stallman has won the 2001 Takeda award. It also mentions, rather less prominently, that Linus Torvalds was also a winner of this award. "As with the MacArthur award, Stallman will invest the Takeda award to pay his future living expenses, so that he can work full time promoting software freedom and coordinating the GNU project. Stallman receives no salary nor travel expenses from the FSF and assumes a modest living style to facilitate his continued work championing the cause of free software."

LinuxWorld NY conference program. IDG has announced the program for the New York LinuxWorld Conference and Expo, which starts on January 29. Speakers include many of the usual suspects: Perens, Raymond, de Icaza, etc.

HP's blade server announcement. Here's the press release from HP on its new blade server offerings. "Because Linux is very lightweight, has lower memory requirements and makes better use of CPU power, it is an ideal operating system for blade servers, which require flexibility and scalability in highly constrained environments due to heat restrictions."

Rainbow and Guardian Digital join forces. Rainbow eSecurity and Guardian Digital have announced a deal wherein a version of EnGarde Secure Linux will be integrated with Rainbow's "CryptoSwift eCommerce Accelerator" to produce a fast, secure e-commerce system.

Toshiba to sell Linux pre-installed Libretto for mobile desktop. Toshiba has announced plans to sell their Libretto L3 laptop as a dual boot system running Linux and Windows 2000.

Caldera previews Volution Manager 1.1. Caldera International has announced a publicly available preview version of Volution Manager 1.1. The full release will happen in the first quarter of next year.

Trolltech Launches Zaurus SL-5000D developer contest. Trolltech has announced a developer contest for the Sharp Zaurus SL-5000D PDA. Prizes include the PDA itself, and $10,000 cash.

Adobe SVG viewer Linux. An SVG file viewer is available for Mozilla under Linux. SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) is an XML based graphics file format and web development language. Users must accept the Adobe license terms.

LPI-News: LPI Level 2 certification. The Linux Professional Institute has published the November, 2001 edition of its LPI News. Take a look for the latest Linux training and certification news. A new Level 2 certification program has been announced.

Netcraft Web Server Survey for November, 2001. The November 2001 Netcraft Web Server Survey is out.

Linux Stock Index for November 29 to December 05, 2001.
LSI at closing on November 29, 2001 ... 31.27
LSI at closing on December 05, 2001 ... 32.26

The high for the week was 32.26
The low for the week was 30.34

Press Releases:

Open source products

• Bowstreet (PORTSMOUTH, N.H.): Bowstreet Supports IBM's Open-source Workbench Tool Framework for Integrating Multivendor Developer Tools.

• Neuberger & Hughes GmbH (Plochingen, Germany): BILL the open workgroup data exchange server project.

Proprietary Products for Linux

• Alias/Wavefront (TORONTO): Alias/Wavefront Ships Maya 4 For Linux; Film/Visual Effects Industry Demands More Maya for Linux.

• BakBone Software, Inc (SAN DIEGO): BakBone's NetVault Backup & Restore Linux Solution Validated by Red Hat; NetVault Being Distributed to Red Hat Linux Customers.

• Bitstream Inc. (CAMBRIDGE, Mass.): Bitstream Releases btX, Ground-Breaking Font Rendering Technology for Linux.

• Computer Associates International, Inc. (ISLANDIA, N.Y.): CA Announces IBM's Use of AllFusion Erwin Data Modeler to Validate Data Modeling Techniques for Linux Environments on The eServer Z900 and S/390.

• Curl Corporation (CAMBRIDGE, Mass.): Curl Corporation Announces Platform Support for Linux; Linux Technology Preview in Surge Lab IDE Provides Interactive Learning for Curl Developer Community.

• iMimic Networking(TM) Inc. (HOUSTON): iMimic Announces Signing of License Agreement with Australia's Microbits.

Hardware running Linux

• Force Computers (SAN JOSE, Calif.): Force Announces ETSI-Compliant Line of 10-Inch-Deep, PICMG 2.16 High-Density Computing Platforms. The first configuration in the series features up to 14 redundant Pentium(R) III processor-based single board computers (SBCs) running the BlueCat Linux(TM) operating system.

• Force Computers (SAN JOSE, Calif.): Force Announces ETSI-Compliant, High-Density Server With High Availability Middleware.

Products and Services Using Linux

• Argus Systems Group, Inc. (SAVOY, Ill.): TENEX Uses Argus' PitBull to Protect Web-Based Gradebook and Online Community Tied to the TENEX Student Information System.

• COBA (HELSINKI, Finland): A Linux-based Open Standard for Smart Buildings: A Group of Finnish Companies to Create a Futuristic Operating System for Homes, Offices and Buildings.

• Compaq Computer Corporation (HOUSTON): Compaq Announces Grid Computing Program Aligns With Platform for Grid-Enabled Solutions.

• Performance Technologies, Inc. (ROCHESTER, N.Y.): Performance Technologies Advances Network Access Product Line with High Performance Telecom Adapter.

• PolyServe Inc. (EL SEGUNDO, Calif.): Imperial Technology to Participate in PolyServe Demonstration of Oracle9i Real Application Clusters Solution.

• SWsoft (SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.): SWsoft Announces Release of xLswitch, the Universal Traffic Management Solution.

Products With Linux Versions

• Altiris Inc. (LINDON, Utah): Altiris Announces Ongoing Support of Unix by Delivering Inventory Solution and SW Delivery Solution for Unix Systems.

• BladeLogic (SAN DIEGO): BladeLogic Redefines the Unix Shell for Distributed Unix, Linux and Windows Server Management.

• Borland Software Corporation (SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif.): Borland Delivers New Version of InterBase.

• Celestix Networks, Inc. (FREMONT, Calif.): Celestix Networks Named Finalist in Best of COMDEX Awards for the new Taurus Server Appliance.

• CRYPTOCard (KANATA, Ontario): CRYPTOCard's CA 5.16 Technology Wins Comdex's 'Best of Show - Security' Award.

• FSMLabs Inc. (SAN DIEGO): Green Hills Software and FSMLabs Partner to Bring Commercial Development Environment to Embedded Linux Developers.

• Interactive Software Engineering Inc. (ISE) (SANTA BARBARA, Calif.): ISE to Release EiffelStudio 5.1 -- Object-Oriented Software for Windows, Unix and Linux.

• SkyNetWEB (BALTIMORE): SkyNetWEB Waives Set-Up Fees for Excite@Home Dedicated Hosting Customers.

• SpiderSoftware (SAN JOSE, Calif.): SpiderSoftware: SpiderCache Enterprise Enhances Performance of ASP.Net With the Release of Enterprise 2.1..

• WebEvent, Inc. (): Launch of WebEvent Publish 2.0.

Java Products

• Expertcity Inc. (SANTA BARBARA, Calif.): Expertcity Launches GoToMyPC 2.0 Remote-Access Service With Enhanced Functionality.

• Insignia Solutions (FREMONT, Calif.): Insignia's Jeode PDA Edition To Be Shipped In New Sharp Zaurus SL-5500 Personal Mobile Tool.

• Oracle Corporation (ORACLE OPENWORLD, SAN FRANCISCO): Oracle Launches Oracle9i JDeveloper and Opens New Java Tool To Third-Party and Open-Source Solutions.

Books

• O'Reilly (Sebastopol, CA): "Ruby In a Nutshell" Released by O'Reilly.

• O'Reilly (Sebastopol, CA): "Perl for Web Site Management" Released by O'Reilly.

Partnerships

• AltoWeb, Inc. (PALO ALTO, Calif.): AltoWeb Teams with IBM to Deliver Industry Leading Software Solutions to Enable the Global 2000 to Execute Their Business Strategy Through Enterprise Software.

• Apogee (SAN JOSE, Calif.): LynuxWorks and Apogee Team Up to Provide Time and Cost Savings for Java Embedded Developers.

• Eclipse.org (CHICAGO): Eclipse.org Consortium Forms to Deliver New Era Application Development Tools.

• MERANT (HILLSBORO, Ore.): MERANT Helps Spearhead Open Environment Development With Eclipse.org Board Membership.

• REDSonic, Inc. (SANTA ANA, Calif.): ChinaSoft - REDSonic's New Partnership in China.

• REDSonic, Inc. (SANTA ANA, Calif.): REDSonic Aligns with JUMPtec Adastra.

Personnel

• Jabber, Inc. (DENVER): Jabber, Inc. Announces New CTO.

Financial Results

• Corel Corporation (OTTAWA): Corel Updates Strategy for Fiscal 2002.

Linux At Work

• CMP Media LLC (JERICHO, N.Y.): CMP Media's CRN Test Center Says Linux Accomplishes Microsoft Windows Tasks at 93 Percent Software Cost Savings.

• LinuxForce Inc. (Boulder, Colorado): The Red Cross Chooses LinuxForce / AdminForce Powerwall.

• NuSphere Corporation (): NuSphere customer opts to avoid Microsoft.

Other

• OASIS (BOSTON): OASIS RELAX NG Technical Committee Completes Lightweight XML Language Validation Specification.

Section Editor: Rebecca Sobol.

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