The Other Open-Source IP PBX
The story has a familiar ring. A vendor offers powerful, reliable new appliances to go with the open-source IP PBX (Private Branch eXchange) software it provides and supports. The new boxes make…
Microsoft hits jackpot ahead of Linux
Gaming giant Tattersalls has chosen to abandon Linux as it moves ahead with a $43 million project to streamline its multi-state Maxgaming poker machine business.
The open source operating…
ISO votes to reject Microsoft's OOXML as standard
Microsoft Corp. has failed in its attempt to have its Office Open XML document format fast-tracked straight to the status of an international standard by the International Organization for…
Linux isn't the only platform this would-be senator is standing on
James Purser, a Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) supporter, committee member for Linux Australia, and ICT consultant, is running for the Senate in the next federal election as an independent…
Novell Identity Manager Positioned in the Leaders Quadrant for User Provisioning
Novell today announced it has been positioned in the leaders quadrant of Gartner, Inc.'s, "Magic Quadrant for User Provisioning, 2H07" by Earl Perkins and Roberta J. Witty, August 23, 2007.…
OpenSolaris will challenge Linux says Sun
Sun Microsystems has ambitious plans for the commercial and open-source versions of its Solaris operating system, hoping to achieve for Solaris the kind of ubiquity already enjoyed by Java.
…French blow for Microsoft's Office Open XML
France has voted against the adoption of Microsoft's document format Office Open XML as an international standard, while Australia has decided to abstain.
Microsoft offered its OOXML…
Brazil votes against Open XML
"The Brazilian organization in charge of technical standards has decided to vote "no, with conditions" to Microsoft Corp.'s Office Open XML document format during an International Organization for…
Linuxlookup Weekly Wrap-up for Sept 1 2007
Here is the Linuxlookup.com weekly wrap-up, some of the hottest stories in the Linux community this week were...
- Menhir - The distribution of four free operating systems
- Mythtv 0…
Norway Decides: No with Comments on OOXML and a Hint from Hungary
Norway Standards has released its decision on OOXML. It's No with Comments. Essentially, they are concerned about too many technical issues and wish to see them fixed before it becomes a standard…