Lotus Notes 8.5 to fully support Ubuntu Linux 7.0

by Larden

IBM believes Linux on the enterprise desktop finally ready for widespread adoption. To meet future demand it is preparing to deliver its next versions of Lotus Notes enterprise collaboration software and Lotus Symphony office productivity applications for the first time with full support for Ubuntu Linux 7.0.
The roll out will occur sometime in the second […]

IBM Turns To Linux In Desktop Campaign Against Microsoft

by Larden

IBM has increased support for Linux with the introduction of versions of its Lotus Notes collaboration suite and Symphony productivity tools built to run on the open source OS — and it’s hoping the effort will help unseat Microsoft as the king of desktop software.
The company this week said it plans to ship what it […]

About openSUSE Build Service

by Larden

Say, you’re a software developer. Say, you want to write an easy-to-install program for any Linux distribution. I’d say, “You have a problem.” OpenSUSE, however, has improved upon its solution for this problem: the openSUSE Build Service, which now supports Red Hat Enterprise Linux and CentOS.
The problem, in more detail, is that, despite such standardization […]

Trolltech, Huawei join mobile Linux group

by Larden

The LiMo Foundation has added some members to its ranks as competition among new mobile Linux platforms heats up. ADVERTISEMENT
LiMo plans to announce on Monday new members, including Trolltech, Acrodea, ETRI, Huawei, and Purple Labs. The group, including founders NTT DoCoMo, Vodafone, and Motorola, now consists of 25 members.