AMD Announces Broad Software Ecosystem Support for Industry’s First x86 Native
Quad-Core Solution
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| “SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP1 is the first production-level operating
| system to support Barcelona’s enhanced virtualization feature, Rapid
| Virtualization Indexing,” said Roger Levy, senior vice president and general
| manager of Open Platform Solutions for Novell.
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http://www.amd.com/us-en/Corporate/VirtualPressRoom/0,,51_104_543~118786,00.html
First of its kind for Linux. Novell's CEO also reassured that Novell's
customers are not screwed by Microsoft.
CEO Hovsepian Says Novell Will Ship GPLv3 Code, Even If Microsoft Is Paying For
It
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| Novell CEO Ron Hovsepian says it is in his interest to give customers GPLv3
| code when they are seeking updates, even if the customer was paying for
| Novell support through Microsoft certificates.
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http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=201308271&cid=RSSfeed_IWK_News
Related (other world's firsts):
Comintel makes world's 1st Linux Wi-Fi phone
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| Comintel Corp Bhd has teamed up with Penang-headquartered Gupp Technologies
| Inc to manufacture the world's first Linux-based dual mode WiFi-centric
| mobile phones.
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http://www.theedgedaily.com/cms/content.jsp?id=com.tms.cms.article.Article_4cd4eb4f-cb73c03a-13425450-baffa340#16100402091942634284
Linux powers first software-defined cellular base station
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| The first software-defined cellular base station to be certified
| by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission is on display at
| a communications conference in San Diego this week. The
| physical layer software of Vanu Inc.'s "Anywave" Base Station
| runs on Linux and commodity Intel hardware, for low cost and
| convenient upgrades, according to the company.
|
| [...]
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| Linux was used earlier in software-defined RFID radios from ThingMagic.
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http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS5442621766.html
Linux powers "world's first" GPON/GE-PON SoCs
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| Conexant claims to be sampling the "world's first" system-on-chip
| (SoC) processors for "GPON/GE-PON residential gateways"
| (gigabit/gigabit Ethernet passive optical networking). The
| "Xenon-IIIG" GPON and "Xenon-IIIE" GE-PON chips come with
| Linux, and support both FTTH and FTTN (fiber-to-the-home/node
| applications, Conexant said.
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http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS3385638914.html
The World's First Mobile Linux Development Kit (MKit) is now available
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| Unicon Systems, a Linux handheld software and hardware technology
| developer from Menlo Park, California, will start shipping its Mobile
| Linux Development Kit (MKitTM) this week.
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http://www.linuxlookup.com/2007/apr/18/the_worlds_first_mobile_linux_development_kit_mkit_is_now_available
http://tinyurl.com/2rm6lu
Claimed-first Core Duo AMC runs Linux
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| Mercury Computer Systems is sampling what it claims to be
| the first AMC (advanced mezzanine card) based on Intel's
| Core Duo processor. Mercury also says its AXA-100, which
| is available with Linux, "doubles the compute resource
| available in an AMC form factor."
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http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS5573015675.html
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