Levanta Launches Free Linux Management Virtual Appliance
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| This turnkey virtual appliance, which can be used to manage and control up to
| three running Linux servers at any time, allows users to tap into the power
| of virtualization technology and quickly and easily execute a variety of
| essential Linux management tasks to maximize system uptime, including Linux
| provisioning, patch management, automatic change tracking, rollback, disaster
| recovery, and migration.
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http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/070822/20070822005228.html?.v=1
One of the strength of Linux. Virtualisation is coming to the desktop as well.
Yesterday:
Virtualization is hot because Windows is not.
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| Like many frustrated Unix weenies I bear a long standing resentment for the
| way Microsoft simply obliterated the enterprise server market back in the mid
| 90’s. Whether your favorite flavor was Solaris, HPUX, AIX, or IRIX (mine!) a
| Unix guy grew up with things like reliability, uptime, shared resources,
| multitasking, simple interface and openness.
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http://blogs.zdnet.com/threatchaos/?p=469
rPath Launches Certified Software Appliance Architect Curriculum
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| Customers are demanding simpler methods of purchasing, using,
| and managing applications. Software vendors are satisfying
| this demand through software appliances, delivered in either
| virtual machine or physical hardware formats.
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http://www.rpath.com/corp/2007-press-release-archive/rpath-launches-certified-software-appliance-architect-curri.html
VMware opens virtual-appliance marketplace
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| That friction highlights the role that operating systems such as
| Linux can play in appliances. Because Linux can be freely
| redistributed, companies may wrap it up along with their
| higher-level software.
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| Indeed, rPath, a start-up that focuses on embedding Linux into
| server appliances, announced a virtual push for its products.
| Last week, the company announced that it supports appliances
| built atop the open-source Xen virtualization foundation.
| Tuesday, it said it's offering a promotional period of free
| help for software companies trying to convert their
| applications into Linux-based virtual appliances.
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http://news.com.com/2100-7339_3-6133385.html?part=rss&tag=2547-1_3-0-20&subj=news
http://tinyurl.com/y6rw95
Red Hat to Build a Virtual Appliance OS
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| Open-source solution provider Red Hat will use its annual summit to
| share its vision of a new paradigm for business PCs, which includes
| a partnership with Intel Corp. to deploy appliances in a virtual
| machine to bring enterprise-class management and security to the PC.
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http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,2127848,00.asp
Citadel Virtual Appliance for VMware
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| It consists of a pre-built system which can be run inside any VMware
| product, several of which are free. The Citadel virtual appliance
| contains a preconfigured Linux host, with complete Citadel system
| (including WebCit). Spam protection using SpamAssassin and virus
| protection using ClamAV are already installed and integrated
| into the system.
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http://www.citadel.org/doku.php/installation:appliance
Talking virtualization with rPath
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| Microsoft is arriving late to virtualization, as it often does to
| a new technology. In 2006, Microsoft announced cooperative development
| with XenSource, and introduced its Test Drive program, with four
| sample appliances. Adams describes these developments as "good
| tactical moves."
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| However, he adds that Microsoft "is probably not going to be
| shipping production ready stuff until later in 2007," which will
| probably be somewhat behind its competitors like VMware.
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http://www.linux.com/article.pl?sid=07/01/12/2040204
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