Red Hat gets all charged up in Asia
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| The trend we're seeing is toward having different desktops for different
| users. Linux's flexibility means that we see it on a variety of devices like
| thin clients or the OLPC, for example. I'm expecting widespread deployment of
| Linux on the desktop fairly soon.
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http://www.zdnetasia.com/news/software/0,39044164,62034857,00.htm
They might launch their RHEL desktop any day now (they said it would be
November).
Related:
Red Hat Preps Desktop Blitz, Regional Events
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| The VAR Guy hears. After focusing mainly on x86 servers in recent years, Red
| Hat will move both downstream and upstream while rallying partners at
| regional events later this year.
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http://techiqmag.com/2007/03/22/red-hat-preps-desktop-blitz-regional-partner-events/
Van Wyk aims to transform Red Hat for future growth
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| Coming up with that internal plan lies on the shoulders of 30-year IT veteran
| Nick Van Wyk. Van Wyk joined Red Hat last year from EMC, taking a newly
| created role as vice president of operations to optimize Red Hat's
| subscription model and create better business processes to support the
| company's channel.
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http://www.linuxworld.com/news/2007/103007-van-wyk-aims-to-transform.html?fsrc=rss-linux-news
Red Hat, Research In Motion lead early tech gains
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| Red Hat, Research In Motion lead early tech gains Red Hat Inc. shares rose 66
| cents, or 3.7%, to $19.60 after the open-source software developer on Tuesday
| reported a 65% increase in its second-quarter earning due to strong sales of
| its Linux operating system software.
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http://www.marketwatch.com/News/Story/Story.aspx?guid=%7B0AE3FC25-2E40-4130-877C-15ED002A612D%7D&siteid=yhoo&dist=yhoo
Tour of GNOME Online Desktop
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| Here’s a tour of the pre-alpha demo release of GNOME Online Desktop included
| in Fedora 8.
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http://www.redhatmagazine.com/2007/11/13/tour-of-gnome-online-desktop/
Red Hat Global Desktop to appear in November
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| When Red Hat announced its upcoming Linux desktop at its annual summit in
| May, the company predicted the Red Hat Global Desktop would be out by
| September. Now, delayed a bit, the new desktop Linux will be appearing in
| November, company executives are saying.
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http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS6584091276.html
Red Hat Offers Global Desktop for Linux
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| With Red Hat launching a new Linux-based desktop operating system,
| called Global Desktop for Linux, one analyst is saying the software
| could be "huge" for Linux, particularly in developing countries that
| haven't gone the Microsoft Windows route. Red Hat's Global Desktop
| for Linux is a commercial spinoff of the One Laptop Per Child project.
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http://www.newsfactor.com/news/Red-Hat-Offers-Global-Desktop-for-Linux/story.xhtml?story_id=0110001A6OI0
Red Hat small business desktops available in Australia early 2008
,----[ Quote ]
| According to Mr Riveros, Red Hat's new Linux desktop release will be easy to
| implement by small businesses with no Linux expertise in house and will
| require less security knowledge than for Microsoft Windows.
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http://www.itwire.com/content/view/13943/53/
Dell beefs up Precision portable workstation line
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| Dell is adding more power to its high-end line of mobile workstations with
| the debut of the Precision M6300, a 17" notebook geared at engineers,
| developers, video editors and others who need to tote around some serious
| silicon.
|
| [...]
|
| RedHat Linux 5.1 will be available on the system in October.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/09/04/dell_precision_m6300/
Dell pushes for better Linux drivers
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| Amit Bhutani told a session at the Ubuntu Live 2007 conference that Dell has
| several "areas of investigation" when it comes to Linux.
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http://www.crn.com.au/story.aspx?CIID=87745&src=site-marq
Michael Dell: Linux Coming to SMBs, Europe Soon
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| At July 10 show, Michael Dell confirmed a posting on the Direct2Dell site
| that the company has specific plans to expand its Linux offering. This will
| include a focus on SMBs as well as the European market.
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http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,2156607,00.asp#471376266180320785
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