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Linux and Web 2.0: the Killer Combo
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| I said I wouldn't post as much about technology unrelated to the Web, but I
| have noticed that Linux is a hot topic on Digg right now. The OS - and, let's
face it, Linux is easier to define when we just view it as an OS - has been
gaining momentum ever since Windows Vista turned into a nightmare for
Microsoft. Actually, the word "momentum" is probably too strong, it is more
like "gaining a little traction after spinning its wheels for so long" or
maybe "finally emerging from complete obscurity".
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http://blogs.computerworld.com/linux_and_web_2_0
Hosted E-Mail Explosion Forecast
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| The number of hosted e-mail seats will grow by nearly 40% in the next four
| years, with small-to-midsize businesses contributing to a portion of the
| boost, according to a new study by The Radicati Group.
|
| The study shows there are nearly 1.6 billion hosted e-mail seats today and
| that number by 2012 will hit 2.2 billion, which represents an annual average
| growth rate of 9%. The numbers include both enterprise and consumer e-mail.
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http://www.pcworld.com/article/149903/2008/08/.html?tk=rss_news
Related:
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| From: billg
| Sent: Thursday, April 06, 1995 2:55 PM
| To: craigmu; nathanm; paulma; peteh; russs
| Cc: brianf
| Subject: Internet as a business tool
|
| I know I am a broken record on this but I think our plans continue to
| underestimate the importance of an OPEN unified approach for the internet.
|
| The demo I saw today when Windows 95 was showing its Internet capability
| was someone calling up the Fedex page on the internet and typing in a
| package number and getting the status.
|
| Imagine how much work it would have been for Fedex to call us up and get
| that running on MSN and negociate with us. Instead they just set it up.
| A very simple way to reach out to their customers.
|
| The continued enhancement of the browser standards is amazing to me. Now
| its security and 3d and tables - what will it within the next several
| years? Intelligent controls, directory - everything we are trying to
| define as standards.
|
| ..
|
| The analogy here is that the major sin that Microsoft made with Netware
| was to let Novell offer a better (actually smaller & faster, with
| simpler protocol) client for networking. This got to critical mass and
| can now evolve both client and server together. Hence we had and still
| have a really hard time displacing Novell at the server.
|
| In fact I am still of the opinion that we will not really deliver a
| really telling blow against Netware until we make some significant
| user-visible, client-side feature that Novell would have trouble
| matching in their servers. One of the reasons why I remain such a
| fanatic OFS believer.
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http://edge-op.org/iowa/www.iowaconsumercase.org/122106/PLEX0_2273.pdf
Adobe may launch Office rival
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| Adobe is pumping significant resources into Adobe Integrated Runtime (AIR,
| formerly known as Apollo), which gives developers a way to take code written
| for the web browser and repurpose it for the desktop.
|
| It is the AIR platform which excites many observers, and which could give
| Adobe a solid starting point for the launch of office applications.
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http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/0,1000000121,39288562,00.htm?r=6
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