Open source tool emerges for managing petabytes of data
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| Version 1.0 of iRODS runs on Linux, Solaris, Macintosh and AIX, with Windows
| support on the way. It runs on the open source PostgreSQL database and Oracle
| databases, and works across multiple physical servers.
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http://www.linuxworld.com/news/2008/021108-irods-data-management-tool.html?fsrc=rss-linux-news
There is a pattern here (examples below).
Related:
Seanodes Targets Wasted Space With New Virtualized Storage Tool
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| The application runs on Linux, and a version for Windows Server is in
| development, said spokesperson Dan Miller.
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http://www.linuxinsider.com/rsstory/60472.html
Oracle 11g ships first on Linux, not Microsoft Windows
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| According to Forrester, Oracle's share of the DBMS market has declined to the
| point where the platform has become less strategic to Oracle, Yuhanna said.
|
| "Oracle is already betting on Linux to succeed by putting strong R&D and
| marketing efforts around it," Yuhanna said. "Simply put, if Linux grows,
| Oracle grows."
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http://searchenterpriselinux.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid39_gci1268047,00.html
http://tinyurl.com/3ypqxv
Oracle 11g: First on Linux
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| The newest database will ship in August, but Oracle offers no details on
| Windows or other versions.
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http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,134381-c,databases/article.html
Fastscale puts VMware on a diet
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| Fastscale remains a Linux-only thang but has Windows support scheduled to
| arrive in the fourth quarter. It also plans to support the Xen hypervisor in
| the fourth quarter in conjunction with its support for Red Hat Enterprise
| Linux 5. "We have pushed out our Solaris plans solely because we have not had
| customer demand," LeBlanc said.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/08/27/fastscale_vmware_virtual_manager/
Oracle flexes muscle for Xen, open source
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| "We're big proponents of Linux and standard technologies, so we're going to
| put the time toward Xen," Phillips said. "Our strategy will be around Xen."
|
| [...]
|
| As a result, Xen only works on the Linux kernel, not on Microsoft Windows,
| the source code of which is not open to outside developers.
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http://www.gcn.com/online/vol1_no1/45289-1.html
Linux in more than 90% of top supercomputers
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| Other operating systems, such as AIX (4.8%), Solaris (0.4%) and Mac OS X
| (0.4%) make the list, but Linux is alone at the top, where it is used in 459
| systems or 91.8% of the top supercomputer systems.
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http://blogs.the451group.com/opensource/2007/11/15/linux-in-more-than-90-of-top-supercomputers/
http://tinyurl.com/2rponk
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