Ten technology trends that will shape 2008
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| ‘Open source’ makes inroads
| ‘Linux’— a free operating system (OS) as opposed to Microsoft Windows or
| Vista — is fast making inroads in the country.
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| Novell along with the Electronics Corporation of Tamil Nadu (ELCOT) is
| installing Suse Linux in around 40,000 desktops in the state.
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| This is the second-largest implementation of Linux on the desktop – the
| biggest one being that of around 60,000 desktops in Life Insurance
| Corporation (LIC) of India by Red Hat, which is estimated to have implemented
| over 200,000 desktop OS installations. Canara Bank too has around 10,000
| Linux OS desktops.
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http://www.business-standard.com/iceworld/storypage.php?leftnm=lmnu9&subLeft=1&autono=309628&tab=r
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The year ahead: Steve's top 10 predictions
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| Ubuntu on the high street
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| Imagine walking past your high street computer store (what's left of them)
| and seeing Tux in the window...
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| Dell recently pledged continuing support for Ubuntu Linux. Couple that with
| recent news that the once 'direct sales only' company will soon be selling in
| both Tesco and DSGi stores, and it looks likely that the real mainstream
| users will get their first taste of penguin.
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| Let us not forget, of course, the Asus EEE PC. It may be a conundrum to
| pronounce, but it's a Linux-powered mini-beast set to win the hearts of those
| looking for a truly mobile PC. The EEE PC - and its friends that may follow
| this year - could well spread the Linux love further still.
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http://www.hexus.net/content/item.php?item=10924
Technologies on the rise in 2008
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| The Taiwanese manufacturer has predicted it will sell five million of the
| tiny machines in 2008.
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| The low-cost laptop runs open source Linux software and weighs less than one
| kilogram.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7147804.stm
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