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[News] GNU/Linux Embraced by Large Web Host and by Parallels Desktop

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Web Host Cirrus Tech Offers Ubuntu on VPS and Dedicated Server Plans

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| “Clients have been asking about Ubuntu for some time now,” explained Cirrus 
| Tech’s Sales Manager, Mani Aminian. “Having concluded our testing of this OS 
| on our systems, we’re happy to report that there are no issues running Ubuntu 
| successfully on our servers and network.”    
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http://www.hostsearch.com/news/cirrus_tech_ltd_news_7363.asp

Parallels Desktop 5608 adds tools for Linux

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| This build adds support for guest Parallels Tools for Linux in the latest 
| Linux distributions (including Ubuntu 8).  
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http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/06/12/parallels.desktop.5608/


Related:

The Linux Advantage in Web Hosting

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| While companies may be drawn to the stability, savings, flexibility and
| other advantages of Linux in a Web hosting setting, they are still
| committing to a platform and road map that is far less defined when
| they choose Linux, according to Rackspace Vice President of Research
| and Development Paul Frouton. "Having a company or person to fall back
| on becomes much more important."
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http://www.linuxinsider.com/rsstory/53056.html


IGNUM Selects SWsoft Virtuozzo for Linux, Windows in the Czech Republic

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| IGNUM began offering Virtuozzo-powered VPS hosting services in 
| mid-April. Two-thirds of those customers are using the Linux 
| platform, while the rest are using Windows.
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http://www.webknowhow.net/news/press/070730SWsoft.html


Linux-Based Website Beats Windows-Based Sites

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| Linux websites have better uptime and load faster than Windows-based 
| websites. Research by WatchMouse, a website monitoring company, also 
| shows that web server platform Apache outperforms the Microsoft IIS 
| platform. Therefore, having a Linux website and an Apache web server 
| platform offers the best choice for professional web pages.
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http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/070620/20070620005279.html?.v=1


Apache is the big chief in the world of web servers

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| What's it for?
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| Serving web content and files sharing. Apache is an essential part
| of the Lamp (Linux, Apache, MySQL/PostgreSQL, Perl/PHP/Python)
| development stack.
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| [...]
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| What systems does it run on?
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| Originally developed with Unix/Linux in mind, support for Windows
| and other operating systems was improved with Apache 2 in 2002 now
| around 30 are supported, including mainframe operating systems.A
| pache is the default web server in Mac OS X and Novell Netware 6.5. 
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http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/01/11/221090/apache-is-the-big-chief-in-the-world-of-web-servers.htm


Verio Looks to Expand with Linux VPS

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| Offering the option of virtual private server solutions on both Windows and 
| Linux platforms can give a Web host a more competitive edge by providing 
| its customers with greater selection and flexibility.
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http://www.thewhir.com/features/013107_Verio_Looks_to_Expand_with_Linux_VPS.cfm
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