Novell, SAP Work to Attract SMBs to SUSE Linux
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| Novell and SAP are out to get even the smallest SAP user running
| mission-critical applications on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server.
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| Novell and SAP have announced that they will customize SAP's enterprise
| applications to work even more efficiently with SUSE Linux Enterprise and its
| associated virtualization and identity management technologies.
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http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Linux-and-Open-Source/Novell-SAP-Work-to-Attract-SMBs-to-SUSE-Linux/
Ubuntu Eyes The Linux Server Landscape
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| Earlier this month, Canonical took another step to raise its profile in the
| Linux server space: It released Landscape, a tool for installing, managing,
| and maintaining Ubuntu desktop PCs and servers. Red Hat and Novell offer
| similar tools; in both cases, however, the two companies' systems-management
| products are designed to provide the functionality -- and thus the
| complexity -- required to manage very large enterprise Linux installations.
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http://www.bmighty.com/blog/main/archives/2008/03/ubuntu_eyes_the.html
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SAP announces new partners for SME offerings
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| The hardware for the prototype SAP is showing at CeBIT is provided by
| open-source software specialist Novell's SUSE Linux Enterprise.
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http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idUKL0386293220080304?rpc=44
SAP Contributes New Tool to Open Source Eclipse Developer Community
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| As part of its commitment to support the open-source developer community, SAP
| AG today announced that for the first time it will contribute software
| development capabilities to the Eclipse community.
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http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/prnewswire/AQW04517102007-1.htm
The end of the proprietary database?
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| While Packer does not believe that proprietary databases are doomed, he does
| see the writing on the wall in emerging markets and that the increased use of
| open source will eventually surround proprietary databases in established
| markets. Unless the proprietary suppliers respond they risk losing business
| in the long-term.
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http://blogs.the451group.com/opensource/2007/12/17/the-end-of-the-proprietary-database/
SAP Backs SUSE
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| SAP is recommending SUSE as its preferred Linux platform, the stuff of which
| stacks are made, and Novell is going start being the first line of defense
| for people running SAP applications on SUSE.
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http://www.sys-con.com/read/378047.htm
SAP certifies Netweaver for Red Hat Linux
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| SAP's certification helps ensure full interoperability of Red Hat systems
| with all modules of SAP Netweaver, said Red Hat.
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http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/07/30/225867/sap-certifies-netweaver-for-red-hat-linux.htm
SAP Certifies Its Applications to Run on Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advanced
Platform
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| All features included in Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advanced Platform,
| representing the ideal foundation for enterprise-critical server
| applications, fulfilled SAP's certification criteria.
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http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/070718/20070718005069.html?.v=1
The Economic Motivation of Open Source Software: Stakeholder Perspectives
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| Open source software has enabled large system integrators to increase
| their profits through cost savings and reach more customers due to
| flexible pricing. This has upset existing ecosystems and shuffled
| structural relationships, resulting in the emergence of firms
| providing consulting services to open source projects. This new
| breed of service firm in turn lives or dies by its ability to
| recruit and retain appropriate talent.
|
| For such talent, in particular for software developers, life has
| become more difficult and exciting at once. Developers face new
| career prospects and paths, since their formal position in an open
| source project, in addition to their experience and capabilities,
| determines their value to an employer. Economically rational
| developers strive to become committers to high-profile open source
| projects to further their careers, which in turn generates more
| recognition, independence, and job security.
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http://www.riehle.org/computer-science/research/2007/computer-2007-article.html
[Open source-hating] Executive departs software maker SAP
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| Business software maker SAP AG said Wednesday top executive Shai Agassi,
| once considered a potential successor to Chief Executive Henning Kagermann,
| would leave the firm to pursue interests in alternative energy and
| environmental policy.
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070328/ap_on_bi_ge/germany_sap
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