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Building a to Linux Migration
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| What if your desktop could be available to
| you on any machine, anywhere in the world?
|
| That's the promise of virtual desktop
| infrastructure (VDI) technology, a promise
| that's been heard for quite a while. But
| networking constraints and software
| compatibility have proven to be formidable
| obstacles to the goal of portable desktop
| interfaces.
|
| Recent announcements from Google and IBM
| have breathed new life into the potential
| of VDI, with mentions of "cloud desktops"
| and "persistent user interfaces" as the
| underlying technology for Google's new
| Chrome OS and IBM's Client for Smart Work.
| Chrome OS will deliver a portable desktop
| for users with web-based applications in a
| browser framework. But IBM's Smart Work
| system will truly be VDI technology, thanks
| to Virtual Bridge's VERDE platform.
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http://www.linux.com/news/enterprise/cloud-computing/261423:building-a-virtual-bridge-to-linux-migration
Online Applications and what it means for the future of Linux.
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| Linux is a great operating system. It's
| open source, stable, fast, etc. But it
| isn't really very much adopted. Besides FUD
| and advertising against Linux by companies
| that don't want Linux to succeed, there's a
| valid reason not to adopt Linux â
| application availability.
|
| [...]
|
| In conclusion, Linux has a bright future
| ahead of it. When it comes to browsers, the
| best are supported in Linux. And if web
| apps increase in availability and quality,
| we may see an exponential growth of Linux
| adoption, because of all it's other
| qualities! The way I see it, the future is
| bright for Linux, as apps move from the
| Desktop to the cloud, and internet is
| becoming increasingly available.
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http://www.raiden.net/articles/online_applications_and_what_it_means_for_the_future_of_linux/
Recent:
Canonical-IBM: Virtual Ubuntu Desktops vs. Windows 7
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| Not even Woodward suggests as mass-market movement from Windows XP and Vista
| to virtualized Ubuntu desktops. But he does expect the IBM-Canonical-Virtual
| Bridges relationship to start generating revenue within a few months.
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http://www.workswithu.com/2009/07/30/canonical-ibm-virtual-ubuntu-desktops-vs-windows-7/
Virtual Bridgesâ new VERDE 2.0 now integrates client-side hypervisor for
offline PC use
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| Virtual Bridges, IBM and Canonical announced today the immediate availability
| of the newest version of a Linux-server based virtual desktop with the
| release of Virtual BridgesâVERDE 2.0 software.
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http://vbridges.com/wp/?page_id=200
Imagine a Microsoft-Free Life
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| As part of the announcement, Big Blue also claimed that in a likely
| configuration -- a full Linux suite that included Lotus Notes e-mail,
| Sametime instant messaging, and some other collaboration tools -- the entire
| set-up would cost just $258 per user -- and that's not including the labor
| and maintenance savings that would come from shifting processing from the PC
| to the server in the network settings where this product is targeted to be
| sold. That's hundreds of dollars less than a comparable Vista/Office license.
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http://abcnews.go.com/Business/IndustryInfo/story?id=6395569&page=1
Related:
IBM wants clients to ditch Microsoft
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| TEAMING UP WITH Virtual Bridges and Ubuntu provider Canonical, IBM has
| started offering a virtual desktop package with three software components all
| sitting on one corporate server, which the firm hopes will lure customers
| away from Microsoft.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/12/04/ibm-wants-clients-ditch
IBM takes on VMware virtual desktop
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| IBM is taking on VMware's virtual desktop infrastructure with its own Linux
| and Lotus-based virtual desktop.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/12/04/ibm_linux_lotus_virtual_desktop/
IBM and Ubuntu team up for "Microsoft-free" desktops
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| A new project spearheaded by IBM aims to convince companies to
| run "Microsoft-free" virtual desktops.
|
| Big Blue is partnering with Ubuntu distributor, Canonical, and virtual
| desktop firm Virtual Bridges to deliver an all-in-one package for companies.
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http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/240783/ibm-and-ubuntu-team-up-for-microsoftfree-desktops.html
IBM Virtual Desktop Bundles Lotus, Ubuntu Linux to Freeze Out Microsoft
http://www.eweek.com/c/a/IT-Infrastructure/IBM-Virtual-Desktop-Bundles-Lotus-Ubuntu-Linux-to-Freeze-Out-Microsoft/
Would you buy a Microsoft-less desktop?
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| At the same time, because it's Linux-based, this do-it-all business desktop
| would also be cheaper to administer since almost all of the security risks
| from viruses and malware disappear along with Windows. Any fair comparison
| between one of these Linux desktops and its Windows equivalent will show that
| the Linux system will be cheaper to buy in the first place and to maintain.
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http://blogs.computerworld.com/would_you_buy_a_microsoft_less_desktop
Of Kids and Linux
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| LinuxWorld is planning a good old-fashioned install-fest for their San
| Francisco conference. And if you have an old PC or can bluff your way through
| an Ubuntu install, you're invited to participate. More information at
| Untangle's site, who is sponsoring the event.
|
| [...]
|
| It's a good time to be bringing it up, because IBM has announced a stronger
| push for Linux PCs.
|
| Now, certainly, I'm not one of those prophets who go around predicting "the
| year of Linux on the desktop". There is no such animal. That isn't how open
| source grows. Open source grows slowly, a step at a time. But inevitably.
| Once a person has seen Linux for themselves, they are cured forever of the
| FUD spread about it. One by one, household by household. And most certainly
| generation by generation.
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http://penguinpetes.com/b2evo/index.php?title=of_kids_and_linux&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1
http://tinyurl.com/5pmkeg
IBM launching a platform for SMB opportunity
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| It runs on Linux and encompasses everything an SMB would need from an IT
| perspective, including e-mail and collaboration with Lotus Notes and Domino,
| file management, directory services, back-up and recovery, firewall,
| anti-virus, anti-spam and the Lotus Symphony office suite.
|
| âWe've completely masked all the administration complexity usually associated
| with these systems so its transparent to the SMB,â said Sean Poulley,
| vice-president of online collaboration services on the IBM software
| group. âWhat we've also done is completely masked Linux from the end user,
| and if you don't think that's possible you've never used TiVo.â
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http://www.itbusiness.ca/it/client/en/home/News.asp?id=48224&cid=6
Microsoft: NetBooks Affecting Windows Revenue
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| Matt Rosoff, an analyst with Kirkland, Wash.-based research firm Directions
| On Microsoft, said one area of concern for Microsoft is the falling
| percentage of premium priced versions of Windows versus non-premium versions,
| which could be the result of more people buying NetBooks.
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http://www.crn.com/software/211600321
IBM to offer Linux machines
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| The machines, it was announced, will come with Red Hat's Linux distro, and
| will come pre-loaded with software from IBM, including its Lotus Symphony
| suite.
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http://www.pcretailmag.com/news/29500/IBM-to-offer-Linux-machines
IBM, allies offer Microsoft-free PCs for E.Europe
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| International Business Machines Corp (IBM.N: Quote, Profile, Research) said
| it was offering the PCs based on the open-source Linux operating system
| together with Red Hat (RHT.N: Quote, Profile, Research) software distributor
| VDEL of Austria and Polish distributor and services firm LX Polska in
| response to demand from Russian IT chiefs.
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http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idINL0486847020080304?rpc=44
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