At LinuxWorld Expo in San Francisco this week, Arkeia is showcasing its data
protection solutions supporting Novell SLES9, MySQL v4 and Red Hat Enterprise
Linux 4. Arkeia's Network Backup Solution will be demonstrated in the MySQL
and Novell partner booths as the first professional network backup solution
fully capable of protecting Linux environments.
Arkeia offers complete coverage of Novell's product range, including the
backup of Netware and SUSE Linux systems, and is specifically designed for
those enterprises with heterogeneous environments looking for centralized
backup to disk and to tape. It offers the broadest and deepest support for
Linux and open systems, including x86, Itanium-2, AMD Opteron, PowerPC,
SPARC, and Alpha. Arkeia supports a broad range of other operating systems,
including Windows, UNIX, Mac OS X, NetWare and xBSD.
The company's product line... (more)
US car parts retailer AutoZone, based in Western Tennessee and currently the
target (along with DaimlerChrysler) of a copyright infringement lawsuit filed
by the SCO Group, has filed various motions in the case.
One asks the court to transfer the case from Nevada, where the company is
incorporated, to Western Tennessee, where the company headquarters are
situated. Another, the most important one, requests that the court stays the
suit until three other SCO actions - against IBM, Novell and Red Hat - have
been heard. If no stay is forthcoming, than AutoZone demands that SCO at
l... (more)
The city of Munich has pulled the plug on what was to have been the biggest
Windows to Linux migration - of over 15,000 PCs - over patent concerns.
There are more than 50 patents relating to Linux that could cause Munich
headaches, as a member of the European Union (EU). Some industry experts say
that Linux may infringe upon more than 200 patents. Last Friday, Green Party
Alderman Jens Muehlhaus called for a reassessment of the decision due to
patent legislation currently under consideration in the European Union.
Richard Seibt, the CEO of SuSE Linux A.G. in Nuremberg, Germany, ini... (more)
"Today's news with Red Hat will help businesses speed the advantages of Linux
on the mainframe," said Terri Virnig, vice president, IBM eServer zSeries, as
IBM and Red Hat jointly announced an extended relationship to make it easier
for customers around the globe to accelerate their Linux adoption on the IBM
eServer zSeries mainframe.
"This news is particularly significant for mainframe customers who are
looking to quickly leverage the business and technical benefits of Linux and
open source software," added Ed Boyajian, vice president for Global Alliances
at Red Hat. "Red Hat an... (more)
"Linux Customization Solutions enable developers to create custom Linux
distributions as unique as their embedded devices," said Larry Weidman,
president and CEO of TimeSys, as his company today launched LinuxDepot and
LinuxEngine, new "Linux Customization" solutions aimed at enabling developers
to meet the precise feature, footprint and hardware requirements of any
embedded device.
"LinuxDepot is a single, continuously updated source for the components
needed to tailor Linux," Weidman continued, "while LinuxEngine's
sophisticated build system automates and significantly reduces ... (more)
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