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Windows To Linux
Blog How would you go about converting someone from Windows to Linux? Should I convert them by setting up their computers to dual-boot Windows and Linux, so they have an "emergency retreat" avenue, if we find something they absolutely have to still use...
[September 4, 2008, 13:22]
Apple Sets Up Rendezvous With Windows, Linux
News Apple Computer has published updated source code to its Rendezvous network-configuration technology for use in Windows, Linux, Unix and Java applications. The Linux development kit is a bit more raw, but includes three components that allow Unix...
[July 1, 2004, 13:10]
Linux-to-Windows Move Lifts Availability Of Airline's Online Booking To 99.9 Percent
White Papers Thanks to a migration from Linux technologies to Microsoft Windows Server 2003 with Internet Information Services 6.0, the Microsoft .NET Framework, and the Microsoft server product portfolio, SWISS is meeting that goal.
[September 5, 2007, 1:00]
Windows Vs Linux: Duelling Betas Launch
News Software testers are going to be busy in the next few weeks as new Windows and Linux betas make their way into the marketplace. Meanwhile, also on Tuesday, Linux godfather Linus Torvalds has posted to kernel.org the near-final release of the Linux...
[November 1, 2000, 8:21]
OpenOffice Worm Hits Mac, Linux And Windows
News Malware targeting OpenOffice documents is spreading through multiple operating systems including Mac OS, Windows and Linux, according to Symantec. The worm can infect Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X systems.
[June 11, 2007, 9:03]
Linux And Windows Integration For IBM EServer XSeries Servers
White Papers The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate how Windows 2000 and Linux can peacefully coexist in an integrated environment based on IBM eServer xSeries servers, to provide excellent business services for any infrastructure.
[September 28, 2004, 3:00]
Linux Or Windows Or Osx
Talkback I remember IBM's OS warp.this was to do great things and would have beaten windows where it not for being late and then you not getting it pre-installed on systems.linux is a good system but until more people can see what it does i think it will...
[August 6, 2007, 15:02]
Windows 'cheaper Than Linux'
News A Microsoft-commissioned study has found that companies could save up to 28 percent by developing certain programs with Windows instead of Linux, the software company plans to announce on Tuesday. Giga examined the costs of creating a portal using...
[September 9, 2003, 8:45]
The Race Is On: Linux Vs. Windows
News With a month to go until Microsoft officially launches Windows 2000, some Linux stalwarts are realising there's not much time left to capitalise on a golden PR opportunity. The site lists a number of "corporate sponsors," who have agreed to supply...
[January 18, 2000, 13:30]
Windows 'cheaper Than Linux'
Talkback I've seen cost cases both ways Linux is cheaper than Windows and vice versa. Anyone know of other, objective cost stuides?
[September 10, 2003, 11:08]
Linux To Get Windows NT Apps
News The dearth of business applications for Linux could become a problem of the past, if MainSoft has its way. Nonethless, MainSoft announced Monday that it is working on a Linux version of its MainWin product that should be available by the end of the...
[October 19, 1999, 8:23]
Windows 2000 Versus Linux In Enterprise Computing
White Papers Microsoft commissioned IDC, a recognized leader in cost analysis methodologies, to conduct a comprehensive study that evaluated the total cost of ownership (TCO) for Microsoft Windows 2000 and Linux server offerings.
[December 30, 2003, 23:39]
The Next Battleground: Linux Vs. Windows?
News The increasingly vocal freeware community has championed Linux as a real, viable alternative to Microsoft's Windows and NT for years. Andreessen also reportedly committed to making Linux a reference platform equal in stature to Windows for future...
[April 6, 1998, 7:00]
News Burst: Linux Gains On Windows - Report
News Companies are increasingly turning to Linux rather than adopting Windows 2000 a report from research firm, IDC has found. IDC found that 13 percent of respondents use Linux instead of Microsoft's operating systems.
[August 18, 1999, 14:16]
Dynamic Mixed Duopoly: A Model Motivated By Linux Vs. Windows
White Papers The modeling effort is motivated by interactions between Linux, an open-source operating system, and Microsoft's Windows in the computer server segment, and consequently emphasizes demand-side learning effects that generate dynamic scale economies...
[April 18, 2007, 1:00]
Linux Die-hard Unbundles Windows
Blog Being an open source die-hard, Dave Mitchell didn't want Windows (despite being supplied with it on his Dell laptop), deciding instead to install Linux. Mitchell is almost literally one in a million for achieving this - it's an extremely...
[November 8, 2006, 14:26]
Linux Gets A Taste Of Windows And Mac
News KDE is one of the major desktop user interfaces for Linux, though it works on some other operating systems as well. What would Linux be without a command-line interface? KDE handles many basic user interface tasks such as managing windows on the...
[January 16, 2008, 14:32]
Windows 98 Lifeline 'prompted By Linux Threat'
News The growing threat from Linux is responsible for Microsoft's last-minute decision to extend the life of Windows 98. Although many companies would upgrade because their applications or hardware require Windows, a significant chunk would be free to...
[January 13, 2004, 14:10]
Linux: Why It Should Replace Your Windows NT Domains
White Papers This paper describes the reasons to choose Linux when replacing your Windows NT 4.0 domains. Linux opens the door to open source software, while maintaining a great platform for installing IBM software, such as Lotus Domino, DB2, and Tivoli, as...
[September 24, 2004, 3:00]
Linux In Directory Catch-up With Windows 2000?
Blog Why is Linux stuck playing catch-up to Windows 2000? An arresting link pops up over at eWeek, where Jason Brooks breaks off from a consideration of the new autumn season versions of all three free Linux distributions - Ubuntu, Fedora and OpenSUSE.
[November 29, 2007, 7:13]
