VMware virtual appliance a threat to the OS - LinuxWorld, 08/09/07
The virtual appliance model could be a major threat to operating systems from major vendors such as Microsoft, says a cofounder of VMWare.
Hands on with Palm's Foleo - LinuxWorld, 08/09/07
I spent some time today with Palm's not-yet-released Foleo at the LinuxWorld conference here in San Francisco. Due out this summer, the US$600 not-quite-a-laptop device is small and light and might be of interest for some Treo-using mobile professionals, but most people would likely be much better served by a regular notebook.
Ingres names new CEO, says appliances coming soon - LinuxWorld, 08/08/07
Open-source database vendor Ingres Corp. appointed a new CEO on Wednesday and said its new appliance servers, which are slightly behind schedule, will be available soon.
HP turns to Linux for data center of the future - LinuxWorld, 08/08/07
HP's ambition to build the "next-generation data center" depends on Linux and open source, an HP executive said at the LinuxWorld Conference & Expo Wednesday.
IT users looking to fill gaps with open source - LinuxWorld, 08/08/07
From cautious corporate onlookers trying to gauge how Linux and open-source software fit into enterprise IT systems to the companies now looking to expand their use of open-source applications, a broad swath of IT users are in San Francisco.
Linux group adds open-source attorneys to team - LinuxWorld, 08/08/07
The Linux Foundation Wednesday revealed that two attorneys well-known in the open-source community will make up the legal team for the group, which is aimed at protecting the interests of Linux in the community.
Oracle opens up latest Linux enhancements - LinuxWorld, 08/08/07
Oracle Corp. is busy at LinuxWorld, Wednesday opening up its latest work with the Linux community to improve the enterprise capabilities of the open-source operating system.
Motorola sees Linux as its mobile mainstay - LinuxWorld, 08/08/07
Motorola Inc. is betting big on Linux for its mobile phones, planning to install the OS on 60 percent of its handsets within two years.
Dell offers Ubuntu Linux as an OS option on PCs - LinuxWorld, 08/08/07
Dell hopes to push the open source Linux operating system into the corporate desktop environment using virtualization so alternative Linux operating systems can more easily be run alongside Windows systems from Microsoft.
IBM, Novell strengthen desktop, server ties - LinuxWorld, 08/07/07
IBM and Novell are beefing up their existing partnership on two fronts with Linux distributor Novell increasing support for IBM's Notes desktop collaboration software and its open source WebSphere Application Server Community Edition (WAS CE).
EnterpriseDB releases PostgreSQL distribution - LinuxWorld, 08/07/07
EnterpriseDB has released a new distribution of the PostgreSQL open source database, hoping to expand the use of the software and compete better with MySQL AB.
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KEYNOTE PRESENTATIONS
 Video: Virtualizing the Datacenter: The Road to Infinite Capacity
Werner Vogels
Vice President & Chief Technology Officer, Amazon Web Services.
08/07/2007, 09:00 AM - 09:30 AM
 Video - coming soon-: eBay - Examples Of NGDC Technologies At Work
Paul Strong
Distinguished Research Scientist, eBay, Inc.
08/07/2007, 09:30 AM - 10:00 AM
 Video: Linux and Virtualization: On the Road to Ubiquity
Kevin Kettler, PhD
Chief Technology Officer, Dell, Inc.
08/07/2007, 01:30 PM - 02:30 PM
 Video: Accelerating the Advance of Enterprise-wide Linux Adoption
Ron Hovsepian
President and CEO, Novell, Inc.
08/08/2007, 09:00 AM - 10:00 AM
 Video: The Next Generation Data Center and Beyond
Ann Livermore
Executive Vice President, Technology Solutions Group, HP.
08/08/2007, 01:30 PM - 02:30 PM
 Video: Virtualization: The Next Wave
Mendel Rosenblum
Chief Scientist and Co-Founder, VMware.
08/09/2007, 09:00 AM - 10:00 AM
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Jump to a track: Applications | Best of BrainShare | Desktop Linux | Legal and Licensing | Linux and Open Source 101 Training | Mobile Linux | Mobile Linux Developer Days: ACCESS | Mobile Linux Developer Days: Motorola | Mobile Linux Developer Days: Wind River | Quick and Dirty Development | Security | System Troubleshooting | Virtualization | Windows and Linux Interoperability
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Applications
Track Chair: Larry Augustin Open source and Linux applications are hitting with tsunami wave-like force. CRM, identity management, content management, collaboration --the list goes on and on and on. In the Applications track, you'll discover the tried and true and the cutting edge in the world of applications, as we explore what's available now.
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Best of BrainShare
Attend some of the best sessions from Novell's BrainShare 2007 conference. These sessions zero in on the hot topics fueling the Linux momentum.
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Desktop Linux
Track Chair: Steven J Vaughan Nichols
Does the Linux desktop make sense for you? For your small business? For
your enterprise? Join us as we look at Vista's real competition for the
business desktop: the Linux desktop. Whether it's from Novell, Red Hat,
or a smaller player, the Linux desktop is a viable alternative for
almost any desktop use.
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Legal and Licensing
Track Chair: Larry Augustin
Open Source and legality have long gone hand in hand. While the "stigma" of open source deployments in the enterprise has dwindled, the complex legal implications have not. This track will explore the legal issues surrounding Linux and open source and give you the understanding you need to achieve nearly lawyer-free deployments.
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Linux and Open Source 101 Training
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Linux 101 |
Linux 101
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Mobile Linux
Track Chair: William Weinberg
Most people think of Linux and open source as fighting the battle for the desktop and the enterprise. But, those in the know, know that the growth of Linux and open source in the mobile space is beyond significant. The mobile track will help you understand the Linux and open source landscape with regards to the mobile world.
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Mobile Linux Developer Days: ACCESS
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Mobile Linux Developer Days: Motorola
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Mobile Linux Developer Days: Wind River
Join us at LinuxWorld in the Wind River Developer Day to learn more about embedded Linux platforms, embedded technology, development tools, and solutions. Learn why developers have rapidly embraced Linux as the platform of choice for embedded device development. Find out about new and emerging technologies in embedded Linux, that are key for critical application enablement. Understand how the available open-source solutions for hard real-time, advanced networking, or small footprint and fast boot-time features can be employed to make your device development vision into reality.
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Quick and Dirty Development
Track Chair: Eric Norlin
If you're a system administrator or IT manager, you often get called on for "the quick hack" -- making something work using scripting languages like Perl, Python, Ruby, or PHP (to name a few). You're not building whole applications, but you're building things of significance that *just work.* These sessions will give you the tools you need and some tricks of the trade -- all aimed at getting you from start to finish successfully and quickly.
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Security
Track Chair: David A Cafaro
Yes, we have the source code, yes we have peer review, yes we have patch
management, yet we still see systems getting cracked on Linux and other
OpenSource platforms. This track will look at what we as implementers
of technology need to keep on top of to really improve our state of
security. From the OS to the applications, it's the whole view.
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System Troubleshooting
Track Chair: Don Marti
People don't remember you for all the stuff that just worked right away. The difference between a real
IT guru and a gofer with the root password is the ability to make broken systems work, under pressure.
This track will cover essential knowledge and tools, including profiling, management software, auditing,
and log analysis -- so that you won't just fix it but understand what you did so it won't happen again.
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Virtualization
Track Chair: Mark Skarpness
Open source virtualization is moving into the mainstream in the data center, bringing with it a new set of challenges in securely deploying and managing a virtual infrastructure. We'll address these challenges head-on with sessions covering when and how to deploy, interoperability, management strategies, security and more. These sessions will help you get the most out of today's virtualization solutions while preparing you for the next generation of technology
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Windows and Linux Interoperability
Track Chair: John Mark Walker
Every IT department is confronted with the prospect of hundreds of different technologies, all with varying degrees of effectiveness, and all with varying degrees of compatibility with any given platform,
application, or service. The server platforms of choice have gradually dwindled to a choice between Linux, Windows, and Solaris, with a smattering of BSD flavors, AIX, and HP/UX. With this reduction in
platform choice, one might think that this makes the life of IT personnel easier, yet the opposite is true. An explosion of open source middleware, services and applications have introduced a dizzying array
of new choices and permutations. While this has certainly shifted more decision-making power towards the IT customer, it has also led to the implementation of too many untested configurations and subtle
incompatibilities that lead to larger headaches over time.
This track examines the basis for IT best practices and how to avoid the gotchas of interoperability woes. For the most part, this means exploring ways to institute better interoperability between Linux and Windows, along with some education on using Linux alongside Unix-derived systems.
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