[newsforge daily] December 05, 2002

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December 05, 2002

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Compiere: Open source ERP and CRM for small business http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/01/1551256

• By Robin 'Roblimo' Miller - Compiere is free, open source software designed to give small retailers, wholesalers, and service businesses most of the same ERP and CRM capabilities SAP and other large-scale ERP and CRM providers sell to big businesses. But if a company wants and needs extra support and handholding beyond the usual open source user-to-user channels, ComPiere will provide that support for a fee. Compiere is one of the more active ...

Tracking Tux: Research Round-Up
http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/02/1118241

• By Barbara French, Tekrati - Bloor Research crosses the aisle and declares Linux enterprise-ready. META Group sees signs of changing tides in data center operating system dominance. The Linux-mainframe marriage makes sense with planning according to D.H. Brown and Giga, while Illuminata suggests maybe you shouldn't care. Aberdeen Group finds that infosec attacks leveled the playing field among operating system targets in 2002 and urges ...

Prelim GNOME Board election results
http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/03/0156231

• by Tina Gasperson -Voting has closed and the ballots have been counted for the GNOME Board elections. It's not surprising to find the new board is laced with Ximian staff.

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3 reasons for Linux-newbie culture shock http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/05/1150234

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    Anonymous Reader writes " Ever since his own jump to open source, Joe     Barr has been hearing complaints from Linux newbies and never really     bought into any of them. Until now."

Xandros Desktop 1.0 Review
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/05/1149252

    Anonymous Reader writes "OSNews posted a new review of Xandros Desktop     1.0."

Red Hat chief: Linux will take desktop market share from MS http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/04/2246249

    BOSTON -- Though Linux still faces significant challenges from its     competitors, Red Hat Inc.'s top executive this week outlined the     strides that open-source has made and discussed where it fits relative     to other operating system technologies.

As business looks to Linux desktops, some critical apps lacking http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/04/2237247

     BOSTON -- In the past 18 months, the vision of Linux on enterprise     desktops has gained ground as full-featured office productivity     software has become a reality and welcome improvements have been made     to the Linux kernel and to installation and administration tasks.

Microsoft Says Linux on Desktops Would Hurt Growth http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/04/2233251

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     SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp.'s Chief Financial     Officer John Connors said on Wednesday that the software giant's future     growth would be hurt if the rival Linux operating system was to make     inroads onto desktop computers.

Open-source clan in spat with Sun
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/04/2228242

    A leading OpenBSD programmer has accused Sun Microsystems of hindering     development of the open-source software for its newer computers,     causing Sun to scramble to cooperate with the project in response.

Frye: Curing corporate Linux phobia
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/04/2224219

    Four years ago, Dan Frye convinced IBM's management it would be smart     to jump on the Linux bandwagon--a wise suggestion. Not only did that     decision afford Big Blue a hipper image, but it also helped the company     open doors that otherwise might have remained shut. A soft-spoken man     with a doctorate in atomic physics, he now finds himself a spokesman     for open source inside the world's biggest computer company.

Usability Is Next to Profitability
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/04/2218259

    Software companies have finally grasped the value of easy-to-fathom     programs, and they're pouring resources into the task.

Review of Sun Blade 150
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/04/2212245

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    Gentu writes "Sun introduced the Blades workstations more than a year     ago, but we haven't really seen any reviews on these machines and many     people are wondering about them. OSNews got their hands on the     highest-end Blade 150 model and they give it a run for its money. In     short, CDE performs acceptably, but Gnome2 seems to be slow on these     machines."

At Oracle, Simplicity Rules All
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/04/2211212

    Marketing chief Mark Jarvis explains how a "Japanese garden" approach     to product development and advertising is now key.                                                             

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