Intel’s Jimmy robot is mostly comprised of 3D printed parts. CEO Brian Krzanich showed off an open source Linux robot kit called Jimmy, as well as a sensor-laden Smart Shirt for health monitoring.
IBM’s Power Play Aims to Disrupt Server Industry
Last month IBM formally launched new POWER8-based Power Systems servers—the first generation of Power servers built on an open server platform. IBM’s open strategy for its Power Systems lineup does not come as a surprise to those who have followed this space closely over the last year.
Red Hat virtual event on June 10: Redefining the Enterprise OS
OPEN HYBRID CLOUD & OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY The agenda for the Red Hat virtual event, Redefining the Enterprise OS, on Tuesday, June 10 at 11 a.m. (ET) contains 3 different tracks with something for everyone. Here are a few examples of sessions you could participate in during the event: Your foundation for open hybrid cloud (business focus): Laying the right … Read More
Raspberry Pi software updates – what’s new
It has been pretty quiet on the Raspberry Pi operating system since the rash of updates around Christmas/New Year. This is the wonderful and amazing automatic self-installing bundle of operating systems that is provided by the Raspberry Pi developers.
Windows to Linux – Munich City switched 15000 PCs to Linux
Munich city council has migrated 15,000 workers from Windows to Linux.
SUSE Delivers High Availability for OpenStack Cloud
Help your customers maintain business agility by ensuring the availability of their cloud infrastructure. Many of your customers are choosing to adopt cloud computing to deliver on-demand access to the IT resources their employees need to rapidly respond to market opportunities. SUSE Cloud provides faster installation and easier administration of an OpenStack cloud while enabling customers to design their cloud based on their own unique IT infrastructure requirements. As part of SUSE Cloud’s robust installation framework that automates the set-up and ongoing management of the physical cloud infrastructure, it also delivers automated configuration and deployment of the cloud’s control plane cluster.
Red Hat virtual event on June 10: Redefining the Enterprise OS
Join Red Hat on Tuesday, June 10 at 17:00 (SAST) for a unique and interactive virtual event focused on Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® and its dramatic impact on the modern datacenter. The event is open and complimentary for all Red Hat customers, partners, and contributors so please reserve the time and join us on Tuesday, June 10 at 11am (ET) for the live event.
KernelCare: New no-reboot Linux patching system
On a well-maintained Linux system, months can go by without needing to reboot. Sooner or later, however, a security patch to the Linux kernel will require you to reboot your machine.
U.S. military UAVs migrate to Linux
Raytheon is switching its UAV control system from Solaris to Linux for US military drones, starting with a Northrop Grumman MQ-8C Fire Scout helicopter.
40% Italian public administrations uses open source
Just over 40 per cent of Italy’s public administrations are using open source software solutions, the country’s National Statistical Institute, Istat, reports. Istat in March presented some of the results it took from its 2011 surveyof public administrations, focussing on their ICT use.
Android KitKat Sees its Market Share Surge
Among other things, it shows that the latest KitKat Android version has grown its market share significantly.
Linux games will load much faster thanks to Valve sponsorship
Valve has a vested interest in not only getting as many games working under Linux as possible, but also making them look as good and run as fast as their Windows equivalents.
Linux to the rescue! How Ubuntu can help a computer in distress
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Dube Times Newsletter – Issue 9: Corporate Report Edition
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Tesla Model S runs Linux
While we’re testing the performance capabilities of the Tesla Model S by running it down the 1/4 mile in heads up races such as Tesla vs Corvette Stingray and Tesla vs Viper, others are digging deep into how the Tesla Model S functions internally.