Linux distributor RedHat’s revenue for the third quarter rose 44 percent to US$73.1 million, exceeding analyst expectations. Diluted net income jumped to US$24.6 million (12 cents per share) doubling the US$12.4 million (6 cents per share) from last year. With the addition of approximately 12,000 new customers, the success of RedHat is a clear indication… Continue reading RedHat’s revenue for the third quarter rose 44 percent
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Sun hardware bloggers weigh in on Niagara
Sun hardware bloggers weigh in on Niagara December 8, 2005 5:07 PM PST When Sun launched OpenSolaris, its open-source version of the Solaris operating system, it unleashed a gaggle of bloggers to give tours of the software project. Now that Sun launched its T2000 server, based on the 72-watt UltraSparc T1 “Niagara” processor, hardware specialists… Continue reading Sun hardware bloggers weigh in on Niagara
Yahoo acquires shared bookmark site Del.icio.us
By Eric Auchard Fri Dec 9, 5:31 PM ET SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Yahoo Inc. (Nasdaq:YHOO – news), the world’s largest Internet media site, had agreed to acquire Del.icio.us, a popular Web site that helps users share links to their favorite Web sites, the site’s founder said on Friday. Joshua Schachter, the founder of Del.icio.us,… Continue reading Yahoo acquires shared bookmark site Del.icio.us
Netcraft Reports Strong Growth for Debian
Debian is currently the fastest growing Linux distribution for web servers, with more than 1.2 million active sites in December. Debian 3.1 was declared stable in July and it appears that both the anticipation of this release becoming stable, and the release itself, have generated new interest in Debian, after some years where it had… Continue reading Netcraft Reports Strong Growth for Debian
Google gets Microsoft treatment on book search efforts
Google gets Microsoft treatment on book search efforts Friday December 09, 2005 (09:00 AM GMT) By: Jay Lyman Microsoft and Google have engaged in a bit of role reversal when it comes to making it possible to search print books online. This time around, Microsoft and an open technology community are fighting against Google, a… Continue reading Google gets Microsoft treatment on book search efforts