[Fsf-friends] GNU/Linux updates: Microsoft's Linux expert, etc

[Frederick Noronha (FN)]

INTERVIEW: Martin Taylor, Microsoft's Linux expert
VNUNet.com - London,England,UK
Then I've got a technical team. I've hired quite a few people from the
Linux open source world to run a research and development centre. ...
<http://www.vnunet.com/analysis/1158834>

SHARP pulls Linux Wi-Fi PDA out of US
The Register - London,England,UK
Sharp has confirmed reports received by The Register that the company has
dropped its Zaurus Linux-based PDA in the US market. According ...
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/10/19/sharp_drops_sl-6000/>
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LINUX gains are more than money
Search Enterprise Linux - USA
... King said applications running on Linux provide a new upgrade path
for businesses that don't wish to get locked into a pattern of forced
upgrades. ...
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NEW Linux technology specifically engineered for automotive ...
Auto Industry - UK
... Corporation, founded in 1985 as an independent subsidiary of Freescale
Semiconductor, Inc., has introduced ‘automotive-grade' Linux technology
specifically ...
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SRS Labs' New WOW XT(TM) for Linux Targets Growing Asian Handset ...
PR Newswire (press release) - USA
SRS Labs Delivers WOW XT(TM) Audio Enhancement Solution Optimized on MontaVista
Linux for ARM-Based Mobile Phones SANTA CLARA, Calif., Oct. ...
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RED Hat plans to bring Linux to Primetime Desktop Machines
eBCVG - USA
The Linux Company appointed former Sun Microsystems VP Karen Tegan Padir
as VP of Red Hat's new desktop infrastructure technologies group. ...
<http://www.ebcvg.com/news.php?id=4047>
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GARTNER Analysts Give Nod to Prime-Time Linux
eWeek - USA
Opinion: Analysts at the Gartner Symposium/ITxpo are finally acknowledging
that Linux and open source should be part of a company's plans in every
IT area. ...
<http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1679959,00.asp>

TOSHIBA ships Linux with mini-ITX-based PVR ref design
Linux News - USA
... a 333MHz MIPS RISC-based SoC (system-on-chip). The design runs Linux.
According to Toshiba, the kit supports simultaneous real-time ...
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NOVELL Offers GUI Choices for Linux Desktop
eWeek - USA
ORLANDO, Fla.--At Gartner Inc.'s Symposium/ITxpo, eWEEK.com got a sneak
peek of Novell Inc.'s forthcoming Linux Desktop. According ...
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COMMERCIAL developers tap open-source joy
Sydney Morning Herald (subscription) - Sydney,New South Wales,Australia
... That's been a big benefit for Cyclades, a commercial vendor that sells
Linux-based network monitoring equipment built around its open-source
AlterPath software ...
<http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/10/18/1097951615242.html>