LinuxWorld 2008: Amazon, VMware, Shoretel, Apple and Google Are Top Five Rated Vendors on VendorRate.com at LinuxWorld Conference & Expo 2008

VendorRate (www.vendorrate.com) announced today that IT professionals attending the LinuxWorld Expo 2008 Conference in San Francisco this month gave their highest customer satisfaction scores to technology vendors Amazon, VMware, Shoretel, Apple and Google.

VendorRate.com, the only Internet site that offers quick, confidential performance ratings and comparisons of technology vendors, said hundreds of vendors were rated during the August 5-7 show attended by some 10,000 Linux users. Attendees were invited to rate any IT or telecom vendor, regardless of whether they were among the 200 exhibiting at the show. Read more

LinuxWorld 2008: xTuple(TM) ERP 3.0 Wins ‘Best Business Application’ at LinuxWorld Conference & Expo 2008

xTuple, the leader in open source enterprise resource planning software, today announced its xTuple ERP 3.0 application has been named “Best Business Application” for 2008 in the prestigious LinuxWorld Product Excellence Awards competition at LinuxWorld(R) Conference & Expo 2008 in San Francisco.

The LinuxWorld Product Excellence awards, judged by a group of respected industry experts and given out by IDG World Expo, producer of LinuxWorld, recognize major areas of innovation in the Linux and open source community. Among the criteria for the award are the vitality and contributions made by a product’s public user community, the continued support shown by the product’s host developer, and innovation in the features created by both the developer and the community. Read more

LinuxWorld 2008: Openmoko Declares Another Freedom: Publishes Schematics for Neo Phones

Openmoko, maker of open source mobile products, today announced that it has taken another step in opening its mobile platform to the development community by announcing it will publish the schematics for the Neo 1973 and Neo FreeRunner mobile phones. Openmoko broke with traditional mobile phone manufacturers by shipping its Neo 1973 and Neo FreeRunner mobile phones with a free and open source (FOSS) operating system and open applications, enabling developers to take the functionality of the phone well beyond the limited applications that commercial mobile phones can handle. The Neo FreeRunner went on sale July 4, 2008. In less than a week the initial Neo FreeRunner allocation had sold out. Read more

LinuxWorld 2008: IDG World Expo Completes Successful LinuxWorld Conference & Expo and Second Annual Next Generation Data Center Event

IDG World Expo, the leading producer of world-class tradeshows and events, today announced the successful completion of LinuxWorld® and Next Generation Data Center™ Conference & Expo (NGDC™), both of which were held August 4-7, 2008 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. Combined, the two shows attracted close to 10,000 participants and 200 exhibitors from around the globe. Each event showcased the latest open source and data center technologies, and boasted a conference program with almost 200 combined educational sessions, tutorials and hands-on-labs across 17 tracks, including applications, mobile Linux, virtualization and advanced facilities management in the data center.
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TechShow MediaWatch: LinuxWorld 2008

• TechShow MediaWatch: Games Convention Leipzig, Ars Technica
• LXer Weekly Roundup for 17-Aug-2008, LXer
• Three things the Linux desktops needs to do to beat Windows, ComputerWorld
• IDG World Expo Completes Successful LinuxWorld Conference & Expo, MarketWatch
• LinuxWorld Attendees Refurbish Aging PCs For Schools, CRN
• LinuxWorld.com and IDG World Expo Announce Product Excellence, MarketWatch
• LinuxWorld: Showcasing the OS in data centers, mobile devices, e-voting, ComputerWorld
• LinuxWorld: For mobile operating systems, too much Linux?, ComputerWorld
• Open-source e-voting gets LinuxWorld test run, ComputerWorld

LinuxWorld 2008: Supermicro Ships World’s First 1U Server Solutions Achieving New Power Efficiency Standard

Super Micro Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ:SMCI) , a leader in application-optimized, high performance server solutions, today announced volume shipments of the industry’s first and only 1U chassis and servers with up to 90%+ power efficiency. Continuing its technology and design leadership, the company has launched three new 1U chassis and SuperServers featuring the first 80 Plus Silver-certified power supply for 1U systems, which will be on display at LinuxWorld 2008 in San Francisco, August 5-7, booth #1125.
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LinuxWorld 2008: Enterprise Demand for a Better Intranet may be Revolutionizing Network Infrastructure

Companies across the world are encountering new demands on their data centers due to the evolving face of the company intranet. This week’s LinuxWorld Convention and Expo in San Francisco will see hundreds of people convene to discuss how Linux and open-source applications are being used in increasingly inventive ways to improve the intranet. So what exactly is causing all of the excitement? Read more

LinuxWorld 2008: LinuxWorld.com and IDG World Expo Announce Product Excellence Award Winners at LinuxWorld and Next Generation Data Center Conference & Expo

IDG World Expo, the leading producer of world-class tradeshows and events, today announced the winners of the “LinuxWorld Product Excellence Awards.” Judged by a group of respected industry experts managed by LinuxWorld.com, the LinuxWorld Product Excellence Awards recognize product and service innovations by LinuxWorld® and Next-Generation Data Center™ (NGDC™) Conference & Expo exhibitors. The winners were recognized during a ceremony at the event on Tuesday, August 5. Read more

LinuxWorld 2008: ACCESS Announces NetFront Browser Widgets on ACCESS Linux Platform, Support for Mobile Internet Devices

LINUXWORLD CONFERENCE & EXPO — ACCESS CO., LTD., a global provider of advanced software technologies to the mobile and beyond-PC markets, today announced it is extending the functionality of ACCESS Linux Platform with the addition of NetFront(TM) Browser Widgets for mobile handsets and consumer electronics, and support for Mobile Internet Devices (MIDs). With these new capabilities, businesses can quickly implement a wide range of widget services and deploy products in a new category of Internet-savvy mobile devices, based on ACCESS Linux Platform. Read more

LinuxWorld 2008: ClickStream Technologies Expands Product Suite with Launch of LinuxSight(TM)

ClickStream Technologies, the leader in PC and Mac(R) user experience reporting, has today announced the release of LinuxSight(TM), a data collection tool that gives Linux developers and administrators a click-by-click view of Linux user activity. ClickStream Technologies’ patented data collection tools, previously available only for Microsoft Windows(R) and Apple Mac(R) operating systems, provide a holistic view of computer user behavior across all browsers and applications, reporting on everything from feature use to hardware configuration. ClickStream’s flagship product, ClickSight(R), and the subsequent Mac(R) version, MacSight(TM), is currently used around the globe by companies such as Microsoft and Adobe to better understand both the trends and particularities of their users’ behavior, as well as that of their competitors. Read more

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