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August 24, 2004
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1. Opinion: Linux Desktop Needs PC Vendor Support
2. Opinion: Life Without MS Office Isn't So Tough
3. News: IBM's New Motion on Linux Aims to 'Call SCO's Bluff'
4. News: Microsoft Devising Tech Support Program To Battle
Linux
5. News: Novell Reports Solid Quarter, But Profits Disappoint
6. News: Sun to Add 10 Gigabit Ethernet to Servers
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1. Opinion: Linux Desktop Needs PC Vendor Support
If the Linux desktop is ever to be more than a niche player,
it needs a hand from PC vendors, including real support from
the ones that already claim to back it. eWEEK.com's Linux
and Open Source editor has more.
http://eletters.eweek.com/zd1/cts?d=79-1022-8-21-43240-116389-1
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2. Opinion: Life Without MS Office Isn't So Tough
More and more companies are considering alternatives such as
StarOffice, OpenOffice and WordPerfect--and forcing
Microsoft to earn its premium pricing. Read the rest of
David Coursey's column.
http://eletters.eweek.com/zd1/cts?d=79-1022-8-21-43240-116392-1
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3. News: IBM's New Motion on Linux Aims to 'Call SCO's Bluff'
IBM has filed a motion requesting that it win its legal
fracas with SCO immediately on the grounds that SCO
illegally distributed IBM-copyrighted code by selling Linux.
Find out more about this motion.
http://eletters.eweek.com/zd1/cts?d=79-1022-8-21-43240-116395-1
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4. News: Microsoft Devising Tech Support Program To Battle
Linux
Even if hardware vendors aren't taking the Linux desktop
seriously, Microsoft is. The company has launched an
internal initiative to help fight the rising specter of
Linux running on enterprise mainframes. Learn more about
"Mission Critical Microsoft."
http://eletters.eweek.com/zd1/cts?d=79-1022-8-21-43240-116398-1
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5. News: Novell Reports Solid Quarter, But Profits Disappoint
While Novell is embracing Linux and its revenues climb, it
still missed analysts' expectations by a penny per share.
Get the full report here.
http://eletters.eweek.com/zd1/cts?d=79-1022-8-21-43240-116401-1
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6. News: Sun to Add 10 Gigabit Ethernet to Servers
Sun is working with S2io Technologies to integrate 10G-bps
Ethernet drivers into Sun's servers and to develop a TCP/IP
offload engine with RDMA functionality. Learn more about
this partnership.
http://eletters.eweek.com/zd1/cts?d=79-1022-8-21-43240-116404-1
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