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IT Management Linux News for Apr 27, 2006
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IT World Canada: LinuxWorld: Canadian Business "Lags" in Productivity and Investment (Apr 27, 2006, 22:00)
"Canadian business got yet another smack from analysts for
lagging the U.S. in productivity and investment in new technology
at the LinuxWorld and NetworkWorld Canada conference underway in
Toronto this week..."
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DesktopLinux: OSDL Summits Take Desktop Linux to the Next Level (Apr 27, 2006, 19:45)
"The Open Source Development Labs reported April 27 on planned
enhancements to Linux printing, wireless networking, and power
management that it expects will spur the rapid adoption of Linux on
the desktop..."
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NewsForge: Wikis, Gateways, and Garbee at LinuxWorld Toronto (Apr 27, 2006, 19:00)
"Yesterday's second day of the LinuxWorld Conference & Expo
in Toronto saw the opening of the exhibit floor, two keynotes, and
a variety of interesting but not entirely topical sessions..."
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iTWire: Microsoft Office Users Ready to Jump Ship: Poll (Apr 27, 2006, 18:15)
"A recent poll shows most users are likely to defect to the free
open source equivalent, OpenOffice.org, rather than pay for Office
2003..."
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LinuxPlanet: Linux Rising in Financial Firms; But Some Users Wonder Why (Apr 27, 2006, 16:00)
"Among early adopters of Linux, Wall Street looms as tall as its
skycrapers. But why are some financial services firms starting to
take giant steps into Linux, and what stands in the way of even
bigger penetration...?"
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The Register: MySQL Critical of 'Crippled' Closed-Source Databases (Apr 27, 2006, 15:30)
"MySQL's chief executive has cast himself as both friend and foe
of closed-source database companies, criticizing partners and
competitors for releasing 'crippled' versions of existing database
products..."
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ZDNet UK: UK Government and IBM Trial Secure Linux (Apr 27, 2006, 14:30)
"The Central Sponsor for Information Assurance said the
initiative in the North of England will show Linux can provide
security in a complex environment..."
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