The Linux Executive Report from IBM
December 22, 2010
The Linux Executive Report from IBM: December 22, 2010. A monthly summary of important trends and market research, case studies and information about IBM's Linux initiatives of interest to senior management.
Linux News
An IBM computing system named "Watson" will compete on Jeopardy! against the television game show's two most successful contestants. The first-ever man vs. machine Jeopardy! competition will air on February 14, 15 and 16, 2011, with two matches being played over three consecutive days.
The Linux Foundation, the non-profit organization dedicated to accelerating the growth of Linux, has announced that all the leading commercial Linux companies are certified to Linux Standard Base 4.0 (LSB 4.0), including Canonical, Novell, and Red Hat.
Novell has announced the winners of its First Annual Dister Awards, which recognize innovators and inventors who build Linux-based software appliances using SUSE Studio from Novell.
The openSUSE Project, a worldwide effort sponsored by Novell, has announced the appointment of Alan Clark to the position of openSUSE board chairperson.
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Check out Solaris Alternatives, a new website sponsored by Novell and IBM featuring community discussion, blogs, and Linux resources to help make the transition easier.
Register now for the 2011 Red Hat Virtual Experience, a global online forum of Red Hat experts, partners, customers, and the open source community, starting at 7 am ET on Jan. 26, 2011.
In light of Oracle's acquisition of Sun Microsystems, enterprise customers on the Sun SPARC-Solaris platform face uncertainty in ongoing support and development, and should consider alternatives, according to a new Cabot Partners white paper sponsored by IBM and Intel.
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Think About It
With this issue, The Linux Executive Report from IBM closes out the year 2010.