The Linux Executive Report from IBM
October 13, 2010
The Linux Executive Report from IBM: October 13, 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
Billed as the perfect 10, Ubuntu 10.10 became available for download on 10/10/10. According to Canonical, the leader of the Ubuntu project, Ubuntu 10.10 Server Edition makes it easier to configure, update and run both in development and deployment environments of public clouds.
The Fedora Project, a Red Hat-sponsored and community-supported open source collaboration, has announced that the beta release of Fedora 14 "Laughlin" is now available for download. General availability of the release is expected in early November.
The Linux Foundation, the non-profit organization dedicated to accelerating the growth of Linux, has announced the results of a new survey, revealing that the world's largest enterprises will add more Linux at the expense of Windows over the next 5 years.
PKWARE, Inc., a provider of data-centric security and compression software, has introduced its PKZIP and SecureZIP products for Linux on the System z operating platform.
Trusted Computer Solutions (TCS), a developer of cross-domain, operating system and network security solutions, has announced that it has partnered with Vicom Infinity, an IBM Premier Business Partner System z reseller, to offer TCS' automated operating system hardening tool to customers across all industries, especially finance and insurance, throughout North America, Canada and Australia. Security Blanket will enable Vicom Infinity mainframe users to assess Linux VMs and identify security vulnerabilities using pre-defined industry or customized security guidelines, and automatically configure the Linux VMs to a hardened state.
Inside Linux at IBM
At LinuxCon Japan 2010 in Tokyo, Dr. Dan Frye, vice president of open system development at IBM, gave a keynote in which he reflected on IBM's 10 years of participation in the Linux community and offered advice for other organizations and developers that want to improve their participation in the community.
Did you miss a webcast covering important information about technologies you need to learn more about? IBM offers replays on-demand of webcasts presented by IBM experts and partners.
The premier global gathering on open source technology and solutions for public sector information technology professionals, GOSCON 2010 will bring together wide-ranging program and a prestigious list of speakers, including leaders from state and local government as well as industry thought leaders.
Hosted by IBM's Rob Shook, this IBM webcast will feature Ethan Shore, IBM SWG software engineer, Linux Integration Center, showcasing IBM Tivoli solutions that support the automation of Linux on System z guests.
Moderated by IBM's Benjamin Vera-Tudela, this webcast will show how IBM DB2 and Canonical Linux work together to help organizations significantly lower the cost of managing and expanding their data centers.
Inside IBM's Linux Partners
ApacheCon, the official user conference of The Apache Software Foundation, features dozens of technical, business, and community-focused sessions at the beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels.
Join IBM in Las Vegas this October to experience the best in technical and business education - including hands-on training, the largest IBM Expo and unprecedented networking opportunities.
This university is an intense, consolidated way for attendees to learn how to reduce operating costs, simplify the IT environment, access current and upcoming solution providers and leverage the newest technology innovation - virtualization with the IBM POWER7 technology.