Centeris, the company that integrates Linux, Unix and Mac into Microsoft's
Active Directory, often a lifesaver for mixed environments, has changed its
name to Likewise Software after its flagship product and, while it was at it,
announced its first open source project, Likewise Open.
Likewise suggests that organizations replace their homegrown and DIY
solutions with its Likewise Open enterprise authentication and it has posted
the source code so Linux vendors can integrate it into upcoming versions of
their operating systems.
Red Hat and Canonical, the Ubuntu company, are supporti... (more)
During a press conference Tuesday in London, Red Hat announced its long-term
client strategy, and described how the Red Hat Desktop will help achieve the
company's goals. Matthew Szulik, Red Hat chairman and CEO, explained that Red
Hat's client strategy was forged from the need for choice in the technology
industry to drive innovation and forward thinking. "Open source is now
causing the... (more)
MeriTalk (www.meritalk.com), an online community at the crossroads of IT and
public policy, announced that Jim Whitehurst, President and Chief Executive
Officer (CEO) of Red Hat, and a series of Federal CIOs and CFOs will deliver
the keynote addresses at the MeriTalk Federal IT on a Budget Forum taking
place on May 21, 2009. Hosted at the Ronald Reagan Building and International
Trade C... (more)
Red Hat Network has shocked many users of its Linux distro by informing them
1) that it will discontinue maintenance on Red Hat Linux 7.x and 8.0 by the
end of 2003; 2) that it will discontinue maintenance on Red Hat 9.0 by the
end of April, 2004; and 3) that it does not plan to release another product
in the Red Hat Linux line.
Here is the full text of an e-mail sent out this morning, cou... (more)