Web Design Directory

  w   w   w   .   d   e   s   i   g   n   d   i   r   .   n   e   t
An industry leading web design, hosting and development directory. We bring together the best web designers and their customers. Find the lates website business news and updates.
Search DesingnDIR
Advertising | Submit Site »
   » Home Page / Industry News  
  Find Services Provider       Technology Stories        WebSite Services   
Oracle, IBM, NEC to market Linux in Japan: Nikkei

2007-05-04 14:56:00

Major information technology firms, including Oracle Corp. , IBM Corp. and NEC Corp., will set up a consortium to sell servers and systems running the Linux operating system in Japan, a financial daily said on Thursday.

It would be the first time in the world that major IT firms join hands to market equipment running the free software, the Nikkei newspaper said.

Linux is the most popular type of so-called open source software, which began as a grass-roots approach to program development, and where improvements are shared among programmers.

The cooperative nature of the Linux community has united its supporters against Microsoft Corp. and its Windows system, although Linux developers also compete among themselves.

The firms, spearheaded by Oracle Corp. Japan, aim to launch the operation as early as in June.

More than 10 companies, including major server manufacturers such as Hitachi Ltd. , Hewlett-Packard Co. and Dell Inc. are expected to participate, as well as systems developers such as NTT Data Corp..

The move is in response to a Japanese government procurement guideline that promotes the use of the open-source Linux operating system within the government starting in July.

The central government has set aside 1.25 trillion yen ($10.40 billion) for spending on information systems in the fiscal 2007 budget, and the figure is expected to reach around 2 trillion yen when including local governments.

That would be around roughly 15 percent of IT spending for all of Japan, including private-sector corporations, the Nikkei said.

The government sees that excessive reliance on Microsoft Corp.'s Windows operating system will result in less freedom in systems development and other harmful effects because Windows' source code is not disclosed.

Currently, 78 percent of the servers in Japan run Microsoft Windows, while 14 percent run Linux, according to the Nikkei.

EU probe to look at all search engines
A European Union probe triggered by concerns over how long Google stores user information has widened to include all Internet search engines.
Earthlink names Huff as CEO
Internet service provider Earthlink Inc. on Monday named the former leader of a voice and data services company known for his willingness to cut loose unprofitable projects as its new chief executive.
Mandriva Rejects Microsoft Linux Deal
Microsoft's collection of patent-protection deals with Linux providers lost another potential addition this week, when Mandriva announced that it will not sign such a pact.
Microsoft Claims Vista Is More Secure Than Linux
According to Microsoft's Trustworthy Computing Group, the software giant's latest operating system is far more secure than competing platforms -- or even previous Windows iterations.
New domains in works at Internet meeting
New Internet addresses, including those entirely in foreign languages, are under review by a key oversight agency, although meetings this week in Puerto Rico are likely to conclude with more questions.
ICANN Mulls Registrar Changes
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers is seeking ideas and opinions on ways to modify the agreement terms it enters into with Internet registrars to protect individuals and organizations that do business with them.
Moonlight beaming Silverlight to Linux
Developers of Moonlight, a Linux client version of Microsoft's new Silverlight multimedia technology, are closing in on feature-completeness, a leader of the project said on Monday.
SWsoft Releases SiteBuilder 4.0
Features Single-Sign-On technology, enabling service providers to administer their Sitebuilder service plans using a single login and password.
JBoss adds Google Gadgets to portal software
JBoss is introducing an upgrade to its open source portal software on Monday that features integration with Google Gadgets.
Google Desktop for Linux, Finally
Google Inc. launched a Linux version of Google Desktop on Wednesday, almost three years after the product's launch for the Windows operating system.


   
» Web Hosting Interviews
Web Hosting interviews, news and reviews. Compare the Best web hosting providers.
» Daw - Web Hosting Blog
Views and Comments about Hosting Industry. News, Trends, Products and Sevices.
» Your WebSite Here
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 220 221 222 223 224 225 226 227 228 229 230 231 232 233 234 235 236 237 238 239 240 241 242 243 244 245 246 247 248 249 250 251 252 253 254 255 256 257 258 259 260 261 262 263 264 265 266 267 268 269 270 271 272 273 274 275 276 277 278 279 280 281 282 283 284 285 286 287 288 289 290 291 292 293 294 295 296 297 298 299 300 301 302 303 304 305 306 307 308 309 310 311 312 313 314 315 316 317 318 319 320 321 322 323 324 325 326 327 328 329 330 331 332 333 334 335 336 337 338 339 340 341 342 343 344 345 346 347 348 349 350 351 352 353 354 355 356 357 358 359 360 361 362 363 364 365 366 367 368 369 370 371


» Submit your site to Web Design Directory

About Us | Advertising | Privacy | Terms Of Use | Contact Us

© DesignDIR.net 2003 - 2017, part of of Business Address Network. All Rights Reserved!