SAN DIEGO, May 10, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Arkeia Software, a worldwide provider of backup and disaster recovery software and appliances, today announced the availability of a no-cost, perpetual license of Arkeia Network Backup version 9 for small networks. Founded in 1996, Arkeia Software delivered the first professional network backup solution for Linux in 1997. Today, Arkeia continues to provide …
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PC World – Despite the wealth of free applications out there, many small business owners continue to spend an inordinate amount of their all-too-scarce resources on software. Microsoft Office 2010? That’ll be $499.99–or $279.99 if you can do without the Professional version. QuickBooks 2010? $159.95 or more. Adobe PhotoShop CS5? A whopping $699.
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Red Hat, a leading distributor of the free Linux operating system, is now pushing virtualization to another level, saying it has created a secure, scalable, and high performance environment for enterprise application.
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Simple Thoughts: “There are five distributions to compare – Debian, CentOS, Slackware , Ubuntu and Gentoo. One of the main consideration for server use is stability and long term security support. After extensive research we queued up the top 5 free Linux distros for server in 2010.”
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Linux Links: “Whilst it has always been possible to use command line tools to backup files in Linux, this can be a daunting task for beginners and end-users. This article explores how making regular backups can be a painless task. We examine backup software with intuitive graphical interfaces, applications that backup systems with snapshots, whilst not forgetting the powerful command-line …
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