Companies adopting the free, open-source Linux operating system are having trouble finding developers and system administrators skilled in Linux, says a new survey.
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Linux Popularity Sparks Salary Jump
Author: adminFeb 11
Red Hat juices speed freak MRG Linux
Author: adminJan 26
Shadowman gets the message Red Hat updated its core Enterprise Linux operating system stack to 6.2 in December and its Enterprise Virtualization commercial-grade KVM server hypervisor to 3.0 last week . Now Shadowman has polished up a new release of a special stack of Linux and systems software called MRG aimed at hard-core messaging, real-time, and high performance computing workloads where …
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One Laptop Per Child Debuts Rugged Tablet for Students in the Developing World (Mashable)
Author: adminJan 22
Mashable – One Laptop Per Child will unveil its XO 3.0 tablet at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas Monday. The fully functional tablet is designed to be inexpensive, use little energy and brave extreme weather conditions.
The rugged tablet includes the Marvell ARMADA PXA618 SOC processor, Avastar Wi-Fi SOC, standard or Pixel Qi sunlight-readable display, and supports Android and Linux operating systems. Unlike any other tablet on the market, it can be powered by solar energy, other alternative sources or hand-cranks.
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Matrox Extends Extio Series Support to New Linux Distributions
Author: adminNov 16
Latest Linux software for Matrox KVM extenders offers largest multi-display desktop using fewest fiber-optic strands Montreal, Canada – Matrox Graphics is pleased to announce the latest generation of Extio F2208 and Extio F2408 KVM extenders and Extio F2408E Expander units now support a broader range of Linux operating systems and showcase a new degree of remote multi-display flexibility using a …
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SkyNET has arrived to crack your Wi-Fi network from above (Digital Trends)
Author: adminSep 13
Digital Trends – Adapted from a $300 Parrot AR.Drone quadricopter, the SkyNET drone has been constructed by a group of scientists at the Stevens Institute of Technology. The Terminator-inspired machine is equipped with an injection-enabled Wi-Fi card that has the ability to scan, attack, record and join Wi-Fi networks in the area. A second Wi-Fi card communicated with an Ad-hoc wireless network to receive drone commands. The drone contains an extremely light single board computer using the Linux operating system. The drone is also outfitted with a 3G connection for flight operation as well as a GPS receiver to transmit latitude, longitude, and altitude. The GPS receiver also allows for a predetermined flight plan to be programmed before takeoff.Â
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