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Article | 16/12/2011 Quest extends Unix Sudo tool
Reflecting the growing need for automation tools in the enterprise, Quest Software has released a software package that could help Unix administrators...
Article | 8/12/2011 Usenix: Dartmouth expanding diff, grep Unix tools
With some funding from Google and the U.S. Energy Department, a pair of computer scientists at Dartmouth University are updating the venerable grep an...
Article | 10/11/2011 Oracle Solaris goes to 11
Oracle has updated its Unix-based operating system Solaris, adding some features that would make the OS more suitable for running cloud deployments, a...
Article | 13/09/2011 How to hire the Linux talent you need
Hiring good help is never easy, but the difficulty is compounded considerably when demand for the skills you're seeking exceeds supply.
Article | 9/09/2011 Try Bodhi Linux for beauty and customizability
Scarcely a day goes by without an update being released for one Linux distribution or another, but today saw the launch of one I think is worth some a...

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Article | 27/01/2011 Switching to desktop Linux? 6 ways to ease the migration
With all the many compelling reasons for a company to switch to Linux on the desktop, it's no wonder that businesses large and small are increasingly ...
Article | 5/11/2010 Is your business compliant with open source licenses?
There are many ways that vendors of proprietary products try to scare business customers away from open source software, and one of the more commonly ...
Article | 28/08/2010 How to choose a desktop Linux distribution
With all the many reasons to use Linux today -- particularly in a business setting --it's often a relatively easy decision to give Windows the boot. W...
Article | 27/07/2010 Why Ubuntu Linux is a good business choice
Chances are good that if someone walked into your office right now and peeked over your shoulder, they would see a Windows operating system on your co...
Article | 30/06/2010 Install the latest Firefox 3.6.6 in Ubuntu Linux
Firefox 3.6.6 with crash protection is now available, and according to Mozilla it "provides uninterrupted browsing for Windows and Linux users when th...

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Article | 12/01/2011 For an old or slow PC, try Puppy Linux 5.2
There's no doubt Canonical's popular Ubuntu Linux distribution gets the majority of attention in the Linux world these days, but there are myriad othe...
Article | 1/10/2010 5 things Linux does better than Mac OS X
Were it not for Windows' long-standing installed base and overwhelming market dominance, it seems unlikely that anyone would argue seriously for the m...
Article | 25/08/2010 Chrome patches show the power of open source--and Google
Google's patching of vulnerabilities in its open source Chrome Web browser last week wasn't so much notable in itself; Microsoft, to be sure, is forev...
Article | 5/08/2010 11 free Linux apps your business needs now
Despite the wealth of free applications out there, many small business owners continue to spend an inordinate amount of their all-too-scarce resources...
Article | 3/08/2010 Is Linux really harder to use?
Not surprisingly, the misperception that Linux is harder to use than other operating systems is also one that competing vendors routinely use to scare...