GREAT STUFF Xposted from another LIST: Dear Members, ==> This Week's Original Content from The Linux Foundation <== How Fast is Linux Growing in the Enterprise? Our New Report. Amanda McPherson Thanks to our work with its End User Counciland other channels, we were able to solicit meaningful information that can inform Linux vendors, developers and the overall industry on what we can do to continue to advance Linux. Introducing the new report "Linux Adoption Trends: A Survey of Enterprise End Users..." http://www.linux.com/news/featured-blogs/amanda-mcpherson/370482:how-fast-is-linux-growing-in-the-enterprise-our-new-report This Week's Enterprise Linux News Jennifer Cloer A weekly recap of the most significant enterprise Linux news and milestones. This week: Enterprise Linux study, Red Hat's new MRG, EMC's aggressive push and... http://www.linux.com/news/featured-blogs/185:jennifer-cloer/371717:this-weeks-enterprise-linux-news Authentication in a Changing Heterogeneous Environment Sponsored by Centrify Linux.com Editorial Staff Tools, it should be noted, change. If they did not, as a rule, then very likely we would still be using stone knives and bearskins instead of working with these fancy computational devices made of metal, plastic, and sand. Or worse, doing all our authentication against NIS in enterprise environments... http://www.linux.com/news/technology-feature/security/370258:authentication-in-a-changing-heterogeneous-environment Set Sights for Windows: Linux Moving Beyond Unix Migration in the Enterprise Joe "Zonker" Brockmeier For years, Linux has enjoyed much of its success as a replacement for Unix. Companies turned to Linux to replace Unix servers, or for new deployments within a Unix-heavy environment. Linux is still king there, but it's starting to encroach on Microsoft as well... http://www.linux.com/news/enterprise/biz-enterprise/370972:set-sights-for-windows-linux-moving-beyond-unix-migration-in-the-enterprise Replace Outlook Webmail with Open Source Zarafa Jack Wallen Looking for a Webmail offering that's competitive with Microsoft's Outlook Web App (OWA), but available on Linux? One of the best Outlook alternatives for Linux is Zarafa , a collaboration platform with support options for businesses that need a robust replacement for Exchange... http://www.linux.com/learn/tutorials/369684:exchange-like-web-email-with-zarafa Manage Google Services from the Command Line on Linux Joe "Zonker" Brockmeier I love Web services. I'm just not a fan of always having to use a browser as the interface for said services. Google's services have crept into my daily routine to the point that I'm using Gmail, Google Calendar, and Google Docs all the time. But I also like doing things from the command line, which is why I'm using GoogleCL to connect to Google services from the command line. GoogleCL is a set of Python scripts that... http://www.linux.com/learn/tutorials/371342:manage-google-services-from-the-command-line-on-linux Weekend Project: Get Started with Btrfs Nathan Willis http://www.linux.com/learn/tutorials/371623:weekend-project-get-started-with-btrfs Early Halloween Guest Linus Torvalds http://www.linux.com/news/featured-blogs/176:linus-torvalds/371030:early-halloween-guest ==> Other News You Need to Know <== Intel Ups 4th Quarter Sales Forecast The San Francisco Chronicle http://articles.sfgate.com/2010-10-13/business/24132318_1_intel-tristan-gerra-third-quarter-revenue-forecast Oracle Pledges Support for OpenOffice.org PCWorld http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/207656/oracle_pledges_support_for_openofficeorg.html Mozilla Gets New CEO International Business Times http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/72599/20101016/mozila-ceo-companies.htm IBM Puts Power Systems in the Cloud SearchDataCenter.com http://searchdatacenter.techtarget.com/news/2240023044/IBM-puts-Power-systems-in-the-cloud-News-in-brief Microsoft Licenses Patents Created by Palm The Wall Street Journal http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704696304575538373166065054.html Linux Starts to Eat Microsoft's Lunch in Servers GigaOm http://gigaom.com/2010/10/12/linux-starts-to-eat-microsofts-lunch-in-servers/ ==> From the Community <== The Multi-OS System Istimsak (Linux.com Moderator) http://www.linux.com/community/blogs/the-multi-os-system.html Note to All NGOs: Please Don't Make a Mess with Microsoft Donations Marco Fioretti http://www.linux.com/community/blogs/note-to-all-ngos-please-dont-make-a-mess-with-microsoft-donations.html ==> Recently Posted Job Opportunities <== Talented Linux System Admin DG International (Belgium) http://jobs.linux.com/job/talented-linux-system-administrator-kapellen-antwerpen-dg-international-f5ec025af5/?d=1&source=site_home Linux System Admin Savvis (Town & Country, MO) http://jobs.linux.com/job/linux-systems-administrator-town-country-mo-savvis-48b8b1dd2b/?d=1&source=site_home ==> Events <== 10th Annual Linux Kernel Summit November 1-2, 2010 Cambridge, MA http://events.linuxfoundation.org/events/linux-kernel-summit 3rd Annual Linux Plumbers Conference November 3-4, 2010 Cambridge, MA http://www.linuxplumbersconf.org/2010/ ---- To unsubscribe from this newsletter, please visit https://lists.linux-foundation.org/mailman/listinfo/briefing-book. 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