Larry Ellison has bought himself a revolt. MySQL refuses to go gentle into Oracle’s uncertain arms. Monty Widenius, principal author of the original version of the open source database and a founder of the MySQL company that Sun bought last year for a billion dollars, is proposing to wrest control of the widgetry from Oracle. He has kicked off a “vendor-neutral” consortium called the Open Database Alliance that he envisions being the hub of MySQL development, binaries, derivative code, tools, enhancements as well as training and support provided by a collection of open source companies like Percona, a MySQL services and support firm and co-founder of the consortium. He has sucked out of Sun all but three of the key MySQL developers who, he says, “understand the whole system,” for his own start-up Monty Program Ab and expects the missing three to join him soon too. He... (more)

Novell Makes SUSE & Ximian Play Together

Novell, which is in the process of buying SUSE, said Tuesday that the Ximian Desktop 2, which it already owns, now support the latest SUSE client editions, SUSE Linux Desktop and Linux 9.0. The upgraded Ximian 2 also includes the Ximian edition of OpenOffice 1.1, the GAIM instant messenger client and the updated Ximian Red Carpet 2.0 configuration management client software. Ximian Desktop 2 can be had for free at http://www.ximian.com/download. The professional version with 30-days support and a few special features costs 99 bucks. ... (more)

Achieving High Performance at Low Cost

Advances in clustering technology have redefined the price-to-performance curve for many High Performance Computing (HPC) application areas. The use of specialized high-speed interconnects and fast commodity processors have pushed the envelope to where it is today. Not all applications need this level of hardware (and cost) to achieve leading-edge price to performance. Indeed, there have been several technological advances that may invite a step back from the traditional edge-of-technology approach to HPC clustering. These advances include the following developments: Introduction of low-cost high-performance multi-core processors Introduction of high-density motherboards and packaging solutions Introduction of optimized Linux Gigabit Ethernet performance Of particular importance is the fact that these advances are in the commodity sector where high demand and econ... (more)

Java Kicks Ruby on Rails in the Butt

This article tries to demonstrate that Java can be more productive than Ruby. We are going to develop the same application of the article Rolling with Ruby on Rails Revisited (part 1 [1] and part 2 [2]) but using POJO [3]s annotated with JPA [4] and a Model Driven Framework, OpenXava [5] in this case. The result is that with less code, and less time you obtain a more powerful application. Ruby and rails: The regressive framework Ruby on rails [6] is so elegant, so easy, so productive. I cannot avoid read and heard continuously these comments. For example, the article Rolling with Ruby on Rails Revisited of Bill Walton says: “What would you think if I told you that you can develop a web application at least ten times faster with Rails than you can with a typical Java framework?” Oops! Ten times faster! Well, after these comments I decided to learn Ruby on Rails. I ne... (more)

Sun Microsystems Announces Internet Availability of Annual Stockholders' Meeting Proxy Materials for Fiscal Year 2009

Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ:JAVA) today announced the Internet availability of proxy materials for its 2009 Annual Meeting of Stockholders under the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's Notice and Access rule. Sun's proxy materials can now be found on the Company's investor relations website at http://www.sun.com/investors. Sun's 2009 annual report on Form 10-K and proxy statement have been filed with the SEC, and may be viewed on Sun's website at http://www.sun.com/investors. Under the SEC Notice & Access rule, Sun's stockholders may obtain printed copies of Sun's proxy materials free of charge by following the instructions provided on the company's website or in the “Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials”. The Sun Microsystems 2009 Annual Meeting of Stockholders will be held on Thursday, December 17, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. (PT) at Sun's Santa Clar... (more)

ZIP Code and International Address Look-Up Now Available on Magento Connect

WORCESTER, England, January 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Improved Postcode Anywhere Magento extension supports mobile devices and a broader range of territories Address validation specialists at Postcode Anywhere have released a contact data auto-completion app for the Magento Connect marketplace. Free to download for any user, the address look-up plugin provides North American, Canadian and international address auto-fill for all the standard entry screens within Magento Community Edition. Postcode Anywhere's IT director Jamie Turner said: "This Magento application is great news for ecommerce website owners and developers for several reasons. "It's not only the first Postcode Anywhere service we've released on Magento Connect, it's also the first application we've built using the latest version of our international addressing client. "This service now covers all of the... (more)

LINUX For You is Now Open Source For You

NEW DELHI, November 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- After Witnessing a Phenomenal Growth Over a Period of Nine Years, the Magazine has Expanded its Horizons LINUX For You, Asia's first publication on Linux and Open Source Software, has entered a new phase. After witnessing a phenomenal growth over a period of nine years, the magazine has expanded its horizons. LINUX For You is now known as 'Open Source For You'. The formal announcement was made at OSI (Open Source India) Days on October 12th, 2012 at NIMHANS Convention Center, Bengaluru. Since its inception in the year 2003, the magazine has been accepted far and wide amongst the developers, IT managers and open source enthusiasts. From a concept to a successful magazine, LINUX For You has evolved magnificently and with this new change, it is sure to redefine the dimensions of success. "LINUX For You has made its strong p... (more)

Linux Foundation's Linux Training Scholarship Program Opens for Applications

SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- (Marketwired) -- 06/18/13 -- The Linux Foundation, the nonprofit organization dedicated to accelerating the growth of Linux, today announced its 2013 Linux Training Scholarship Program is open for applications. Since its debut in 2011, the program has provided funds to developers and IT professionals who show incredible promise for building Linux careers and shaping the future of the operating system but who otherwise do not have the ability to attend Linux Foundation training courses. The Linux Foundation's Linux Training Scholarship Program in 2013 will award five scholarships to individuals who demonstrate the greatest need and who have already display some knowledge of Linux and open source software. In addition, winners this year will receive a virtual, one-on-one mentoring session with one of The Linux Foundation's Linux training instructo... (more)

CloudBees Named a 2013 Emerging Vendor by CRN

CloudBees, Inc., the Java Platform as a Service (PaaS) innovation leader, today announced it has been named a 2013 Emerging Technology vendor by UBM Tech Channel’s CRN Magazine. The annual list highlights hot tech startups making an impact on the channel and a strong impression on the tech industry as a whole. These up-and-coming technology vendors have recently introduced a new product or technology that is not only innovative but generates the high margins solution providers require in today’s competitive marketplace. The CloudBees Platform as a Service (PaaS) continues to stand out in the industry as the only Java PaaS that is in production and is supporting the entire development and deployment of thousands of production applications today. CloudBees’ recent acquisition of FoxWeave advances the company’s PaaS leadership, bringing native data migration and synchro... (more)

Eldorado Partners with Altruista Health

Eldorado, a division of MphasiS, an HP company, announced today that it is partnering with Altruista Health, Inc. to provide an integrated care management solution for population health management, account-able care and value-based initiatives. The company’s Javelina payer platform will be integrated with Altruista’ s member-centric, web-based care management system to serve health plans and providers. “In today’s performance-driven healthcare climate, health plans and other risk-bearing entities must have access to the right data and technology solutions to manage population health while focusing on the daily needs of their patients,” said Ashish Kachru, co-founder and CEO of Altruista Health. “In Eldorado, we see a partner that, like Altruista, has demonstrated value in improving population health. Together, we deliver proven, comprehensive solution that helps c... (more)

Prevas: Cutting Edge Technology Collaboration

Prevas (STO:PREVB): Traditionally module market has been very influenced by x86-based products, but with Freescale i.MX6, ARM has largely made its appearance on the scene of the Computer-On-Module (COM) market, where Freescale i.MX6 offers a CPU series with both 1, 2 and 4 cores in the chips and with the same footprint. congatec has launched a COM board with this CPU, conga-QMX6 that in autumn 2013 goes into series production. With 1, 2 or 4 cores and a clock at 1GHz, the time of the small operating systems has passed and conga-QMX6 is almost begging to run Android, Linux or Windows Embedded on it. Most COM boards are supplied with a development BSP (Board Support Package), which you can choose to use for the start of the project, but for the matter of stability and maintenance purposes this is not recommendable for the production of final products. If you want an e... (more)