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June 1999 <I>Linux Journal</I>
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The June issue of <A HREF="http://www.linuxjournal.com/"><I>Linux
Journal</I></A> is now on newsstands.
This issue focuses on Standards with an article by Daniel Quinlan about what's
happening with the Linux Standard Base Project and one in which the various
distributions tell us how they feel about standards.
<I>Linux Journal</I> now has articles that appear "Strictly On-Line".
Check out the Table of Contents at
<A HREF="http://www.linuxjournal.com/issue62/index.html">
http://www.linuxjournal.com/issue62/index.html</A> for articles in this
issue as well as links to the on-line articles.
To subscribe to <I>Linux Journal</I>, go to <A
HREF="http://www.linuxjournal.com/ljsubsorder.html">
http://www.linuxjournal.com/ljsubsorder.html</A>.
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Linux Certification Group Launches Survey
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April 1, 1999 -- The Linux Professional Institute (LPI) today announced
the launch of a survey to be taken by Linux system administrators. The
survey's results will be used in the development of a professional
certification program.
<P>
This survey (located on the web at <A HREF="http://www.lpi.org/cgi-bin/jass.py">
http://www.lpi.org/cgi-bin/jass.py</A>)
is open to the public, and all Linux administrators are encouraged to
participate.
<P>
"We have always been a community organization," said LPI executive
director Evan Leibovitch. "The survey is just a continuation of our open
process, and commitment to meet the needs of Linux users."
<P>
The survey takes between 15 and 30 minutes to complete. Running until
mid-April, its data will assist the LPI in designing the exam-based
program it will use to certify Linux professionals. It is one of the early
steps in the development of the LPI's three-level program, detailed at its
website at <A HREF="http://www.lpi.org/">http://www.lpi.org/</A>.
<P>
The LPI is a non-profit, vendor-independent organization with more than
200 participants.
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First International May Day Linux Fest!
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Date: Sat, 10 Apr 1999 12:13:55 -0400<BR>
An ISP in Southwest Virginia, LSNet (<A HREF="http://www.ls.net/">
http://www.ls.net/</A>) and
is planning the First International May Day Linux Festival on
May 1st this year.
The url for this little shindig is
<A HREF="http://www.ls.net/linux/expo.html">
http://www.ls.net/linux/expo.html</A>.
<P>
For more information:<BR>
Starr Hopkins<A HREF="mailto:starr@ls.net">starr@ls.net</A>
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WWW Announcement
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Date: Fri, 16 Apr 1999 22:37:44 +0200<BR>
Linux Development Tools web site annouced:<BR>
This resource page is meant as a collection of links to development
software (i.e. programming languages, tools and libraries) available
for Linux. Most references to such tools are scattered around on more
general resources sites. The aim is to have these in a repository
exclusively reserved for development tools.
<P>
<A HREF="http://212.55.205.69/~gemi/LDT/">http://212.55.205.69/~gemi/LDT/</A>
<P>
For more information:<BR>
Gerard Milmeister, <A HREF="mailto:gemi@bluewin.ch">gemi@bluewin.ch</A>
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Linux Links
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<P>
Mozilla: <A HREF="http://www.jwz.org/gruntle/nomo.html">
http://www.jwz.org/gruntle/nomo.html</A>
<P>
Linux kb: <A HREF="http://linuxkb.cheek.com/">http://linuxkb.cheek.com/</A>
<P>
"I bet the Farm on Linux" Contest: <A HREF="http://www.standishgroup.com/rules.htm">http://www.standishgroup.com/rules.htm</A>
<P>
First penguin comic: <A HREF="http://www.gigaperls.org/linux/">
http://www.gigaperls.org/linux/</A>
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The Linux Image Montage Project:
<A HREF="http://linux.remotepoint.com/">http://linux.remotepoint.com/</A>
<P>
Red Hat and Dell <A HREF="./redhat.pr">Press Release</A>
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Debian Touts Integrated SGML Environment
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Date: Tue, 30 Mar 1999 10:41:44 -0500
Debian's 2.1 distribution, now in release, features integrated SGML,
XML, and DSSSL infrastructure and packages. Debian's innovative SGML
subsystem positions Debian as a premier platform for SGML and XML
developers, offering a complete working toolset for documenters and
markup programmers with no manual setup required.
<P>
Features:
<ul>
<li>James Clark's jade 1.2.1 and SP suite version 1.3.3,
enabling validation and formatting of SGML or XML
http://www.jclark.com/jade/.
<li>SGMLOpen shared system catalog integration (no need to manually
register SGML Public Identifiers or set with environment
variables).
<li>docbook (v3.0) and docbook-stylesheets (v1.13) available, providing
an industry-standard markup convention
http://www.ora.com/davenport/
<li>psgml, which in conjunction with Emacs19, Emacs20, XEmacs19, or
XEmacs20, provides a profession SGML editing environment.
http://www.lysator.liu.se/projects/about_psgml.html
<li>jadetex, combined with jade, facilitates the conversion of SGML to
PostScript or PDF, for high quality printed output.
<li>a host of other SGML, XML, and DSSSL software packages are
available, including but not limited to sgml-tools, expat,
sdc, perlsgml, sgmlspm, and dsc.
</ul>
We believe that Debian's open model of participation and committment
to system quality (as reflected in the Debian Policy
http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/) puts Debian
head-and-shoulders above other commercial or free systems. SGML
integration efforts continue apace in the unstable distribution,
including DocBook 3.1, DocBk XML, TEI, and more DTDs.
<P>
For more information:<BR>
Debian, <A HREF="http://www.debian.org/">http://www.debian.org/</A>
<P>
PKZIP LINUX: A Step Ahead
<P>
Miamisburg, OHIO -- (March 30, 1999)<BR>
With a 32-bit algorithm, PKZIP UNIX zips LINUX files up to 2GB of
uncompressed data and creates a single, compressed archive resulting in
an
average savings in disk storage space of 50-70%, with some database and
spreadsheet compressing to 1/10th the original size.
<P>
PKZIP UNIX is cross-platform compatible with the entire line of PKZIP
products including the AS/400, DOS, Macintosh, MVS, OS/2, VM, VMS, VSE
environments, MultiZip for NetWare and Nico Mak Computing's WinZip. A
self-extractor program is included so that zipped files can be utilized
other LINUX users. With a self-extractor attachment (SFX), PKZIP is
launched
when the zipped file is opened.
<P>
This product is available at
<A HREF="http://www.pkziplinux.com/">http://www.pkziplinux.com/</A> as shareware for $24.99.
<P>
For more information, contact:
Ascent Solutions Inc.,
<A HREF="http://www.asizip.com/">http://www.asizip.com/</A>
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HP OpenMail/VirtualVault news
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PALO ALTO, Calif., March 30, 1999 -- Hewlett-Packard Company today
announced a new program that combines HP OpenMail with the HP
VirtualVault trusted Web platform, enabling organizations to reduce the
costs of supporting remote e-mail users dramatically while greatly
simplifying access.
<P>
The integration of OpenMail and VirtualVault eliminates the need for
remote users to rely on dial-up networking or carry a laptop to access
e-mail from remote locations. OpenMail users simply access an
SSL-secured URL from any device with an Internet browser, including
PDAs, Web phones, walk-up terminals and PCs. The browser accesses
OpenMail Web client software located on a VirtualVault server. The
server then connects users to their OpenMail accounts on OpenMail
servers inside the corporate firewall.
<P>
With this solution, companies can reduce their investment in
remote-access systems, private networking, and associated support and
help-desk staff. HP estimates that it can cost organizations up to $500
annually to support a remote user. By using OpenMail with VirtualVault,
organizations can reduce these costs by as much as 75 percent.
<P>
For more information:<BR>
OpenMail, <A HREF="http://www.hp.com/go/openmail/">http://www.hp.com/go/openmail/</A><BR>
HP, <A HREF="http://www.hp.com/">http://www.hp.com/</A>
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SiteEater 2.0 SFS SOFTWARE
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Erfurt GERMANY, March 31 1999 <BR>
SFS SOFTWARE is proud to announce the release of SiteEater 2.0 . The
popular, and cross-platform website downloader can be used to copy web content to
the local hard drive for offline browsing, archiving and presentations.
<P>
SiteEater is the most powerful, cross-platform, offline browsing, site
mirroring and file-retrieving tool on the Internet. The software runs fully
automated, multithreaded and link-following. SiteEater downloads all or only
specific files. The software tool is able to download entire websites or just
special file sets to the computer's hard drive. SiteEater users are able to
copy favourite websites to the local harddrive for offline browsing,
presentations or archiving.
<P>
Fully functional evaluation versions of the software are available on the
SFS SOFTWARE website at <A HREF="http://www.sfs-software.com/">
http://www.sfs-software.com/</A>. The product can be
ordered online at http://www.sfs-software.com/shop/.
<P>
For more information:<BR>
SFS Software,
<A HREF="http://www.sfs-software.com/">http://www.sfs-software.com/</A>,
<A HREF="mailto:info@sfs-software.com">info@sfs-software.com</A>
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eMerchant, Magic Software's Powerful New Business-to-Business e
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<P>
At the Internet Commerce Expo last week in Boston, Magic Software's
powerful new business-to-business e-commerce solution, eMerchant, was
selected by the more than 12,000 conference attendees as a Best of Show
award winner. eMerchant is an extremely robust, high volume transaction
processing solution that enables businesses to quickly move their supply
chain activities to the Internet to recognize significant operational
efficiencies and high degrees of profitability.
<P>
At the Internet Commerce Expo, Magic also announced free limited
development and deployment licenses of Magic for Linux, together with demo
applications and free email support, to enable Linux developers to rapidly
build e-commerce solutions for Linux. Within hours, 300 CDs of the
software were given away, with several hundred requests for additional
copies. The attached release describing these events should be of
interest.
<P>
For more information:<BR>
<A
HREF="mailto:Katharine_Hanley@magic-sw.com">Katharine_Hanley@magic-sw.com</A>
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Helius, MTI Technology Corp. and Caldera Systems Partner to Demonstrate...
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SALT LAKE CITY, Utah -- BrainShare -- March 22, 1999 -- Helius, Inc., MTI
Technology Corp. (Nasdaq: MTIC) and Caldera Systems, Inc. today announced
plans to demonstrate solutions for large file data distribution and storage at
the BrainShare conference. The high-speed and universal coverage of satellite
transfer, large capacity RAID and the stability of Linux will provide strong
product applications for Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to cache Internet
data and allow the hospitality industry to distribute and store entertainment
digitally.
<P>
For more information:<BR>
MTI Technology Corp., <A HREF="http://www.mti.com/">http://www.mti.com/</A>,
<A HREF="mailto:info@mti.com">info@mti.com</A> <BR>
Helius, Inc., <A HREF="http://www.helius.com/">http://www.helius.com/</A> <BR>
Caldera Systems, Inc., <A HREF="http://www.calderasystems.com/">
http://www.calderasystems.com/</A>, <A HREF="mailto:linux@calderasystems.com">
linux@calderasystems.com</A>
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Penguin Release
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San Francisco, CA March 18 Penguin Computing, Inc., the nation's
largest and fastest-growing company focusing exclusively on turn-key
Linux solutions, announced today that it now offers Internet and Oracle
database applications on Linux computers systems powered by the new
Intel Corporation's (Nasdaq: INTC) Pentium III Xeon. The Pentium III
Xeon processor for workstations and servers, which debuted yesterday, is
the most powerful, reliable and compelling platform for viewing,
creating, and sharing Internet-driven content.
<P>
Penguin Computing is able to provide Pentium III Xeon powered turn-key
Linux-based systems immediately. Penguin is therefore uniquely
positioned to take advantage of the explosive growth of both Linux and
E-commerce. E-commerce revenues are estimated to reach $1 trillion in
the next decade.
<P>
For more information:<BR>
Penguin Computing, <A HREF="http://www.penguincomputing.com/">
http://www.penguincomputing.com/</A>
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Salon Adopts Linux
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San Francisco, April 5 -- Salon.com (<A HREF="http://www.salon.com/">
http://www.salon.com/</A>), formerly known as
Salon Magazine, has adopted Linux as its enterprise Internet server
platform. The adoption of Linux, and the new Web address, coincide with a
site redesign that launched today.
<P>
The server platform has moved from Windows NT to a customized version of
the Red Hat 5.2 distribution of Linux. The site is moving its critical
business functions, Web serving and ad serving to the Linux platform in
order to support Salon.com's growing needs.
<P>
Says Chad Dickerson, Vice President of Technology, "For a growing company
like Salon, Linux is the best of all worlds. It's a proven technology, it's
low cost and high performance, and it's broadly supported. The robustness
and stability of the Linux operating system make it ideal for
mission-critical applications."
<P>
According to Dickerson, Linux will provide a solid technical backbone to
support Salon's move from a magazine-based model to a network of web sites.
The site redesign needs the versatility and power of Linux to keep pace
with its growing business and e-commerce needs.
<P>
A key factor in the decision to adopt Linux was the availability of Real
Media's industry-leading Open Ad Stream advertising software for use with
Linux and the Apache web server.
<P>
For more information:<BR>
Salon, <A HREF="http://www.salon.com/">http://www.salon.com/</A>
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New Java Tools Available At http://sourceware.cygnus.com
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<P>
SUNNYVALE, Calif., April 7, 1999 - Cygnus Solutions, the leader in open
source software, today announced the immediate availability the Cygnus
GNU Compiler Java Edition (GCJ) complete with open source Java
libraries. Now all Java application developers can take advantage of the
significant performance gains offered by GCJ, a Java compiler built with
GNU compiler technology that allows Java source code and Java byte codes
to be compiled to native instructions. The Java libraries (java.lang,
java.util, java.io, java.test, and java.net) and compiler are available
in source form on <A HREF="http://Sourceware.cygnus.com/">
http://Sourceware.cygnus.com</A>.
<P>
GCJ allows developers to write applications in the Java programming
language for the Linux OS. By compiling to machine code rather than
bytecode, Cygnus Java Compiler technology enhances application
performance more that twenty times than an interpreted application.
This Java technology is also ideal for embedded systems developers, who
are seeking the best tradeoffs in performance, memory footprint, and
cost.
<P>
Pricing and availability<BR>
GCJ and the libraries are immediately available for Linux OS at
http://Sourceware.cygnus.com/. Embedded developers who wish to use GCJ
may contact Cygnus for availability on the more than 125 host/target
combinations in the Cygnus product matrix.
<P>
For more information:<BR>
Cygnus, <A HREF="http://www.cygnus.com/">http://www.cygnus.com/</A>
<A HREF="mailto:info@cygnus.com">info@cygnus.com</A>
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Hewlett-Packard and Cygnus Solutions Collaborate On Tools
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<P>
PALO ALTO, Calif., April 5, 1999 -- Hewlett-Packard Company and Cygnus
Solutions today announced that they will deliver Cygnus' market-leading
GNUPro(R) Toolkit for HP-supported platforms under HP's Foundation
Program for software development partners. Open-source developers now
will have access to a common set of commercial-quality tools that
facilitate development of applications deployed on Linux, HP-UX(1) and
Windows NT(R) systems.
<P>
HP and Cygnus also plan to enhance the popular open-source GNU toolsuite
for HP's PA-RISC(2) 64-bit processors. HP will make its PA-RISC
debugger technology available to the open-source community and Cygnus.
In addition, Cygnus will provide toolchain optimizations, value-added
software components, and developer support services for GNUPro software
development products.
<P>
For more information:<BR>
Cygnus, <A HREF="http://www.cygnus.com/gnupro/">http://www.cygnus.com/gnupro/</A>,
<A HREF="mailto:info@cygnus.com">info@cygnus.com</A> <BR>
Hewlett-Packard Company, <A HREF="http://www.hp.com/">http://www.hp.com/</A>
SuSE V6 Linux Release
<P>
Just released internationally, SuSE Official Linux 6.0 is now available
nationwide through Johannesburg-based software distributor OS/2 Express SA.
SuSE Linux has set new standards for quality and ease of use, offering the
most comprehensive packages of Linux-based applications. With its
world-class customer service and support, SuSE is the leading distribution
of Linux in Europe, and its popularity is growing fast in North America and
Asia among seasoned professionals and newcomers alike.
<P>
SuSE Linux supports most hardware, including common printers, network, sound
and video cards, and monitors. Both the GNOME and the KDE graphical desktop
environments are included in the package.
<P>
New features in version 6.0 include, for the first time, full support for
glibc2, while libc5 applications are still supported.
<P>
This latest version is kernel 2.2-ready, and as soon as version 2.2 of the
Linux kernel becomes available, SuSE users may just copy it into their
installation. Kernel 2.0.36 is included in SuSE 6.0, with full featured
support for SCSI-Controller Adaptec 2940U2W/7890 and AMI Megaraid. The
alternative kernel is 2.1.130.
<P>
A further boon is the inclusion of the personal edition of StarOffice 5.0,
Germany s fastest-growing office suite (with over 30% market share already),
in SuSE Official Linux 6.0, which also features new init-scripts whereby
services can be activated and deactivated even when they are disabled in
rc.config; and new flags: restart, reload, check and status.
<P>
For more information:<BR>
SuSE, <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/">http://www.suse.com/</A>
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GraphOn Releases New Versions of Server-Based Connectivity Software for Multi-user NT, Windows PC and Java access of UNIX and Linux applications
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<P>
GraphOn Corporation (http://www.graphon.com/) important new features to its thin, server-based connectivity software, GO-Global version 1.6, GO-Joe version 2.3, and GO-Between version 1.1, including improved data compression for more speed, international keyboard compatibility, improved password security, shared TrueType font capability and support for Red Hat Linux 5.1.
<P>
GraphOn is also unifying its server component, GlobalHost, so that a single Universal X Server operates with all the latest versions of GraphOn's GO-Global (Windows), GO-Joe (Java) and GO-Between (Windows Terminal Server/multi-user NT) clients.
<P>
For more information:<BR>
Graphon, <A HREF="http://www.graphon.com/News/pr-newversions032299.html">
http://www.graphon.com/News/pr-newversions032299.html</A> <BR>
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Linux Press
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<P>
PENNGROVE, CA (March 31, 1999) - Linux Press today unveiled plans to
introduce a series of Linux titles during 1999. First in the series,
"Linux Volume 1: ac to zcat, the basics", is written by Dale Scheetz, a
member of the Debian Linux development team, and is based on the popular
"Coherent Manual".
<P>
"Linux Volume 1: ac to zcat, the basics" is designed to appeal to both
new and power users of Linux. The first part of the book features
tutorials explaining common utilities found in Linux, walking the reader
through a variety of useful tools, such as awk, sed, shells, and emacs.
With a wide array of examples, the user can quickly and easily learn and
apply utilities included with all the latest Linux distributions.
<P>
The second part of "Linux Volume 1: ac to zcat, the basics" is the
Lexicon. This section comprises several articles that define and discuss
Linux concepts. Arranged alphabetically, these articles provide an
in-depth yet easily accessible source of information on specific topics,
such as apropos, crontab, emacs, ifconfig, lex, patch, mke2fs, nroff,
route, standard error and whereis.
<P>
For more information:<BR>
Linux Press, <A HREF="http://www.linuxpress.com/">http://www.linuxpress.com</A>
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Natural MicroSystems, leader in open telecommunications,
announces support for Linux community
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<P>
FRAMINGHAM, Mass. April 7, 1999 -- Natural MicroSystems (NASDAQ:NMSS), the
technology leader in Open Telecommunications, today announced that Linux
drivers are now publicly available through the open-source code model for
its
Alliance Generation=AE DSP (digital signal processor) boards. Developers can
use
these drivers to build a wide range of telecommunications applications on
Linux from Web-enabled call centers to IP telephony gateways and speech
recognition systems.
The announcement reflects Natural MicroSystems=92 commitment to address the
immediate needs of the rapidly growing Linux community, which is accustomed
to
employing open-source code for software development. Source code for the
Alliance Generation DSP boards can be obtained via the Web at
<A HREF="http://www.opentelecom.org/">http://www.opentelecom.org/</A> .
<P>
In addition to providing the above-mentioned source code for Linux, Natural
MicroSystems provides the complete source code for its circuit-switching and
CompactPCI hot-swap software at the http://www.opentelecom.org site.
The
company also offers NaturalEdge consulting, support, integration, and
testing
services for Linux developers who want to accelerate development and
deployment
of applications.
<P>
For more information:<BR>
Natural MicroSystems, <A HREF="http://www.nmss.com/">http://www.nmss.com/</A>
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la51 0.0 beta 8051 cross assembler & clobberd 4.5 beta
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<P>
Is an 8051 cross assembler for Linux/UNIX. It will take your standard
*.a51 file and assemble it as an Intel *.hex file. It's very beta at this
stage, although, I have done extensive testing with it, and it will
accurately assemble every a51 program I have written.
<P>
<A
HREF="http://www.downunder.net.au/~jsno/rel/unix_projects/la51-0.0-beta.tgz">
http://www.downunder.net.au/~jsno/rel/unix_projects/la51-0.0-beta.tgz</A>
<P>
la51 comes under the GNU GPL and is free software.
<P>
Clobberd 4.5 beta<BR>
A new clobberd update has been released which fixes some bugs in
release 4.3.
<P>
<A HREF="http://www.downunder.net.au/~jsno/rel/unix_projects/clobberd-4.5-beta.tgz">
http://www.downunder.net.au/~jsno/rel/unix_projects/clobberd-4.5-beta.tgz</A>
<P>
clobberd also comes under the GNU GPL.
<P>
For more information:<BR>
Jason Nunn, <A HREF="http://www.downunder.net.au/~jsno/">
http://www.downunder.net.au/~jsno/</A>
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Geodesic's Great Circle Supports Linux
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<P>
Date: Thu, 15 Apr 1999 16:50:35 -0400<BR>
Geodesic Systems' announced that their product, Great Circle, now supports the Linux
platform.
Great Circle is a complete solution to debugging and eliminating memory
leaks. Different from the standard debugger, Great Circle can both
identify and eliminate all of an application's memory leaks automatically.
<P>
In addition to the software product, last year Geodesic began providing a
Memory Audit Service to clients by targeting memory allocation problems in
their applications. The consultants assess key aspects of a company's
application's memory usage and make specific recommendations for
improvement.
<P>
For more information:<BR>
Bill Snethen,
<A HREF="mailto:bsnethen@rmr.com">bsnethen@rmr.com</A>
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Business Accounting for Linux
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<P>
April 15, 1999<BR>
Proven Software, Inc. announced today the release of Proven
CHOICE, their off the shelf general business accounting package
written specifically for Linux.
<P>
Proven CHOICE for Linux includes Sales Invoicing/Accounts
Receivable CheckWriter/Accounts Payable, General Ledger and
Financial Report Generator bundled for under $500USD. Proven
CHOICE has all the general accounting essentials for small to medium
sized businesses and becomes the foundation for fully-integrated
specialized modules to be released in the near future.
<P>
For more information:<BR>
Proven Software, Inc., <A HREF="http://provenacct.com/">
http://provenacct.com/</A>
<A HREF="mailto:info@provenacct.com">info@provenacct.com</A>
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TCL/TK in a Nutshell Release
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<P>
April 12, 1999<BR>
Sebastopol, CA--The Tcl language and Tk graphical toolkit are simple
and powerful building blocks for custom applications. The Tcl/Tk
combination is increasingly popular because it lets you produce
sophisticated graphical interfaces with a few easy commands, develop
and change scripts quickly, and conveniently tie together existing
utilities or programming libraries.
<P>
One of the attractive features of Tcl/Tk is the wide variety of
commands, many offering a wealth of options. Most of the things you'd
like to do have been anticipated by the language's creator, John
Ousterhout, or one of the developers of Tcl/Tk's many powerful
extensions. Thus, you'll find that a command or option probably exists
to provide just what you need. Keep TCL/TK in a Nutshell on your desk as you write
scripts, and you'll be able to find almost instantly the particular
option you need.
<P>
For more information:<BR>
<A HREF="http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/tclnut/">
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/tclnut/</A>
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EasyCopy 6.0 Debuts at COE Spring Conference
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<P>
SAN JOSE, Calif., April 20, 1999 - AutoGraph International (AGI) will
release EasyCopy 6.0 at the COE TechniFair. EasyCopy 6.0 is a major
rewrite of AGI's flagship, EasyCopy/X, which has an installed base of
more than 150,000 users worldwide. With this new generation EasyCopy has
taken a major step from a printing solution to a flexible set of image
communication tools. And it runs on Linux.
<P>
EasyCopy/X 6.0 comes with a new Graphical User Interface, an integrated
image viewer and a fast image browser. For image printing the new GUI
offers complete control of the printer setup and improved selection of
page layout and color options. WYSIWYG preview assists the user in
printing or saving the image with the right options.
EasyCopy 6.0 provides an open and flexible solution. It includes
EasyCapture which gives the user the option of screen capture from the
GUI, from the command-line, or via a hot-key=97easy definition of hot-key
s
gives the ultimate flexibility. As an option to screen capture, EasyCopy
imports a wide range of common CAD and DTP image file formats. Filters
can be installed to import virtually any image or graphics file format;
and EasyCopy 6.0 is preconfigured with a number of popular filters.
Printing and viewing assure that black/white as well as color image data
will receive superior attention. You can remove background colors
whenever it is appropriate to combine the sharpest output with saving
money on ink or toner. You can communicate data via paper or
transparencies using the printer of your choice or through the companion
product, EasyConvert, share the data with applications demanding a
different file format.
<P>
For more information:<BR>
AutoGraph International Inc, <A HREF="http://www.augrin.com/">
http://www.augrin.com/</A>
Indelible Blue Announcement
<P>
RALEIGH, NC -- March 11, 1999 -- One of the country's top marketers of OS/2
hardware and software products and an IBM/Lotus direct channel partner
today introduced Linux technical support, adding a centralized base of
knowledge for most popular Linux distributions to its OS/2 support
services.
<P>
Indelible Blue also offers custom pre-loaded Linux desktop and server
systems, as well as multiple OS pre-loaded systems with Linux, OS/2 and/or
Windows NT/98. Indelible Blue also carries a growing line of commercially
available Linux software applications and development tools. With
technical support, the company continues its movement to becoming a full
service Linux provider.
<P>
For more information:<BR>
Indelible Blue,
<A HREF="http://www.indelible-blue.com/linux/support/">
http://www.indelible-blue.com/linux/support/</A>,<BR>
<A HREF="mailto:linuxupport@indelible-blue.com">
linuxupport@indelible-blue.com</A>
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The Independence Distribution
</font>
</H3>
<P>
Date: Sun, 7 Mar 1999 20:52:15 GMT<BR>
We have a dream: spreding Linux between the masses. This requires
making it easy to use. But it also requires to start thinking in
those people who are not using or will not be using Linux as a
traditional Unix. In those people who have to administer the box
before knowing the simplest of the Unix commands. In those who will be
using it at home and have a different idea of fun than C programming.
It will require to stop thinking everyone is in a LAN or the box is
powered up 24h a day. It will require to stop thinking Linux will be
used only as a server or a programmers workstation.
<P>
The high cost of Unix banned it outside many areas of use. Linux can
go where Unix never went but fulfilling those differents needs will
not be reached by designing Linux distributions as just a cheap
version of UNIX.
<P>
The Independence distribution is licensed under the GPL. It is
developped not for profit by a small group of volunteers. Not for
profit means we don't ourselves distribute it on CDROM but we will
help anyone interested in doing it. Small group means you can make a
difference if you contribute.
<P>
For more information:<BR>
Project Independence: Linux for the Masses,
<A HREF="http://independence.seul.org/distribution/">
http://independence.seul.org/distribution/</A>
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Linux Hardware Solutions to support Debian Project
</font>
</H3>
<P>
Date: Thu, 25 Feb 1999 12:51:21 -0500<BR>
Linux Hardware Solutions, Inc. a premier supplier of Linux systems and
service, announced support for the Debian Project of Software in the Public
Interest, Inc.
The support comes in the form of a Linux Hardware Solution PS350RR-100
RAID rackmount server with 256 MB RAM attached to a dedicated colocation
connection at Mindspring Enterprises' data center in Atlanta, Georgia to
act as the new ftp.debian.org server.
<P>
The server has a retail value of $6100 and has been custom configured to
address the specific needs of the Debian team.
<P>
For more information:<BR>
Linux Hardware Solutions, Inc., <A HREF="http://www.linux-hw.com/">
http://www.linux-hw.com/</A> <BR>
Debian, <A HREF="http://www.debian.org/">http://www.debian.org</A>
<P> <hr> <P>
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Mylex Announces Support for Linux across Entire
RAID Controller Product Line
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</H3>
<P>
FREMONT, CALIF. (March 1, 1999) -- In a move expected to greatly
accelerate corporate adoption of the popular Linux operating system,
Mylex Corporation today announced broad support for Linux across its
entire product line. Mylex is the world's leading RAID controller
vendor in the non-captive network systems marketplace, and supplies
eight of the top ten PC server vendors.
<P>
The Linux driver for Mylex's RAID controllers was written by Leonard N.
Zubkoff, a highly respected member of the Linux development community
who is now the chief technical officer of Mountain View,
California-based VA Research, Inc.
<P>
The driver is available for download from the author's Web site at
http://www.dandelion.com/Linux/ and will be in upcoming Linux
distribution releases.
<P>
For more information:<BR>
Mylex,
<A HREF="http://www.mylex.com/">http://www.mylex.com/</A>
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SAP Annouces Linux Support
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</H3>
<P>
SAP, a German Enterprise Business Solution Software Company ( The biggest -
beats peoplesoft jdedwards, baan etc ), has announced support for
Linux, with first cutomer shipment 3rd Q this year. This will be
unveiled at CeBit 99. The significance of this may not be immediately
apparent, but basically this will mean that the stranglehold
Microsoft has on the desktop environment of SAP customers can now be
broken with the client GUI software becoming available for Linux. Not
to mention other features of SAPs Internet related connectivity and
general realtime interfacing components no longer being reliant on NT.
This product is three tier, relying primarily on an Oracle, or
Informix Database backend (hence other recent news).
<P>
For more information:<BR>
SAP,
<A HREF="http://www.sap.com/">http://www.sap.com/</A>
<P>
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Linux on Quad 750 PPC SBC
</font>
</H3>
<P>
March 1, 1999, San Diego, CA -- Synergy Microsystems, Inc. today announced
that it has successfully run Linux with Symmetric Multiprocessing (SMP) on
a quad-PowerPC 750 CPU board, running at 433 MHz. SMP allows the operating
system to dynamically balance the processing load among the four
processors. This allows the most efficient use of the four processors,
resulting in performance up to four times faster than a single-processor
board. This is the first time this level of performance has been achieved,
and the first time Linux has been offered on a VMEbus single board
computer.
<P>
The PowerPC 750 is currently available at speeds as high as 433 MHz. In
addition, the processor features its own private L2 cache that can be
accessed at up to 300 MHz. Four such processors in a system provide a very
powerful compute engine for high-end general-purpose needs, digital signal
processing (DSP), array processing and server applications.
<P>
For more information:<BR>
Synergy Microsystems, Inc., <A HREF="http://www.synergymicro.com/">
http://www.synergymicro.com/</A>
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Tripwire(tm) 2.0 for Red Hat Linux Now Free
</font>
</H3>
<P>
PORTLAND, Ore. - March 2, 1999 - Tripwire Security Systems (TSS), a
Portland, Oregon-based software development company specializing in system
security and policy compliance applications, today announced the free
availability of the Red Hat Linux version of its popular Tripwire(tm) 2.0 File
Integrity Assessment (FIA) software.
<P>
Tripwire 2.0 for Linux is available for download from the TSS website
(www.tripwiresecurity.com). The free, commercial version will include basic
customer support and on-line technical assistance. CD-Roms, user manuals,
product upgrades and rapid-response customer service (4 hours or less) are
available at an additional cost.
<P>
Tripwire's FIA technology provides the most fundamental layer of intrusion
detection for the enterprise. It is the most widely deployed FIA software
tool for the UNIX platform and is also a key technology for damage
assessment and recovery, and forensics.
<P>
For more information:<BR>
Tripwire Security Systems,
<A HREF="http://www.tripwiresecurity.com/">
http://www.tripwiresecurity.com/</A>
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BX PRO, LEADING UNIX GUI BUILDER, DEBUTS ON RED HAT LINUX
</font>
</H3>
<P>
CAMBRIDGE, MA, April 5, 1999 -- Integrated Computer Solutions, Inc. (ICS)
,
leading supplier of user interface development tools for UNIX, today
announced that its flagship product, Builder Xcessory (BX PRO(tm)), is now
available for Red Hat Linux. ICS also announced that it would give away
1,000 free licenses for open source development over the next 10 weeks to
visitors of its website. BX PRO is the GUI builder preferred by UNIX
software developers because its WYSIWYG environment simplifies and speeds
the creation of user interfaces.
<P>
For more information:<BR>
Integrated Computer Solutions, Inc.,
<A HREF="http://www.ics.com/">http://www.ics.com/</A>
Red Hat Software, <A HREF="http://www.redhat.com/">http://www.redhat.com/</A>
<P> <hr> <P>
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<center>Published in <i>Linux Gazette</i> Issue 40, Mid-April 1999</center>
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