DataCore Ready Software-Defined Storage Servers Debut

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November 6, 2014

DataCore’s SANsymphony-V software works with Dell’s PowerEdge servers and a range of Dell Storage MD Series, SC Series and PS Series arrays.

elementary OS Freya Features a Beautiful Notification System – Video

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Softpedia

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November 6, 2014

The Linux distros have all kinds of system notification mechanisms. Some are better than others, but for the most part they function the way they should. On the other hand, some developers, like those from the elementary OS team, go a little bit further and are able to provide a much better experience for end users.

“System notifications” is the kind of feature on Linux that is usually taken for granted. It’s been available for a long time and users are now ignoring it completely. It’s there and it does its job, although it’s implemented differently on various operating systems. Some operating systems do it better than others, but it’s rarely noticed.

Docker Hires VMware Exec to Lead Engineering

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ZDNet

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November 6, 2014

Marianna Tessel, credited with building VMware’s engineering efforts in the enterprise, hops to Docker, which is portrayed as a VMware killer in some camps.

Read more at Enterprise Open Source Toolkit

Microsoft’s Next Surprise is Free Office for iPad, iPhone, and Android

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The Verge

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November 6, 2014

Microsoft’s Office suite for iPad, iPhone, and Android is now free. In a surprise move, the software giant is shaking up its mobile Office strategy to keep consumers hooked to Word, Excel, and PowerPoint documents. Starting today, you’ll no longer need an Office 365 subscription to edit documents or store them in the cloud. The move comes just days after Microsoft announced a strategic partnership with Dropbox to integrate the cloud storage service into Office across desktop, mobile, and the web. You can now download Office for iPad and store all your documents on Dropbox without paying Microsoft anything at all. Microsoft is also releasing a brand new iPhone app today, alongside a preview of Office for Android tablets, all with Dropbox…

War Thunder Combat Game Strikes Linux Gamers

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Phoronix

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November 6, 2014

Back in June we wrote about the War Thunder MMO game coming to Linux and today — on the second anniversary of Steam for Linux — the game has publicly surfaced for gamers. This war combat game is free-to-play while still being in its beta state…

Happy Second Birthday To The Steam Linux Client

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Phoronix

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November 6, 2014

It was on this day two years ago that the Steam Linux client went into beta following the many exclusive Steam Linux stories and after being over at Valve’s headquarters to learn about their ambitious Linux plans…

KDE Frameworks 5.4 Officially Released

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Phoronix

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November 6, 2014

The latest monthly update to the KDE Frameworks libraries are now available. KDE Frameworks 5.4 continues adding on new functionality and fixes to these KDE add-on components used to form the next-generation KDE desktop experience…

Distribution Release: AV Linux 6.0.4

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DistroWatch

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November 6, 2014

Glen MacArthur has announced the release of AV Linux 6.0.4, a new update of the project’s Debian-based distribution with a collection of audio and video production software: “A new AV Linux 6.0.4 ISO image with important security updates and a lengthy changelog of updates and improvements has been….

Mozilla’s Firefox OS Readies for Africa Launch

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ZDNet

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November 6, 2014

The Mozilla Foundation has signed deals with three new operators to bring Firefox OS to the continent.

Read more at Enterprise Open Source Toolkit

Open Source cloud services avoid lock-in

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Maren Abatielos

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November 6, 2014

Univention’s managing director Peter Ganten takes the new Active Directory Service by Amazon Web Services, which was launched last month, as an opportunity to talk about the problems companies can have by using big cloud service providers and continues with the advantages of using open source technology for the cloud which are: no vendor lock-ins, larger number of available software, high flexibility to change providers etc.

The article can be found at: http://blog.univention.com/open-source-cloud-services/