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Rauch Medien releases rack-mount 1U Internet server

Author: JT Smith

Rauch Medien (http://www.rauchmedien.com) is proud to announce the release of their RM Internet Server Appliance. The RM Internet Server Appliance offers a complete Internet (HTTP, FTP, and email) server solution based on the rock solid Linux OS in a 1U chassis.
Features
The RM Internet Server is a complete Internet server solution that can host web-sites and serve emails with the ease of a appliance. It features dual 566mhz processor churning with a RAID 1 array for a storage capacity of 20 gigabytes. It also features the rock solid Linux OS for added stability. It’s come pre-configured ready to tackle your largest web hosting or email service operations right from the box. In addition, It offers complete remote administration with an easy to use web browser administration GUI that shields the user from the complexity of Linux. It comes built in a 1U chassis which is just 1.75″ thick, and can be stacked 40 servers high in a standard 19″ rack.

Cost effective & reliable
The RM Internet Server Appliance features easy management and deployment via its advance remote administration features. It will save you time in both installation and management. You can add services and software remotely to your customer’s site. And its 1U chassis allows you to fit 40 servers in a standard 19″ inch rack for better utilization of space.

Availability
The RM Internet Server Appliance is available now, and can be ordered via our web-site at http://www.rauchmedien.com. It is priced at $2,400, so it will not hurt the wallet either. These features are typically found in servers costing a grand or two more.

About Rauch Medien
Rauch Medien is based out of New York, USA, and produces various business and consumer hardware and software. Rauch Medien also maintains a computer tech site called OSFAQ.com (http://www.osfaq.com).

For More Info Contact
Cory R. Rauch
Sales & Marketing
Rauch Medien
sales@rauchmedien.com

Harpia releases version 1.0.5

Author: JT Smith

Scott Pier writes: “We have released version 1.0.5 of the Harpia Project. Harpia is a topic-centric content management system. Topic-centric design lets the user follow a logical thought through topics to find all associated items to that topic. Each item (i.e. news, links, faq, etc.) are associated to one or more topic and the all the items are displayed or each topic.”
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Large Linux book roundup

Author: JT Smith

Mr Smith tells us: grooverider.tv has posted an article today on current books for Linux. Featured are ten recent
books on a variety of subjects, from beginners guides to reference manuals &
specific programmers’ books.
There are a total of ten books reviewed and compared, in this informative article.”
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Clever girl Bess

Author: JT Smith

Slashdot’s Jon Katz opines on N2H2’s sale of aggregate surfing statistics and other information gathered from its Bess filtering program, one of the most popular Internet filters used in grade schools and high schools in the United States. One of N2H2’s first customers was the United States Department of Defense. The collection and sale of such data from minors is sanctioned by the Children’s Internet Protection Act passed last year by Congress, and, says Katz, we should expect more of the same legislation soon.

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  • Programming

BigStorage CEO speaks on largest Linux storage deal

Author: JT Smith

Jon Panker writes “BigStorage Inc. chief executive officer Sam Bogoch talks about how his company won the biggest Linux storage deal to date when his company teamed up with online music distributor Emusic. The two companies actually first met at LinuxWorld Conference & Expo. Read the full story on searchEnterpriseLinux.com

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  • Linux

Oracle announces two new Linux products

Author: JT Smith

From a Businesswire press release: Oracle releases the Internet File System and Parallel Server Linux products at the LinuxWorld Expo in New York. The Internet File System “allows
developers to more easily write and deploy content management and
collaborative applications using open, Internet programming languages.” The Parallel Server “is the most mature and trusted high-availability
database technology available for the Linux platform.”

MusicMatch Jukebox for Linux launches at LinuxWorld Expo

Author: JT Smith

From a press release at Internet Wire: “CodeWeavers, Inc., the leading Windows-to-Linux software developer and consultancy, and MusicMatch, Inc., inventor of the world’s first all-in-one digital music jukebox, today announced the general release of MusicMatch(R) Jukebox(TM) for Linux 1.0. Enabled by CodeWeaver’s key engineering technology, MusicMatch Jukebox is the first digital music system to offer music fans on Windows, Macintosh, and Linux operating systems a complete solution for playing, recording, organizing, and discovering music in one easy-to-use program.”

MandrakeSoft CEO: Linux-Mandrake tops in retail

Author: JT Smith

“MandrakeSoft’s chief executive officer Henri Poole said his company is the top-selling Linux distribution and has been ahead of Red Hat for the last 12 months in downloads. Customers are also buying it when given a choice in the retail sector, said the head of the French company in a question and answer interview. Read the full story on searchEnterpriseLinux.com

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For rent: Software development tools

Author: JT Smith

It’s true that application service providers have been around for a while; what’s new here is who will soon be offering such services. CNET News.com reports that “software makers Oracle, Borland, IBM, Rational Software and start-ups including CrossGain have begun to offer Web-based software and services for rent that allow programmers to write, build and test their applications–a strategy intended to boost sagging sales in the software development tool market.”

Music sites like Napster pay plan

Author: JT Smith

Wired news reports that competing entertainment sites like the sound of Napster’s new payment plan. The current free status of Napster is killing sales at recently-converted pay-to-play sites like MP3.com and Listen.com.