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ALSO CALLED: Enterprise Linux, SuSE Linux, Linux Distributions, and Linux in the Enterprise
DEFINITION: Linux (often pronounced LIH-nuhks with a short "i") is a Unix-like operating system that was designed to provide personal computer users a free or very low-cost operating system comparable to traditional and usually more expensive Unix systems. Linux has  … 
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File Serving Utility Provides Higher Performance, Lower Cost File Serving
sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company
WHITE PAPER: This paper explains how HP's PolyServe File Serving Utility delivers scalable performance and capacity with high availability services at a fraction of the price of traditional NAS.
Posted: 19 Jul 2008 | Published: 01 Jun 2007
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Scalable, Fault-tolerant NAS for Oracle Whitepaper
sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company
WHITE PAPER: The goal of this paper is to discuss these characteristics of the traditional single-filer NAS model and the emerging technology that addresses the issues.
Posted: 16 Jul 2008 | Published: 01 Apr 2008
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Keeping It Simple: How to Protect Growing VMware Environments
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WHITE PAPER: NetVault: Backup and its VMware Plugin are built with full support for today's growing VMware environments.
Posted: 16 Jul 2008 | Published: 01 Jul 2008
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Server Selection for Production-Level Virtualization Environments
sponsored by Insight and Sun Microsystems, Inc
WHITE PAPER: This whitepaper reviews actions that IT managers can take to improve overall server performance and discusses how to select servers for large-scale virtualized environments.
Posted: 07 Jul 2008 | Published: 01 Jul 2008
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Unix, Linux Uptime and Reliability Increase; Patch Management Woes Plague Windows
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WHITE PAPER: Yankee Group survey finds IBM AIX Unix is highest in reliability.
Posted: 17 Jun 2008 | Published: 01 Jan 2008
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GNU Compiler Collection (GCC) Optimized for AMD Platforms
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PRODUCT LITERATURE: This white paper explores the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC) project. Discover the new features available in GCC 4.3.0 which can be leveled for improved execution on processor-based platforms.
Posted: 12 Jun 2008 | Published: 09 May 2008
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Omneon MediaGrid: Content-Aware, Active Storage for the Enterprise
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WHITE PAPER: This report explores how the Omneon MediaGrid handles petabytes of capacity with near-linear performance scalability while reducing the management and reliability challenges typically associated with storing rich media on a traditional storage system.
Posted: 21 May 2008 | Published: 01 May 2008
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Collaboration Without Boundaries
sponsored by Red Hat
WHITE PAPER: Download this white paper now to learn how to leverage Lotus collaboration software powered by Red Hat Enterprise Linux to improve organizational effectiveness and achieve a more secure, more scalable platform for collaboration and messaging.
Posted: 20 Apr 2008 | Published: 01 Apr 2008
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ROC Rhapsody™ Print and Output Management for Linux, Windows & UNIX
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SOFTWARE LISTING: ROC Software provides a top solution that masters both print and digital output management: ROC Rhapsody™ Document Output Management.
Posted: 27 Mar 2008 | Published: 01 Mar 2008
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ROC Maestro for Open Systems - Simplify Job Scheduling Administration
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SOFTWARE LISTING: ROC Maestro for Open Systems, a key component of the ROC Enterprise Suite™, provides a very easy method for scheduling and managing workloads, processes, dependencies and events across complex, heterogeneous IT environments.
Posted: 26 Mar 2008 | Published: 01 Mar 2008
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LINUX DEFINITION (continued): …  a reputation as a very efficient and fast-performing system. Linux's kernel (the central part of the operating system) was developed by Linus Torvalds at the University of Helsinki in Finland. To complete the operating system, Torvalds and other team members made use of system components developed by members of the Free Software Foundation for the GNU Project.

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