Asian first-timers prefer GNU/Linux to Windows

From: Frederick Noronha (FN) (fred_at_bytesforall.org)
Date: 11/14/03

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    ENTERPRISE Unix Roundup: A Linux Pioneer Gets Back in the Game
    Sever Watch, United States
    Last week we took a look at SUSE and Red Hat, two long-time Linux stalwarts
    entering distinctly new phases. This week, another Linux ...
    <http://www.serverwatch.com/news/article.php/3108641>

    ASIAN first-timers prefer Linux to Windows
    The Register, UK
    >>From a report at Linux Insider, we learn why. First-time computer users
    are flocking to a government-subsidised programme to bring cheap PCs to
    the public. ...
    <http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/33963.html>

    OSDL To Start Pushing on Desktop Linux
    Slashdot
    ... Review is reporting that 'IBM, Red Hat and a consortium of computer
    makers backed by the likes of Dell, Hewlett-Packard and Intel will push
    to move the Linux ...
    <http://slashdot.org/articles/03/11/13/121205.shtml?tid=126&tid=152&tid=163&tid=185>

    EMBEDDED Linux specialist SnapGear acquired by high-end firewall ...
    Linux News
    One of the world's first embedded Linux companies has just announced that
    it is being acquired (again). Embedded Linux security ... CyberGuard
    to Acquire SnapGear, Extending Product Line to Edge of ...
    <http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS9335598499.html>

    ALCATEL to develop Linux 3G services
    Cellular-News
    Alcatel and Intel have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to jointly
    promote advanced mobile Internet applications using a Linux operating
    environment in ...
    <http://www.cellular-news.com/story/10105.shtml>

    WIN4LIN support announced for Fedora Linux
    Desktop Linux
    NeTraverse announced the immediate availability of Win4Lin for Fedora Linux.
    Win4Lin allows users to bridge from legacy Windows ...
    <http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS6351767204.html>

    LINUX operating system secures place on Middle East's technology ...
    AME Info, United Arab Emirates
    Industry evidence suggests that there has been a significant rise in the
    number of companies in the Middle East investigating the potential advantages
    of Linux ...
    <http://www.ameinfo.com/news/Detailed/31146.html>

    NOVELL'S Masie to Focus On Linux, Upliftment
    AllAfrica.com, Africa
    ... SA is a country with massive potential, saying he has big plans for
    the company and is really excited about the possibilities for the organisation's
    Linux ...
    <http://allafrica.com/stories/200311130514.html>

    REPORT: Visitors to Linux World Frankfurt Give KDE A Thumbs Up
    KDE.NEWS
    Continuing the successful run of trade show presences, the KDE team used
    the opportunity of this year's Linux World Expo and Conference in Frankfurt,
    Germany ... Desktop Linux Consortium Conference debuts - NewsForge
          Perens predicts desktop surge, promotes user-driven enterprise ...
    <http://dot.kde.org/1068663688/>

    BMC execs talk mainframe Linux at zSeries Expo
    Search390.com, United States
    Search390.com recently had the chance to discuss the past, present and
    future of Linux on the mainfame with two BMC Software executives. ...
    <http://search390.techtarget.com/qna/0,289202,sid10_gci936627,00.html>

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