I'm scheduled to give a talk at the ICT Expo this Friday afternoon on "Linux and some of its friends in the enterprise " So what should I be talking about? Of course I have some ideas already formulated, but what kind of images / ideas spring to mind when someone mentions OSS and business? Are we talking about desktops? Servers? Mail? Web? Replacements for proprietary … [Read more...] about Open Source In Business?
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ICT Expo 2006
The ICT Expo is on next Thursday and Friday in the RDS. I'll be there on the Friday for most of the day, as I am giving a talk in the afternoon on Open Source software in the enterprise. If you're going to be around during the day let me know :) … [Read more...] about ICT Expo 2006
Mapping Irish Linux Users
Ken has setup a Frappr group for Irish Linux users (aka ILUGers) Nice idea :) … [Read more...] about Mapping Irish Linux Users
iPod Nano Wins
Prior to the Blog Awards I took delivery of an iPod Nano to give to the winner. At the time I was sorely tempted to get a nano for myself, but I resisted.. at least for a while Anyhow my personal iPod Nano arrived on Friday afternoon. It was shipped from Hong Kong, as I had it etched with the Blacknight Logo. It looks kind of like this: Unfortunately I couldn't get the text … [Read more...] about iPod Nano Wins
Ubuntu Dapper Now In Beta
The Ubuntu project's upcoming release - the dapper drake - is now in beta. Over the last couple of days the various project teams have released beta versions of Ubuntu, Kubuntu, Edubuntu etc., so the clock is now ticking until final release. The graphics are taking shape and there are probably lots of tweaks and changes under the hood. I am now seriously considering a fresh … [Read more...] about Ubuntu Dapper Now In Beta