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FUEL Database on MontaVista Linux Whether building a mobile handset, a car navigation system, a package tracking device, or a home entertainment console, developers need capable software systems, including an operating system, development tools, and supporting libraries, to gain maximum benefit from their hardware platform and to meet aggressive time-to-market goals.

Breaking new Ground: The Evolution of Linux Clustering with a platform comprising a complete Linux distribution, enhanced for clustering, and tailored for HPC, Penguin Computings Scyld Software provides the building blocks for organizations from enterprises to workgroups to deploy, manage, and maintain Linux clusters, regardless of their size.

Data Monitoring with NightStar LXUnlike ordinary debuggers, NightStar LX doesnt leave you stranded in the dark. its more than just a debugger, its a whole suite of integrated diagnostic tools designed for time-critical Linux applications to reduce test time, increase productivity and lower costs. you can debug, monitor, analyze and tune with minimal intrusion, so you see real execution behavior. And thats positively illuminating.

Virtualizing Service Provider Networks with VyattaThis paper highlights Vyatta’s unique ability to virtualize networking functions using Vyatta’s secure routing software in service provider environments.

High Availability Messaging Solution using AXIGEN, Heartbeat and DRBD this white paper discusses a high-availability messaging solution relying on the AXIGEN Mail Server, Heartbeat and DRBD. Solution architecture and implementation, as well as benefits of using AXIGEN for this setup are all presented in detail.

Understanding the Financial Benefits of Open SourceWill open source pay off? Open source is becoming standard within enterprises, often because of cost savings. find out how much of a financial impact it can have on your organization. Get this methodology and calculator now, compliments of JBoss.

Embedded Hardware and OS Technology Empower PC-Based PlatformsThe modern embedded computer is the jack of all trades appearing in many forms.

Data Management for Real-Time Distributed SystemsThis paper provides an overview of the network-centric computing model, data distribution services, and distributed data management. it then describes how the SkyBoard integration and synchronization service, coupled with an implementation of the OMGs Data Distribution Service (DDS) standard, can be used to create an efficient data distribution, storage, and retrieval system.

7 Advantages of D2D BackupFor decades, tape has been the backup medium of choice. but, now, disk-to-disk (D2D) backup is gaining in favor. Learn why you should make the move in this whitepaper.

Compact, fanless home server runs Debian Linux

Debian is currently the fastest growing Linux distribution for web servers, with more than 1.2 million active sites in December. Debian 3.1 was declared stable in July and it appears that both the anticipation of this release becoming stable, and the release itself, have generated new interest in Debian, after some years where it had lagged behind its more active rivals. This growth is particularly noticeable at some of the larger central European hosting locations, including Komplex, Lycos Europe, Proxad and Deutsche Telecom.

Red Hat remains the most popular distribution for web hosting, and is still the best known distribution outside of the Linux developer community itself. But with the Red Hat brand now being available only in their commercial offerings, this has given rivals the opportunity to get into the arena. the most successful newcomer is CentOS, which repackages the same software as commercial rivals, while offering free community-based support. More significantly, some large hosting companies, like 1&1 and Affinity, are now offering Fedora – Red Hat’s free, community distribution – instead of Red Hat on new dedicated servers.

In fact the non-commercial distributions are growing faster than the commercial Linux distributions across the board at present. Fedora is growing almost as fast as Debian. Gentoo continues to grow strongly, passing 100,000 active sites in November, while SuSE and Mandriva are making relatively small gains.

Debian is Fastest-Growing Linux Distro