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One of the few free articles posted at WSJ Online (a subscription-based site).  For anyone in I.T. this is a very interesting read.

From Dell to HP, there are finally serious considerations going on as to how to get Linux onto regular desktop machines.  Who really knows where this is going to lead in years ahead?
http://online.wsj.com/public/article_print/SB117374336173334742-0t8WLwdFNFNhmcynmJ8dS7hIX1g_20070320.html

How about “phonebook:  617-555-1212″?

Good stuff, take a look at it on Small Business Hub:

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Gotta get some good corporate propaganda in once in a while… Hey, it’s my job.
Story on Outlooksoft.com

As the availability of so much computing power spreads, it will drive more advanced applications like Business Intelligence (BI), Corporate Performance Management (CPM), and other analytical options.

Maybe we’ll finally be able to do some of the things that we’ve been told we’d be able to do by now.

Story on eWeek

Of course, we all know that Digg is one of the greatest of all websites for news.  But they’ve been experimenting with a 3D interface that is really neat.  If you haven’t already seen a 3D interface, check this one out.  It loads instantly(!):
Digg 3d

While benchmarks show that it doesn’t really perform any better than current dual-core extreme chips, the apps aren’t heavily threaded.  Nevertheless, the a little bit of the future arrived today.

http://anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/showdoc.aspx?i=2866&p=1

http://www.principal.com/marketnews/news_template.htm?story=20061023/296b1875.xml&ns=STKP

Wow, is this true?!?

DailyTech - Oracle Expected to Announce Open Source Moves

Will Oracle release it’s own Linux Distro?  Speculation ensues…

DailyTech - Department of Defense Study Urges Open Source Adoption

Well, I do Microsoft app’s by trade and software like Excel and SQL Server keeps me employed, but you have to take a look at the massive groundswell of a movement that Open Source and Linux are generating.

There shouldn’t be any question that once the “dinosaurs” like the Defense Dept. are getting on board, that it’s significant.

What will we be using to do financial reports in 3 or 5 years? Will it be the Eclipse writer with JBoss on Ubuntu linux?

Really?

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