John Cherry

Public and commercial Linux distributions already contain most of the functionality expected by most users from their computers. However, when it comes to Linux establishing a beachhead on the desktop, the battle turns to applications, applications, and more applications. Certainly Linux distributions contain hundreds of useful desktop applications, but the lack of familiar productivity apps, the problems with document interchange between system platforms, the delayed support of popular desktop hardware, and the lack of preinstalled product offerings have limited the growth of Linux on the desktop to task-specific markets. In response, the Linux Desktop Community is now coming together to address the problems of application availability, desktop integration, and access t... (more)

Carrier Grade Linux - The Next Generation

A transformation is taking place in telecommunications to meet the demands of new voice and data technologies. These technologies include Voice-over-IP (VoIP), the packet-switched alternative to old-fashioned circuit-switched telephony. To enable VoIP traffic, application servers must provide carrier-grade reliability that guarantees high service availability (99.999% uptime or better). ... (more)