Totally Free Wordpress Hosting
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| Now I will explain the procedure I tested. Just keep in mind that while it
| shows how to work with Wordpress blog engine, the idea can work for any other
| web or other resource you'd like to use. I looked over the web for all sorts
| of virtualization techniques, and the one I found to be the easiest is the
| VMWare image of rPath Wordpress Appliance. It is the basic VMWare image of a
| virtual computer, which includes all required software components needed to
| run Wordpress. Its size is about 130Mb, which is while not that small, is not
| big either - a connection to DSL would be enough to get it in about half an
| hour.
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http://www.thetechandcents.com/2008/02/totally-free-wordpress-hosting_05.html
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VoIPowering Your Office: Warming Up PBX in a Flash
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| In these here modern times, installing anything Linux-based is as easy as
| falling over, and so, barely worthy of mention. But PBX in a Flash takes an
| unusual approach. The usual way to package a Linux-based software appliance
| is to bundle everything on a single CD—the operating system and all the
| applications. PBX in a Flash gives you CentOS Linux 5, which is my personal
| favorite for VoIP servers, because it's rock-solid, stable, and well
| maintained. Which it should be, as it is a direct clone of Red Hat Enterprise
| Linux. RHEL, according to the GPL and good manners, makes its source code
| readily available. The CentOS team take the RHEL source code, remove all the
| trademarked bits such as branding and artwork, and re-compile it as CentOS.
| Anyone can do this, so what makes CentOS special?
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http://www.voipplanet.com/backgrounders/article.php/3714226
Cloudsmith service pushes 'virtual distros'
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| A new company, Cloudsmith, has created a Web-based service meant to let
| developers access and exchange "virtual distros," or custom configurations,
| of open-source software.
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20071130/tc_infoworld/93772
Virtual appliances spawn new class of Linux distros
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| Traditionally, vendors have based appliances on Linux by preconfiguring their
| software on a dedicated x86 server. For instance, open source networking
| specialist Vyatta Inc. sells networking appliances with router, firewall and
| virtual private network software on a Dell Inc. PowerEdge server.
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http://searchenterpriselinux.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid39_gci1276169,00.html
Yankee Group Says Linux Outperforms Windows in Virtual Environments
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| Open source (primarily Linux) beats proprietary (Windows) in a virtual
| environment.
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http://www.linuxelectrons.com/news/linux/15531/yankee-goup-says-linux-outperforms-windows-virtual-environments
Openbravo Partners with rPath to Build ERP Software Appliance
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| This step reflects Openbravo's commitment to building the Openbravo Network,
| a support contract for Openbravo ERP applications, due to be launched in
| November.
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http://www.ad-hoc-news.de/Aktie/12717491/News/13757105/SOFTWARE.html
Virtualization is hot because Windows is not.
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| Like many frustrated Unix weenies I bear a long standing resentment for the
| way Microsoft simply obliterated the enterprise server market back in the mid
| 90’s. Whether your favorite flavor was Solaris, HPUX, AIX, or IRIX (mine!) a
| Unix guy grew up with things like reliability, uptime, shared resources,
| multitasking, simple interface and openness.
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http://blogs.zdnet.com/threatchaos/?p=469
rPath Launches Certified Software Appliance Architect Curriculum
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| Customers are demanding simpler methods of purchasing, using,
| and managing applications. Software vendors are satisfying
| this demand through software appliances, delivered in either
| virtual machine or physical hardware formats.
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http://www.rpath.com/corp/2007-press-release-archive/rpath-launches-certified-software-appliance-architect-curri.html
VMware opens virtual-appliance marketplace
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| That friction highlights the role that operating systems such as
| Linux can play in appliances. Because Linux can be freely
| redistributed, companies may wrap it up along with their
| higher-level software.
|
| Indeed, rPath, a start-up that focuses on embedding Linux into
| server appliances, announced a virtual push for its products.
| Last week, the company announced that it supports appliances
| built atop the open-source Xen virtualization foundation.
| Tuesday, it said it's offering a promotional period of free
| help for software companies trying to convert their
| applications into Linux-based virtual appliances.
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http://news.com.com/2100-7339_3-6133385.html?part=rss&tag=2547-1_3-0-20&subj=news
http://tinyurl.com/y6rw95
Red Hat to Build a Virtual Appliance OS
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| Open-source solution provider Red Hat will use its annual summit to
| share its vision of a new paradigm for business PCs, which includes
| a partnership with Intel Corp. to deploy appliances in a virtual
| machine to bring enterprise-class management and security to the PC.
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http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,2127848,00.asp
Citadel Virtual Appliance for VMware
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| It consists of a pre-built system which can be run inside any VMware
| product, several of which are free. The Citadel virtual appliance
| contains a preconfigured Linux host, with complete Citadel system
| (including WebCit). Spam protection using SpamAssassin and virus
| protection using ClamAV are already installed and integrated
| into the system.
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http://www.citadel.org/doku.php/installation:appliance
Talking virtualization with rPath
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| Microsoft is arriving late to virtualization, as it often does to
| a new technology. In 2006, Microsoft announced cooperative development
| with XenSource, and introduced its Test Drive program, with four
| sample appliances. Adams describes these developments as "good
| tactical moves."
|
| However, he adds that Microsoft "is probably not going to be
| shipping production ready stuff until later in 2007," which will
| probably be somewhat behind its competitors like VMware.
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http://www.linux.com/article.pl?sid=07/01/12/2040204
Network Engines Introduces ACE Linux for Appliances
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| ACE Linux is a Conary-based Linux distribution that will be customized for
| each customer’s platform.
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http://www.linuxelectrons.com/news/linux/10959/network-engines-introduces-ace-linux-appliances
The Other Open-Source IP PBX
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| The company makes its money by providing support for those who use the
| software as the basis for business phone systems, as well as by selling the
| appliances, which are based on Intel-based Linux servers.
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http://www.voip-news.com/feature/other-open-source-090407/
Dell Creating Consumer PCs Complete with Virtualization
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| And in a similar fashion to what Parallels and VMware Fusion did for the
| Intel-based Mac community, this could give the Linux operating system a boost
| from consumers who want to use the open source software but don't want to
| lose out on what Microsoft's Windows platforms offer.
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http://weblog.infoworld.com/virtualization/archives/2007/08/dell_creating_c.html
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