Ubuntu turns 10: A look back at desktop Linux standard bearer

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Top unified communications vendors eye virtual reality in the conference room Microsoft goes all-in on hybrid cloud with Azure-in-a-box Network World Daily News AM October 21, 2014 Ubuntu turns 10: A look back at desktop Linux standard bearer It's pronounced "Ooh-boon-too."The year of the Linux desktop is here! No, the Linux desktop is dead! Tech pundits differ, to say the least, on a lot of topics in the world of free and open-source software, but it's inarguable that Ubuntu has been the most influential Linux desktop distribution of the past decade. On the occasion of its 10th anniversary, here's a brief look back.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. INSIDER Top unified communications vendors eye virtual reality in the conference room 2. Microsoft goes all-in on hybrid cloud with Azure-in-a-box 3. Are higher frequencies mobile's next frontier? 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View now INSIDER Top unified communications vendors eye virtual reality in the conference room The leading unified communications (UC) vendors are taking a hard look at the opportunities for virtual reality in the conference room or the boardroom.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here(Insider Story) READ MORE Microsoft goes all-in on hybrid cloud with Azure-in-a-box Microsoft Monday doubled down on hybrid clouds by unveiling an on-premises system that syncs up with Azure public cloud services.With its new Cloud Platform System (CPS), Microsoft is attempting to differentiate itself vs. rivals Amazon Web Services and Google.+ MORE AT NETOWRK WORLD: IBM's Rometty defends bumpy financial ride as company shifts strategy +This Azure cloud-in-a-box offering, available next month, uses the same software that powers Microsoft's Azure public cloud - the HyperV hypervisor, Windows Systems Center and Azure Pack - and runs on hardware supplied by Dell. Microsoft launched the appliance during a media event in San Francisco with CEO Satya Nadella and Scott Guthrie, the company's executive vice president for its cloud and enterprise group.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here READ MORE Are higher frequencies mobile's next frontier? The FCC wants to know Some mobile researchers think future networks will reach into higher frequencies to keep up with traffic, and the FCC now wants to know how it might help to make that possible.Most of the world's cellular networks send calls and data traffic over frequencies below 6GHz. Growing demand is expected to put the squeeze on those spectrum bands in a few years, and one way out may be to start using largely untapped frequencies in so-called millimeter-wave bands. Though experts say most of those bands are still lightly used, unleashing smartphones and other mobile devices on them would require some regulatory changes.To get ahead of that game, on Oct. 17 the U.S. Federal Communications Commission announced a Notice of Inquiry to ask what new high-frequency mobile technology might achieve and which bands might be best to use. New advances could make millimeter-wave radios part of 5G, the next generation of mobile communications, the FCC said in a news release. That generation is expected to reach the real world around 2020.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here READ MORE WHITE PAPER: AT&T Network-Enabled Cloud: Key Considerations A network-enabled cloud combines the control, protection, and performance advantages of a private cloud with the economies and elasticity of a public cloud, and seamlessly integrates corporate VPNs with cloud-based resources. 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If you're watching it online.A new partnership between TV measurement company Nielsen and analytics provider Adobe was announced early Tuesday, presenting detailed data about how people watch TV and other media on the Internet. The team-up adds smarts to existing forms of tracking, by letting broadcasters get a better picture of how Internet users consume media across devices and platforms.With the service, partnered broadcasters could see, for instance, if viewers began watching a show on Netflix on their laptop, then switched to a Roku set-top box to finish it. And then read an article on ESPN.com.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here READ MORE Samsung Knox devices approved for government use by NSA Samsung Electronics' Galaxy devices have been approved by the U.S. National Security Agency under a program of the agency to quickly deploy commercially available technologies.The Commercial Solutions for Classified (CSfC) program only lists devices that have met the agency's security standards, and may not necessarily translate into large government orders for the South Korean company.The products selected under the program of the NSA and Central Security Service include the Galaxy S4 and S5, Galaxy Note 3 and Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 Edition under the classification of mobile platforms. Also included under the mobile platforms classification is Boeing Black, a smartphone designed for defense and security applications by Boeing.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here READ MORE WHITE PAPER: BMC Software Deliver the Future of IT Operations Today Enterprise IT operations teams are struggling to keep pace with the business as well as cope with new technology trends. Find out about a new solution that allows for increased critical business insight and a modern user experience. Learn More Facebook sues law firm that represented man who allegedly forged ownership docs Tech lawsuits in Silicon Valley are a dime a dozen, but the legal battle involving Facebook and one Paul Ceglia was unique for a number or reasons. Ceglia, if you recall, filed suit against Facebook in 2010 alleging that he was entitled to an 84% ownership stake in the popular social network.What made the case so interesting was that Ceglia actually purported to have documents bolstering his case. As it turns out, Ceglia actually contracted Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg to do some web development for him while Zuckerberg was still a Harvard student. At the time, Ceglia claimed that the two also reached an agreement entitling him to an ownership stake in what would later become Facebook.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here READ MORE First products from Apple-IBM deal to come next month The first products from Apple's mobile enterprise partnership with IBM will roll out next month, according to Apple CEO Tim Cook, who said the partnership "could change the way people work."In July, Apple announced an "exclusive" deal with IBM in which iPhones and iPads would be sold to enterprises backed by IBM's cloud and analytics services. The first products will be for the banking, government, insurance, retail, telecommunications and travel and transport sectors, Cook said on a Monday earnings call.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here READ MORE Hands-on with Apple Pay (video) Apple Pay, the new NFC payment system for the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, went live today. IDG News Service's Martyn Williams checked out the new service to see how it works. READ MORE IPhones dial in larger Apple profit in fourth quarter Apple's iPad shipments declined, but strong iPhone 6 and 6 Plus sales buoyed the company's profit in its fourth quarter for fiscal 2014.Apple's net profit was US$8.5 billion during the quarter, up from $7.5 billion in the same quarter one year ago, the company said on Monday.Revenue was $42.1 billion for the quarter ending on Sept. 27, growing from $37.5 billion in the same quarter last year. Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters expected revenue of $39.88 billion for the quarter.IPhone shipments were 39.27 million units in the fourth quarter, increasing from 33.8 million units in same quarter last year. IPad shipments were 12.3 million, falling from 14.08 million units a year ago. 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