| Editor's note: We will be changing how we send out Network World newsletters over the next few weeks. To ensure future delivery of your newsletters, please add nww_newsletters@newsletters.networkworld.com to your e-mail address book or 66.186.127.216 to your white-list file. Thank you. Microsoft targets Windows, Linux management Microsoft Tuesday opened its annual management confab saying it would ship the next version of Operations Manager by the end of June and laying out its efforts to manage datacenters and virtualized environments. Canonical optimizes Linux distribution for netbooks Canonical on Thursday released a Linux distribution optimized for netbooks with features to improve battery life and rapidly access programs. Oracle-Sun deal renews calls for OpenOffice's independence Oracle's purchase of Sun last week is reviving calls for Sun's open-source OpenOffice.org suite to be spun out into an independent foundation. Mozilla re-patches Firefox after regression bug pops up Mozilla Monday rushed out a new version of Firefox to fix a flaw it introduced with the 12-patch security update it shipped less than a week ago. Sun ties identity software to Google Apps Premier, Amazon cloud platform Sun Wednesday tied its identity federation software to Google Apps and added its directory and Web application server to the cloud platform it is building for developers to build and test applications. The Future Of Computing Will Be Good Enough The latest version of the Linux kernel includes an experimental driver module that tears apart the fabric of space-time. Keir Thomas tested this module, and in doing so managed to retrieve the following article, posted on PC World supersite in the year 2025. Some IT skills see pay hikes during downturn Java, Linux, virtualization and business process skills among those seeing an increase in pay, according to Foote Partners research. Top engineer gives vision for Chinese chips China will push low-energy models of its homegrown Godson microprocessor for PCs and mobile devices as it aims to expand use of the chips, though the global recession has hurt their deployment, the head engineer for the project said Wednesday. Android to go beyond phones to a range of personal devices Android, the Linux-based operating system used in the G1 smartphone and others to come, is destined to be part of many other devices, including personal multimedia devices, mobile Internet devices, medical monitoring tools and home-entertainment controllers. India, Sierra Leone place OLPC orders India has ordered 250,000 laptops from the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) organization, while a human rights organization will supply 5,000 OLPC machines to Sierra Leone. Asked & Answered: How do I get Java on my cell? A reader asks how to install Java on a cell phone. Ron Nutter answers. April giveaways galore
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