Live From SUSECon: Brazilian Credit Union Saves Millions With Linux on System z

Claudio Kitayama of Sicoob and Thiago Sobral of SUSE told the tale at SUSECon on Wednesday of how Linux on IBM’s System z saved the fast-growing Sicoob credit union, and how it became the second-largest Linux on System z installation in…

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Motorola Guns for Lower-End Market

Motorola on Wednesday announced the Moto G, an unlocked, no-contract smartphone with an unlockable bootloader running Android 4.3, Jelly Bean, to be widely available next year. An 8-GB version will be offered for $179 and a 16-GB version for $199. The rollout began this week in Brazil and parts of Europe, and the device will come to the United States in 2014.



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PCLinuxOS Makes Desktop Linux Look Good

PCLinuxOS is as close as a distro can get to masking all the technical things that scare people away from the Linux OS. It makes installing and using the distro beginner-level easy. That says a lot for attracting both new and experienced users. PCLinuxOS offers several very good desktop options. It also makes a solid choice for more experienced Linux users.



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