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From Netvibes to Netbooks: Tariq Krim readying Jolicloud OS | Webware
news.cnet.com - 12/10/2008
From Netvibes to Netbooks: Tariq Krim readying Jolicloud OS | Webware
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Former Netvibes CEO Tariq Krim has his sights set on Netbooks. According to TechCrunch , Krim will launch a Linux-based OS for Netbooks next year called Jolicloud . Unlike Good OS and its forthcoming Linux-based Cloud OS , which is meant to operate alongside Windows on Netbooks, Krim intends ...
Netvibes Founder Building iPhone-Like Operating System For Netbooks
techcrunch.com - 12/9/2008
Netvibes Founder Building iPhone-Like Operating System For Netbooks
— techcrunch.com — Last month I wrote about why Netbooks, which are small, low end computers that are selling like... crazy, just aren’t good enough for most users. Small screens, small keyboards and underpowered hardware make for a less than stellar Netbook user ... (more) Netvibes Founder Building iPhone-Like Operating System ...

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Netvibes Adds Slick Magazine Layout Options; Supports OpenSocial
techcrunch.com - 12/8/2008
Netvibes Adds Slick Magazine Layout Options; Supports OpenSocial
— techcrunch.com — The widget is ready for its closeup. Today at the LeWeb conference in Paris, Netvibes announced a... major step forward in how widgets are presented on a start page. Instead of the standard jumble of boxes filled mostly with text-only feeds, ... (more) Netvibes Adds Slick Magazine Layout Options; Supports ...

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Netvibes on Vimeo
vimeo.com - 12/8/2008
Netvibes on Vimeo
— vimeo.com — Channels . Search Videos Search People Search Groups Search Channels Search Forums Help Vimeo Basics Help Forums... Log In Sign up now and... 1. Upload your videos 2. Share your videos 3. Connect with others ... (more) Netvibes on Vimeo

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GigaOM Network:  End-of-Year Thoughts and Resources on Netbooks [OStatic]

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End-of-Year Thoughts and Resources on Netbooks [OStatic]
GigaOM Network — ... . There are also new flavors of Linux in the works specifically aimed at netbooks. One of these is Jolicloud, a version of Linux being customized for netbooks and cloud applications. Former Netvibes CEO Tariq Krim is behind the effort. ...

End-of-Year Thoughts and Resources on Netbooks
OStatic blogs — ... . There are also new flavors of Linux in the works specifically aimed at netbooks. One of these is Jolicloud, a version of Linux being customized for netbooks and cloud applications. Former Netvibes CEO Tariq Krim is behind the effort. ...

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Netvibes Founder Building iPhone-Like Operating System For Netbooks
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liliputing.com 1/26/2009 — Jolicloud is an operating system that’s being designed specifically for netbooks. It’s based on Ubuntu Linux at the moment, which means that it can run many Linux desktop apps, but it’s really designed to provide quick and ...
Netbooks Primed To Push Linux Into Mainstream - Hardware - IT Channel News by CRN and VARBusiness
crn.com 12/16/2008 — Industry observers have been predicting a surge in desktop Linux adoption for years, but over time, those claims have taken on a decidedly "wait 'til next year" type of feel. But the growing popularity of netbooks, a significant number of which are ...
gOS Cloud: browser-based OS for Netbooks | Webware
news.cnet.com 12/2/2008 — Good OS, the people who brought you the Linux-based gOS found on the $199 Wal-Mart gPC last year, announced a browser-based OS called Cloud at the Netbook World Summit in Paris on Monday. (You know you've made it as a form factor when you have your ...
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ostatic.com 12/10/2008 — I stumbled upon John Spencer's blog over at ComputerWorldUK . It seems he recently had a hand in deploying a few Eee Box desktops at a local school. Though these boxes run Windows, it doesn't mean they can't run a lot of powerful open source ...
Linux Defenders: A Little Help From Our Friends — InformationWeek - All Stories And Blogs 12/10/2008
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Jaspersoft secures $12.5m in VC dough — The Register 12/10/2008
Red Hat kick in Open source business intelligence software maker Jaspersoft said today that it has closed its fifth round of venture capital funding, raking in $12.5m in money from its existing investors and a new one: commercial Linux distributor ...
Native-Linux music player Amarok gets major overhaul — The Register 12/10/2008
iTunes minus the store - and the fanbois Linux-native music player Amarok 2.0 was released today, sporting some big changes to the open-source iTunes alternative.…
HP re-enters Linux desktop market with Suse PC for schools, businesses — Latest from Computerworld 12/10/2008
Hewlett-Packard Co. will offer Novell Inc.'s Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop bundle on one of its desktop PCs.
Red Hat invests in open-source BI vendor JasperSoft — Latest from Computerworld 12/10/2008
Linux distributor Red Hat invested in open-source business-intelligence vendor JasperSoft as part of a $12.5 million round of funding for the company.