| Linux Market to Triple by 2012
2008-03-12 by Timothy Prickett Morgan: "Analyst firm Research and Markets has just put out a project on Linux-based server and client hardware sales, and is projecting that the market will more than triple between 2007 and 2012. "A market for a platform is not the same as an ecosystem for it, which is much larger in that it includes the cost of people and third-party software and services for the code that runs atop the platform. So the R&M Linux market numbers might seem a little small..." |
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| Market Analysis System
The Market Analysis System (MAS) is an open-source software application that provides tools for analysis of financial markets using technical analysis. Some of the features of MAS are: Includes BASIC technical analysis indicators, such as Simple Moving Average, Exponential Moving Average, Stochastic, MACD, RSI, On Balance Volume, and Momentum, more advanced indicators, such as Standard Deviation, Slope of EMA of Volume, Slope of MACD Signal Line, Bollinger Bands, and Parabolic SAR. Users can also create new technical analysis indicators, including complex indicators based on existing indicators. MAS can be configured and run as a server that provides services for several clients at a time running on remote machines. |
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| The Best Linux Marketing Tip: Don't Mention Linux
2008-03-30 by The VAR Guy: "The VAR Guy wasn't looking for love, but he found it during a trip to his local CostCo last night. There, he spotted the $299 Eee PC from Asus. It's built on Linux--but CostCo's in-store promotional materials for the device barely mention Linux. That may be a smart move. Here’s why... "During the CostCo visit, The VAR Guy noticed numerous shoppers checking out the Eee PC. (The three Es stand for Easy to Work, Easy to Learn, Easy to Play.) None of the CostCo shoppers--not one--checking out the Eee PC last night asked whether it ran Windows, Linux or something else. Fact is, most consumers don't know about Linux yet..." |
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