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LINUX 01/21/02 Today's focus Linux on-the-go Dear Wincenty Kaminski, In this issue: * What's better than two penguins in the hand? * Links related to Linux * Featured reader resource _______________________________________________________________ TECHNOLOGY INSIDER: STREAMING MEDIA Streaming media is taking off as a corporate communications and training tool. We take you behind the scenes of the technology, showing you best practices, case studies and a feature on the individual streaming media champions leading the charge. Check it out at http://nww1.com/go/ad237.html _______________________________________________________________ Today's focus: Linux on-the-go By Phil Hochmuth Enthusiasts of Linux on PDAs may want to try and finagle a demo unit from Sharp and Royal, two companies that showed off new Linux-based devices at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas earlier this month. Sharp's Zarus PDA - a long-awaited handheld by Linux and PDA mavens - is expected to compete with PDAs based on operating systems from Microsoft and Palm, mostly because it has a large corporation behind it with a track record in marketing personal organizers (remember those?) and other types of productivity gadgets. The product runs on a 206 MHz Intel StrongARM processor, comes with 64M bytes of memory, 16M bytes of flash ROM and a slew of Web, entertainment and communications programs. While only the development version is available now, the general release version of the product is expected to cost around $600. Also announced was the Royal Lin@x (don't ask for a pronunciation) from Royal Consumer Information Products. The handheld is built on the same Intel architecture as the Zarus, but has less RAM (16M bytes), and also a lower price tag at around $300. The handheld comes with applications such as an Internet browser, handwriting recognition software and an MP3 player. Peripherals such as a modem or wireless LAN card can be added through a CompactFlash Type II card port on the devices. The product is scheduled for general availability around March. What do these doohickeys have to do with enterprise Linux computing? Not much, but they've got Linux as an operating system, a good beat (Intel processors), and you can dance to them. _______________________________________________________________ To contact Phil Hochmuth: Phil Hochmuth is a Senior Writer for Network World, and a former systems integrator. You can reach him at mailto:phochmut@nww.com. _______________________________________________________________ NW Fusion's Buy IT provides the resources you need to make better buying decisions. Post your IT needs anonymously and FREE! Search our directory of qualified providers, review company White Papers, and select the right provider. Buy IT helps get your projects done right. Try it today! http://nwfusion.newmediary.com/nww120601nwltrb _______________________________________________________________ RELATED EDITORIAL LINKS Put Linux in your Palm Network World Linux in the Enterprise Newsletter, 07/25/01 http://www.nwfusion.com/newsletters/linux/2001/00918804.html Java gets tiny Network World Linux in the Enterprise Newsletter, 02/12/01 http://www.nwfusion.com/newsletters/linux/2001/00408493.html Breaking Linux news from Network World and around the 'Net, updated daily: http://www.nwfusion.com/topics/linux.html Archive of the Linux newsletter: http://www.nwfusion.com/newsletters/linux/index.html ______________________________________________________________ FEATURED READER RESOURCE Network World Fusion's Net.Worker site Whether your company is growing larger or scaling back, corporate managers are looking for ways to cut costs while retaining and recruiting star employees. One smart solution - at least on paper - is to let some employees work from home. 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