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Get Ready for the State of the Penguin at Oracle OpenWorld 2013

If you haven’t yet registered for Oracle OpenWorld, do it now and save US$500. This year’s event is scheduled from September 22 to 26. The Oracle Linux presence will include

• A “State of the Penguin” update by senior executives
• Technical sessions
• Customer sessions
• A partner pavilion
• Demos and hands-on labs

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Dell Announces New Infrastructure Offering with Oracle Linux, Oracle VM, and Oracle Enterprise Manager, Optimized to Run on Dell x86 Systems

Recently Dell announced an expanded worldwide alliance with Oracle, designed to help customers of all sizes realize the strength of the combined solutions of both companies. The two companies will introduce a new x86 infrastructure offering that combines Dell’s best-in-class hardware with Oracle’s industry-leading software. As part of the agreement, Dell has named Oracle, including Oracle Linux, a preferred enterprise infrastructure partner.
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Starplast, Industry-Leading Motorcycle Helmet Maker, Replaces Microsoft Windows with Oracle Linux

Starplast improves manufacturing resource planning, eliminates data loss, and reduces costs by upgrading to Oracle’s JD Edwards EnterpriseOne 9.0 and migrating from Microsoft SQL Server and Windows to an Oracle Database and Oracle Linux solution.
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Interesting Results from the Linux Foundation Third Annual End User Survey

According to the latest Linux Foundation report, more than 80 percent of respondents plan to increase the number of Linux servers in their organizations over the next five years. The report notes that Linux powers cloud computing and that there has been a dramatic increase in Linux use for mission-critical workloads.
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Q&A on the Latest Oracle Linux Developments and Benefits

Oracle's Monica Kumar, senior director of Product Marketing for Oracle Linux, Virtualization, and MySQL, talks about the latest developments and why customers choose Oracle Linux.
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Cisco and NetApp Offer Oracle Linux and Oracle VM Prevalidated Configurations with FlexPod

FlexPod, with Oracle Linux and Oracle VM, includes Cisco- and NetApp-based infrastructure designs that are pretested and prevalidated for application consolidation, private cloud migration, and data center modernization.
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BLOGOSPHERE

Oracle Linux Blog

Get the latest updates, product news, upcoming events, and happenings directly from the Linux team at Oracle. Read a recent post.

• Configuring mrepo to Mirror ULN Package Channels
• Installing Spacewalk to Manage Oracle Linux
• Updates to Errata on ULN and public-yum.oracle.com
• Reasons You Should Consider Migrating from SUSE Linux (SLES) to Oracle Linux

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SPECIAL OFFER

CUSTOMER SPOTLIGHT

Adaptive TechSoft Leverages Oracle Linux and Saves Up to 50 Percent in Operating Costs

Shenhua Group Cuts Cost of System Maintenance and Operations by 80 Percent

More Oracle Linux Customers

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TECH DIVE

Announcing the Ksplice Inspector Tool

Evaluating Oracle Linux from Inside Oracle VM VirtualBox

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FEATURED SCREENCASTS

PARTNER SPOTLIGHT

Emulex Linux Data Integrity Survey

Participate in this survey, run by Emulex, to receive a US$5 Starbucks gift card in appreciation for your input.

BeyondTrust and Oracle Linux

A BeyondTrust white paper explains PowerBroker and its ability to provide accountability for privileged user activity across server infrastructures on Oracle Linux.

New Partners Certified on Oracle Linux

SuperMicro, Dialogic, Cisco, NetApp, EMC, Materials Design, Halycon, SAS, Precise, SGI, Sightline, Symantec, and Tom Sawyer Software. Leeyo Software and ConSol have also been Oracle Linux certified under the Oracle Exastack partner program.
See all Partners Certified on Oracle Linux

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STAY IN TOUCH

FEATURED TRAINING

There is something in the Oracle Linux curriculum for everyone, no matter the level of current knowledge.

• Oracle Linux System Administration
  For system administrators wanting to learn more about Oracle Linux, such as how to configure systems to use Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel, keep the kernel up to date with Ksplice technology, and much more.
• Oracle Linux System Advanced Administrator Training and Specialization
  Instructor led or live-virtual classes are available.

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SOCIAL MEDIA UPDATE

EVENTS

Virtual Sys Admin Day—Oracle Linux and Oracle VM

July 15

Oracle OpenWorld Shanghai

July 22–25 | Shanghai, China

LinuxCon North America

September 16–18 | New Orleans, Louisiana

MySQL Connect

September 21–23, | San Francisco, California

Oracle OpenWorld 2013

September 22–26 | San Francisco, California

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