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[Review] OpenBlock S600, a powerful server in the palm of your hand

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| Entirely made in Japan, the OpenBlockS600
| may not feature the most exciting design
| ever made to mankind, but who would argue
| that design for this kind of a product is
| important? After all, what we want and
| need here is something extremely reliable,
| easy to handle and rock solidAnd believe
| me, the OpenBlockS600 is ALL of those in
| one tiny white aluminum box.
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http://www.akihabaranews.com/en/news-19608-%5BReview%5D+OpenBlock+S600,+a+powerful+server+in+the+palm+of+your+hand.html

InfoWorld review: Desktop virtualization for Windows and Linux heats up

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| Desktop virtualization is one of those
| technologies that confound the experts.
| Just when you think you've got it figured
| out, along comes some interloping
| development to upset the apple cart. Most
| recently, that role has fallen to Sun's
| VirtualBox, the plucky open source VM
| solution that's quickly gobbling up the
| general-purpose desktop virtualization
| space left vacant by Microsoft and VMware.
| Users from the three major platforms --
| Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux -- are
| flocking to VirtualBox for its
| scalability, robust networking, and
| bargain price point (it's free).
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http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9142358/InfoWorld_review_Desktop_virtualization_for_Windows_and_Linux_heats_up

Storage Highlights of 2009

http://www.linux-mag.com/cache/7649/1.html


Recent:

The OpenBlockS 600 is a Linux server that fits in your palm

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| Forget the netbook or the net-top PC: How about a net-
| server?
|
| A Japanese vendor is touting a lilliputian Linux Web
| server that weighs 8 ounces and consumes just 8 watts.
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http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9138775/The_OpenBlockS_600_is_a_Linux_server_that_fits_in_your_palm?taxonomyId=15


Platome launches palm-sized Linux server

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| Plat'Home has launched a new model of its OpenBlockS
| series, a line of Linux micro servers. The OpenBlockS 600
| comes with a fanless and spindle free design and gibabit
| ethernet in a palm-sized box.
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http://www.cbronline.com/news/plathome_launches_palmsized_linux_server_091001


Related:

Open source in Japan: Q&A with the President of Plat'Home

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| ...ultimately, I believe the opportunity for Linux expanding into a
| wide range of devices, including, of course, entertainment devices like
| set-top boxes, cell phones, and other mobile devices, radically dwarfs
| the opportunity for broadcast entertainment. Even today, when you search,
| when you make a phone call, when you do online banking, you're using
| Linux. And it's only the beginning. I wanted to be a part of that.
|
| Asay: Plat'Home started selling Linux in Japan in 1993. That's really early
| days. Why Linux?
|
| Suzuki: Linux is powerful, in a lot of ways, especially for what it
| doesn't do. Let me explain. It's possible to deliver more computing
| power -- that is, more functionality and more stability -- into a wide
| range of devices, especially small ones. Its small footprint was very
| appealing. This was already apparent even from early on. Basically, we
| saw it as having the potential to get very sophisticated software into
| the hands