Baldy’s Paradox

There are financial programs for Linux, but none of them have achieved the incredible mindshare of Quicken. Now, Intuit has decided to give Linux a try with its release on June 13 of QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions—Intuit’s financial and business management software for mid-market companies.

This is not Quicken or QuickBooks as most users know it, but it is still a major step forward for business users of both Quicken and Linux. Intuit is making this move in response to users’ requests for an open-source option. This is the first time the company has made one of its products available to users of open-source systems.

Before this move, QuickBooks Enterprise was only available on Windows Server platforms. “IT professionals are an integral part of a mid-market business’ success and have shown real enthusiasm for working with the Linux platform. We are committed to giving them the tools they need to effectively serve their companies, regardless of the computing platform they prefer,” said Angus Thomson, vice president and general manager of Intuit’s Mid-Market Group in a statement. “This is a natural progression for QuickBooks Enterprise and a significant step forward for Intuit in serving growing and more complex businesses’ evolving needs.”

To read the rest of Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols’ eWEEK.com article, go here.

Source: Desktop Linux

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coondoggie writes to tell us that the FBI has released the findings of their recent botnet study and have identified over 1 million botnet crime victims. “The FBI is working with industry partners, including the Computer Emergency Response Team Coordination Center at Carnegie Mellon University, to notify the victim owners of the computers. Microsoft and the Botnet Task Force have also helped out the FBI. Through this process the FBI may uncover additional incidents in which botnets have been used to facilitate other criminal activity, the FBI said in a statement.Bots are widely recognized as one of the top scourges of the industry. Gartner predicts that by year-end 75% of enterprises ‘will be infected with undetected, financially motivated, targeted malware that evaded traditional perimeter and host defenses.’”

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FBI Releases Results of Operation Bot Roast

The top leader of Linuxchix resigned yesterday in the midst of a controversy over her leadership style. In a statement released to all Linuxchix mailing lists, coordinator Mary Gardiner said her decision was a difficult one, but because of a “mismatch in goals, LinuxChix should be run by someone with a better relationship with its current (implicit) goals.”

Linuxchix coordinator resigns amidst controversy

When you power on your computer, the first software that runs is a bootloader that invokes the computer’s operating system. GRUB, the GRand Unified Bootloader, is an integral part of many Linux systems. It starts the Linux kernel. Here’s some background on GRUB, and some tips on installing and configuring the software.

Getting started with GRUB