EeePC to gain Linux content aggregation tool

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May 01, 2008

[Updated May 7] -- Linux distribution vendor Xandros and Web content management firm Viyya Technologies announced they will jointly market integrated, Linux-based content-aggregation software for the Asus EeePC "netbook." Meanwhile, Xandros has strengthened its collaboration with Microsoft on Xandros's mixed-environment BridgeWays management tools.

In addition to supporting the Asus EeePC (pictured above and below), the agreement between Viyya and Xandros also extends to other tiny, Internet-oriented notebooks (i.e. "netbooks"), as well as smaller, tablet-like Mobile Internet Devices (MIDs). The jointly marketed software will "enable end-users to quickly access and utilize relevant information," claim the companies, and "yield millions of dollars in revenues" in the coming years. Viyya says it signed a letter of intent with Xandros, with a formal agreement to follow within a month.

Asus EeePC 4G

Xandros is known for its Windows-like Linux distribution, which has been dubbed by one DesktopLinux reviewer as "the best Linux desktop distro for Windows users." Currently in version 4 (pictured below at right), the distro is bundled with the popular Asus EeePC.

Xandros 4
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Viyya is primarily known for its Windows-based push content management software, including Viyya Professional Edition and Viyya Enterprise Edition, which are based on its XScript extraction engine. The Viyya software is said to interact with RSS feeds and search engines, automating and customizing the way business users collect, process, distribute, and store data.

Viyya Professional Edition software in action

After its acquisition of Scalix, last year, Xandros also sells the open-source Scalix email and calendaring software, and it is increasingly moving into mixed-environment management tools via its BridgeWays platform. Earlier this week, Xandros announced a beta of its Xandros BridgeWays Management Packs at the Microsoft Management Summit. The new product follows up on a broad collaborative agreement between Xandros and Microsoft in June of last year, which included a somewhat controversial intellectual property assurance, similar to one hatched between Redmond and Novell, under which Microsoft will provide patent covenants for Xandros customers.

The new Bridgeways for Microsoft System Center (MSC) is said to extend the capabilities of the MSC to heterogeneous environments, says Xandros, enabling system administrators to monitor and manage Apache and MySQL on Windows, Linux, and Solaris from within the MSC Operations Manager 2007. Future versions will extend the support to Oracle Database, Oracle Application Server, IBM WebSphere, and VMware. Xandros has recently released a somewhat similar BridgeWays Management Console for Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

Stated Andreas Typaldos, CEO of Xandros, "We've been working with Viyya products during the past year because of our belief in the content management space and our interest in working with a product line that can generate annual recurring revenue for us and our channel partners. Viyya will benefit from our strength in working with PC/Netbook, Laptop, and MID manufacturers."

Stated John Bay, CEO of Viyya, "We expect that Viyya will greatly benefit in new sales from this relationship over the next couple of years."

-- Eric Brown

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