LETS WELCOME UBUNTU 9.10

Lets warmly welcome ubuntu 9.10.

Windows 7 vs Ubuntu 9.10

Enterprise IT managers, frustrated for the last three years by Windows Vista, have recently begun to move Linux from its traditional home in the datacentre out to user desktops. However, it's still very much a minority option and Linux's progress could be halted in its tracks by the release of Windows 7, which is widely seen as the logical upgrade for those still running XP.

Here im comparing key business features as implemented in Windows 7 and the latest version of the world's favourite Linux distro — Ubuntu 9.10, otherwise known as Karmic Koala.

Ubuntu 9.10(Karmic Koala)

The Ubuntu 9.10 Release Candidate,brings a host of exciting new features

Upstart
As part of our boot performance work, we have now transitioned to Upstart native jobs, to let users get to their desktop faster after boot. Upstart is written by Scott James Remnant.

Software Center
Ubuntu 9.10 RC includes the Ubuntu Software Center, developed by Michael Vogt, replacing 'Add/Remove' in the Applications menu.

GNOME
Ubuntu 9.10 RC includes the latest GNOME 2.28 desktop environment with a number of great new features:

New Features of Windows 7

Some of the new features included in Windows 7 are advancements in touch, speech, and handwriting recognition, support for virtual hard disks, support for additional file formats, improved performance on multi-core processors,improved boot performance, and kernel improvements.

Desktop Slideshow
Windows Explorer includes a desktop slideshow that changes the desktop background in a designated amount of time with a smooth fading transition. This feature supports pre-downloaded sets of wallpapers and also supports photo RSS feed.

Branding and customization
OEMs and enterprises are able to customize the logon screen wallpaper of Windows 7 that is displayed before a user logs on.

Windows Explorer
Windows Explorer's revised user interface.

Windows 7

Windows 7 is the latest version of Microsoft Windows, a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft for use on personal computers, including home and business desktops, laptops, netbooks, tablet PCs and media center PCs.Windows 7 was released to manufacturing on July 22, 2009,and general retail availability on October 22, 2009, less than three years after the release of its predecessor, Windows Vista. Windows 7's server counterpart, Windows Server 2008 R2, was released at the same time.

Dhruvam '09

Dhruvam'09 was our campus level techfest conducted by PACE(Professional Association of Computer Engineers) in Amritapuri Campus.It was a great wish of all PACE members to conduct a techfest,finally our batch got the oppurtunity to co-ordinate all the events,we have done it successfully.
Our theme was Green Computing
Going Green bit by bit....

Our tech fest included
the matrix-coding contest
Hackle-Hacking contest