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Fifteen months ago, Google introduced its Chrome browser promising speed, stability and security. Google also amped up the browser wars with established players like Microsoft's Internet Explorer, Mozilla's Firefox, and Apple's Safari. The latest monthly numbers show Google is making progress in its quest to become the browser of choice.

Dell has unleashed an experimental version of Google's Chromium OS that runs on the PC maker's Inspiron Mini 10v netbook. Chromium, released earlier this month, is Google's open-source version of the Chrome OS based on the Linux kernel and aimed at netbooks.

This month's Supplier Survey is focusing on IP contact center solutions. After reviewing the responses to questions on market, product, and vendor trends, we have selected one firm to be published here, in excerpted form. All of the replies will [appear] in their entirety on TMCnet.com.

The featured company is Zultys (www.zultys.com). Responding for Zultys is Pierre Kerbage, vice president, sales and marketing.

The new and flourishing category of netbooks is also becoming a breeding ground for new computer operating systems. The Google-backed, Linux-based open-source Android mobile platform has been moving into netbooks from smartphones, and on Tuesday Intel announced a new beta version of its Linux-based Moblin operating system for netbooks and other mobile devices.

Calling it the "operating system designed for the next-generation data center," Novell on Tuesday released SUSE Linux Enterprise 11.

Novell CTO Jeff Jaffe said a recent survey found that about 50 percent of IT executives plan to increase the adoption of Linux technologies this year because of the economic downturn. SUSE Linux Enterprise 11, he said, can help IT departments save money while addressing "interoperability, support for mission-critical computing, and the flexibility to deploy Linux in a wide range of environments."

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