Topic: General

Posted by : bpburnwal on Friday, September 26, 2003 - 02:26 AM

Novell acquisition Ximian has promised that the first commercial release of Mono, its software that aims to run Microsoft .Net-developed applications on Linux, will be delivered this year.

Posted by : bpburnwal on Friday, September 26, 2003 - 02:23 AM

IBM has announced that its IBM POWER technology has been chosen by three US universities that are involved in a project to build an online archive - called the Moving Images Collection - for the Library of Congress.

Posted by : bpburnwal on Thursday, September 25, 2003 - 09:37 PM

Companies hoping to cut costs by moving from Windows to Linux on the desktop will find that in most cases the open source operating system will fail to save them money, analyst Gartner has warned.

Posted by : bpburnwal on Thursday, September 25, 2003 - 09:34 PM

IT directors need to involve themselves in a wider range of business issues instead of focusing only on technology projects if they want to gain and retain a position on the board, according to advice given to IT leaders at a recent National Computing Centre event.

Posted by : bpburnwal on Thursday, September 25, 2003 - 09:30 PM

When Andy Rabagliati started working to deliver Internet access to some poor rural schools, he chose Linux and other open-source software for the core of his project. His decision was a no-brainer.

Posted by : bpburnwal on Thursday, September 25, 2003 - 09:26 PM

Novell is courting the ISV and system builder channels to extend its channel network and add spice to its Linux push.

Posted by : bpburnwal on Thursday, September 25, 2003 - 07:34 PM

TOKYO (AP) - The threat to Microsoft Corp. from the free Linux operating system could intensify with the help of a powerful Asian triumvirate: Japan and South Korea are prodding China to join an effort that promotes alternatives to Windows.

Posted by : bpburnwal on Thursday, September 25, 2003 - 07:28 PM

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Clearing a legal cloud around the Linux operating system, computer maker Hewlett-Packard Co. says it will protect its customers from the SCO Group Inc.'s intellectual property claims if the software is running on HP equipment.

Posted by : bpburnwal on Thursday, September 25, 2003 - 05:32 PM

Sun Microsystems Inc. is sending a seven month effort to establish its own Linux distribution, because of reluctance on the part of users to deal with yet another version of the open source OS.

Posted by : bpburnwal on Thursday, September 25, 2003 - 05:10 PM

Chip maker Intel and mainframe software company BMC Software have joined others in making a $14m in Aduva, a company that seeks to simplify installation and managemt of Linux systems.