Macedonia: A New Sun of Linux Freedom Rises
In a country with limited resources, a new government program will boost those same students into the 21st Century by providing one Edubuntu-loaded computer per student. How research and planning led to one of the largest educational Linux deployments ever.
Monday, November 19, 2007 09:44:09 AM EST

Red Hat Launches RHX Online Portal
The model of the online social marketplace stepped into the enterprise Linux space today, after the launch of Red Hat Exchange. Think Facebook for enterprise products, with a touch of direct-sales thrown in, and you have a pretty good picture of the new RHX.
Thursday, May 10, 2007 02:09:24 PM EST

Canonical: Ubuntu the Answer to Dell Question
"People are always asking us to support Linux on the desktop, but the question is: 'Which Linux are you talking about'?" Apparently, Michael Dell has finally answered his own question as Canonical officially announced that Dell has chosen Ubuntu to be the version for Dell's Linux-loaded laptops and desktops.
Tuesday, May 1, 2007 07:25:01 AM EST

OpenOffice.org Gains Business Intelligence
The open source OpenOffice.org office suite is about to get an injection of business intelligence thanks to a cooperative effort between Sun Microsystems and open source BI vendor Pentaho.
Monday, April 23, 2007 11:36:26 AM EST

Ubuntu Users Get Java Surprise
Sun Microsystems has partnered with Canonical to release a complete Java stack for Ubuntu users. The stack is made up from Sun's J2EE offering GlassFish, Java SE (JDK 6), Derby-based Java DB 10.2, and the NetBeans IDE 5.5. While Java components have been around for quite some time, this will be the first time users will be able to be able to easily download and install this stack. They're all just an apt-get command away.
Thursday, April 19, 2007 12:01:01 AM EST

IBM, Canonical Set to Release DB2 9 For Linux--For Dapper
If you thought old releases of Linux were just going to passively lie and wait for the end of their maintenance cycle, think again. Canonical Ltd., the commercial driving force behind the Ubuntu distribution, is planning to announce April 13 that users of its 6.06 LTS release will be able to download and deploy IBM's DB2 version 9.
Thursday, April 12, 2007 04:18:52 PM EST

Canonical Launches Beta of Launchpad 1.0
One of the major advantages of open source software development is the collaborative efforts between the members of any given project. But what happens when projects don't talk to each other? That's where a web-based collaboration service like Launchpad comes in. LinuxPlanet talks with Canonical founder Mark Shuttleworth to get the details of the beta launch.
Monday, April 2, 2007 08:15:01 AM EST

Novell Seeks Partners Across Linux/Windows Integration, Security, And More
Novell is now on the lookout for more partners to work on-site at customer locations to help out with product maintenance and optimization. Opportunities with Novell are also especially strong for VARs with interest and abilities in Linux/Windows integration, security and identity management, and customization of thin client environments, various officials said at BrainShare.
Thursday, March 22, 2007 09:38:58 AM EST

Novell's New Server Products To Integrate NetWare, GroupWise
Novell's rollout this week of a SUSE Linux thin client surely doesn't mean that the richer and only slightly older SUSE Enterprise Desktop (SLED) will be going away, officials said at BrainShare. On the other hand, the new Open Enterprise Server (OES) 2, also launched as a public beta this week, will feature a Linux kernel topped by NetWare, a legacy OS the company is now phasing out.
Wednesday, March 21, 2007 09:09:08 AM EST

Novell Eyes Competition With Microsoft
"We will compete against Microsoft in some areas, while cooperating in others," said Susan Heystee, Novell's VP of strategic alliances, reflecting remarks also made by several other top Novell officials at Novell's BrainShare users show this week..." Jacqueline Emigh makes the rounds of executive briefings at BrainShare.
Tuesday, March 20, 2007 06:59:54 PM EST

Novell Rolls Out SUSE Linux Slate, Strategy, Against Skepticism By Some
At its annual BrainShare users conference today, Novell rolled out a slate of new SuSE Linux products and talked up a new, two-fold corporate strategy devised in the wake of its controversial pact with Microsoft--but not without skepticism, and even vehement opposition, among some who traveled to Salt Lake City this week.
Monday, March 19, 2007 10:34:15 PM EST

HP Sees Big Bucks in Linux
HP is making $25 million by supporting the free Debian GNU/Linux distribution in what may ultimately turn out to be a challenge to commercial distributions from Novell and Red Hat.
Monday, February 26, 2007 11:00:30 AM EST

Nokia Seeks Application Ideas For Linux-Based N800 Tablet
Nokia is now scouting about for new application ideas around the N800, its latest Linux-enabled tablet. At the same time, though, the company has no plans to stray from its choice of an essentially Debian Linux-based platform, or from its concept of the N800 as a device geared to on-the-go Internet connectivity. Jacqueline Emigh reports.
Thursday, February 22, 2007 03:20:40 PM EST

Virtualizer SWsoft To Unveil Free Microsoft Support
On Tuesday, SWsoft will fortify current efforts to challenge virtualization software leader VMware by announcing 24-by-7 support, in which customers will contact SWsoft for support for Windows applications running on SWsoft's Virtuozzo software and SWsoft will work with Microsoft support to resolve any issues on the customer's behalf.
Monday, February 19, 2007 05:06:29 PM EST

Xandros To Follow BridgeWay With Enterprise Virtual Server
Xandros, a company best known until now for its Linux desktop, will soon follow up on this week's announcement of BridgeWays software for Linux/Windows/Unix management with a new virtualization-enabled enterprise server, running not just on Xandros' long-time Debian platform but also on the Red Hat and Oracle Linux distributions. Jacqueline Emigh files this exclusive report.
Friday, February 16, 2007 04:42:07 PM EST