In this World Wide Wrap: Acer top in Middle East, big names push for Linux, and Asustek aims for top three.
The minister will support the "diversification" of Africa's software usage.
The Department of Correctional Services will deploy the pilot project at 48 facilities in SA.
In this World Wide Wrap: AMD graphics go open, Sun disputes NetApp's charge, and OSS for health.
Inefficient management of data centres and virtual environments continues to be a burden, says a study.
The company pours R300 000 into a KwaZulu-Natal facility.
In this World Wide Wrap: Apple's notebook shares rise, notebook users at risk, and Linux preloaded on SME PCs.
The company has posted a $10 million loss from operations for the third fiscal quarter 2007.
In this World Wide Wrap: Thin client goes one step further, HP strengthens thin client computing, and Euphoria raises post-production bar.
The product suite will join Comztek's software infrastructure portfolio.
In this World Wide Wrap: OpenProj goes big, proper PM planning needed, ProWorkflow gains momentum, and project management grows in ME.
In this World Wide Wrap: Sun changes ticker to Java, software spat threatens open source, and multi-core affects Java
Open source plays a key role in providing access to educational tools and resources for skills development, says Mark Shuttleworth.