Professor Barry Dwolatzky has been appointed director of the Johannesburg Centre for Software Engineering.
Novell distributor, Workgroup, has released para-virtualised network and block device drivers.
In this World Wide Wrap: Partnership to deliver safety-critical Java solutions, Sun previews Open ESB, and SYS-CON.TV minimises Java surprises.
The companies will deliver solutions to enterprise customers, combining open source and proprietary software.
Open source software will ensure SA is not held hostage to powerful ICT interests, says Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi.
In today's technology roundup: Intel plans $200 laptop, Apple adds new Intel processors, and BMW turns to Linux.
The group is using SUSE Linux Enterprise Server from Novell with integrated Xen virtualisation software.
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Microsoft publicly acknowledges that more than 235 of its patents are incorporated into open source technology.
Novell will standardise the bank's desktops in its 680 retail branches.
Be wary of vendors' open source support claims - if the claims can't be backed by certification, they probably aren't worth much.
The agency has improved its project management ability and set up protocols for responding to incidents.