Mark Shuttleworth`s Canonical has called on companies to take part in Software Freedom Day on 10 September.
In today`s technology roundup: US school issues laptops instead of textbooks, podcasting now available on cellphones, blogging can be done via MS Word, and Eclipse upgrades C, C++ development tools.
South Africa could be at the front of the "unstoppable" global open source movement, says Internet entrepreneur Mark Shuttleworth.
In this week`s open source WorldWideWrap: Scottish police replace open source systems with MS, open source CRM application developed for Oracle 9i, and Red Hat and HP create all-in-one software bundle.
RedLinx, a Western Cape company with a primary focus on Novell products, has closed an empowerment deal.
In today`s technology roundup: Microsoft responds to IE zero-day exploit, Sun creates open source office, Apple issues fix for faulty patch, Nintendo to launch Game Boy Micro soon, and new Nokia to use iTunes.
Linux growth is not denting Microsoft`s market share, says BMI-TechKnowledge.
More than 400 IT companies will attend this year`s annual Novell Partner Summit in Barcelona from 11 to 15 September, says Novell SA.
Titan IT has announced a move to enter the Linux services market by adopting a Linux certification strategy for its key technical staff.
Sadalbari Open Software CEO Lisa Retief has won the ICT category in the 2005 TWIB awards.
The Meraka Institute, a subsidiary of the CSIR, hosted Soweto`s first open source software workshop this weekend.
In today`s technology roundup: Zotob worm spreads among Windows 2000 users, pirated Apple Mac OS X for PCs, plan for OSS patent protection slammed, and Google suspends copyrighted material scanning.
Linux Holdings has introduced a training course aimed at individuals or companies that need quick results on basic Linux administration.