In today`s technology news round up: NA ships Linux anti-virus solution, anti-asteroid robots, HP and Microsoft partner.
Malcolm Freeman, principal architect at BEA Solutions Africa, will deliver a presentation at the BrainShare conference in Sandton this week.
BEA Systems will create the Project Beehive open source project for building enterprise Java applications.
In today`s tech news roundup: new open source alternative in SA, IBM and Cisco to sell VOIP service, Lexar to sell Kodak-branded memory cards, and gangsters using job sites to launder money.
The Novell Connector for Microsoft Exchange Service will be integrated into Evolution 2.0 and made available as open source.
Camsoft has launched the MicroWorld MailScan for Linux solution.
Sybase SA has been accredited as a Red Hat Linux certified training provider.
Most software developers and other vendors have a mid-range strategy these days - aimed at SMEs. The proliferation of options for smaller, often cash-strapped concerns calls for a careful strategy to avoid misdirected spending.
Obsidian Systems plans to demonstrate that Linux is ready for the enterprise and the desktop during next week`s Futurex conference in Sandton.
Microsoft SA has launched its Get the Facts advertising campaign to show the benefits of the Windows Server System compared to Linux products.
An increasing number of South African corporations are adopting Linux technology in their server environments, says Anthony Davies, sales manager at First Technology.
The AST Group and SPI Consulting have re-hosted local trade co-operative IEMAS`s legacy mainframe applications on a Unix platform.
Oracle SA and Novell SA have formed a strategic alliance to increase the uptake of Linux in business and government.