In today`s technology roundup: Google desktop search tested; Linux attack foiled; WiFi password warning; father of Java moves; researchers paid good money to build and break Internet model; and Panther bug haunts Apple.
Oracle supports Linux as the most cost-effective single operating system in the new era of grid computing.
Obsidian Systems has announced the availability of the Linux desktop training course.
The State IT Agency says government has saved money by implementing open source software.
Novell has entered into an agreement to acquire SuSE Linux for $210 million in cash.
Sun Microsystems, in conjunction with RPC Data, is hosting a breakfast seminar on Friday in Cape Town to discuss the value of Linux and open source.
Sun Microsystems has introduced the Sun Java Desktop System, an enterprise-grade desktop solution.
Linux is coming of age and is beginning to replace other operating systems because of its cost-effectiveness, says IBM Linux software sales manager Richard Voaden.
The Teltron group has implemented the Linux-based Synchrony solution from Obsidian Systems to manage its software and data synchronisation.
IBM says the new Linux kernel will help promote the platform by removing the vertical scalability limit.
A nine-member advisory board has been appointed to the CSIR`s newly formed Open Source Centre.
Peter Perregaard, Oracle enterprise business VP, says an open source support model is the ultimate utility model to which databases are likely to migrate.
Richard Voaden, IBM north region Linux software sales manager, says Linux is a good choice of operating system for the developing world.