It`s almost too embarrassing to admit to in public, but I am Microsoft`s ideal customer... or I was, until last week.
What business would knowingly reject potential customers? On the Internet it happens all the time with developers that reject the standards on which the Internet was built in favour of clever, flashy tricks.
Intel has released version 7.0 of its C++ and Fortran compilers for Windows and Linux.
In today`s technology roundup: Unisys plans Linux on mainframes, ContentGuard to aid Sony`s piracy fight, video card ATI throwback, Pervasive 8 out now.
Tangent Systems says that being a member of the Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA) has enabled it to keep up to date with the latest Linux training requirements.
AfriBiz has rolled out five Linux courses with three more to be implemented early next year.
Microsoft may claim to be immune to the "Linux threat" but in reality it looks as if the Redmond giant is running scared.
A year ago only the brave, the skilled or the bored ran Linux as a desktop alternative to the dominant Windows operating system. Today, Linux has come so far that it is no longer a pipedream to imagine the open source office.
In today`s technology roundup: Sun`s 100-desktop Linux solution, wireless access on the move.
SchoolNet Namibia has issued a stinging attack on Microsoft`s philanthropic offers of software, saying SchoolNet is not able to cover the hidden costs and will not replace Linux at its 1 500 schools.
Cape Town-based Internet service provider, eNetworks, has released an all-in-one Linux Internet server.
Computer Associates (CA) has added 23 new Linux applications to its solution offerings during the past three months.
IBM is betting that grid computing, Linux and open standards are the key elements of the future development of the Internet and is readying its servers to take advantage of these elements.