The Evolution takes an interesting turn on the Linux desktop by releasing version 1.0 of its e-mail client as well as a controversial paid-for connector for Exchange servers.
Galeon salvages the best from the Mozilla project to create a lightweight yet feature-rich browser that ranks with the best of them.
The browser wars are set to heat up in the months ahead with the release this week of a new-look Opera 6 for both the Windows and Linux platforms.
The unstructured development process that made Linux strong could well be its downfall as developers and sub-communities head off in diverse and often contradictory directions.
Bridging the digital divide is not only about providing broadband access to the Internet, but more importantly about delivering applications best suited to the African continent.
A new technique that allows administrators to run multiple instances of Linux on one box using just one kernel opens up a range of new options for hosting companies.
Borland Software says Evans Data Corporation (EDC) has rated its Kylix rapid application development environment as the most used environment by Linux developers.
Borland Software has announced the Kylix 2 software development solution for e-business applications for Linux.
Open source developers now have a range of options available to them if they want to escape the command line interface.
KDE, a desktop environment for Linux, is now available in Xhosa thanks to the efforts of a local organisation that aims to support all the official languages of the country.
If Linux developers hope to challenge the desktop space they need to stop emulating Microsoft software and start building user-friendly applications.
Bluetooth has long been touted as the wireless answer to computing prayers but its slow roll-out may see it swamped by the 802.11 standard.
Perhaps now, following the most recent worm attack on Microsoft systems, decision-makers will stop writing off the offerings of the open source movement and start to see the benefits.