Caldera Systems and the Santa Cruz Operation have released Open Unix 8 to enable Linux applications to be deployed on top of the Unix kernel.
The new Windows user XPerience is looking good in some fields, and poor in others. However, it definitely isn`t something new.
Linux has gone beyond the hobbyists` operating system, boasting both government and commercial implementations, according to Jon "Maddog" Hall.
The South African Linux Professional Association (LPA) has become the second member of Linux International`s Country Affiliate programme.
If it weren`t for Linux, Unix could be dead already, and Microsoft would have won the operating system wars, says Jon "Maddog" Hall, executive director of Linux International.
Linux vendor Red Hat has released Red Hat Linux 7.1, which includes the new 2.4 Linux kernel with improved symmetric multiprocessing support for Intel multi-processor platforms.
Prisma Solutions has been appointed as a distributor for VSI-FAX, a fax engine which runs on Unix, Linux and Windows platforms.
SDD says Borland's Kylix rapid application development environment for the Linux operating system is available locally.
The new Lion Linux worm is reported to be spreading rapidly through the Internet. This follows another spate of Linux- and Windows-based worms hitting the global network.
Avaya is releasing Libsafe 2.0, a new version of its free security software for the Linux operating system.
John Hall, executive director of Linux International, will make an appearance at the Linux Africa 2001 conference to be held in Johannesburg from 24 to 26 April.
AITEC and the Linux Professionals Association of SA will host Linux Africa 2001 in Johannesburg from 24 to 26 April. The conference and exhibition will promote the use of Linux and open source software.
Sun Microsystems says local developers have welcomed the immediate availability of the Java 2 Platform Micro Edition (J2ME) for Linux.