With a predicted 45% of new Intel servers running Linux by 2006 and Microsoft likely to port its applications to the open source operating system from late 2004, the future looks bright for the upstart system, says Meta Group.
Enterprise software giant Oracle`s AppsWorld Conference is under way in San Diego this week, highlighting several new implementation options and outsourcing programs.
Intel has introduced new tools to assist software developers in analysing and optimising Linux-based applications for the Intel Pentium 4 and Xeon processors.
A new two-year study by Bridges.org and SchoolNet Africa hopes to provide an unbiased view of the benefits and pitfalls of using open source software in Africa.
Microsoft`s offer to open its source code to governments comes a little too late for the South African government, which is moving quickly on open source. Much quicker than most expected it would a year ago.
An open source workshop at the State IT Agency yesterday resolved to boost investigations and testing of open source software in government. Participants argued that open source alternatives should be made a mandatory consideration for all government IT purchases.
The past year has been a good one for Linux and open source and holds much promise for penguin power in 2003.
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.