Linux Standard Base is an industry-wide initiative to avoid fragmentation in the Linux software world and release 1.0.0. of its specification takes a big step towards that goal.
Linux distributor Red Hat has broadened its open source offerings with a PostgreSQL-based database aimed at mid-sized organisations and workgroups.
The African Computing and Telecommunications (ACT) Summit will take place in Pretoria from 30 July to 2 August.
The Computing Industry Association (CompTIA) will launch the Linux+ certification before the end of the year.
Compaq Computer has enhanced its Linux offerings with six initiatives to meet demand for Linux enterprise solutions.
Macro 4 has unveiled an output management solution supporting Linux on the new IBM S/390 eServer zSeries. [Local rep: Computer Resource Management]
With the announcement of its new eServer iSeries systems, IBM is taking definite steps in the Linux and storage attached network spaces.
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.