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.
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.
AfriBiz has rolled out five Linux courses with three more to be implemented early next year.
Companies are benefiting from the reliability, consolidation and clustering opportunities offered by Linux as well as a cheaper purchase price, says Richard Voaden, IBM sales manager for Linux.
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.
Obsidian Systems has launched the Linux Migration Service, a portfolio of consulting services that allows companies to evaluate the cost savings of using open source software.
Dumisani Mtoba, senior systems engineer at Sun Microsystems SA, says the LX50 server enables the use of high-performance technical computing applications.
Computer Associates International (CA) has added several new solutions to its portfolio of management solutions for distributed and mainframe Linux implementations.
The Prince of Orange meets the Penguin, as the Dutch-sponsored Waterdome selects Linux as the desktop of choice for the World Summit media centre.
Sybase SA has announced the local availability of Replication Server 12.5 for Linux, an enterprise-class data replication technology.
The ACCPAC Advantage Series for the Linux operating system has been released.