Bergman-Ing'erop have begun to upgrade their IT infrastructure with the purchase of seven new Network Servers and software supplied by Saffral Consulting and business partners SuSE Linux.
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]
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.
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.
SDD says Borland's Kylix rapid application development environment for the Linux operating system is available locally.
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.