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RSS linux server osCorporate tide is turning to Linux
News Martin Brampton, chief analyst at Bloor Research, explained that Linux vendors have established themselves in the server market place - and although there are some people who refuse to touch the OS, an increasing number will. [11 Aug 1999]
Dell announces Linux-run desktops
News The decision marks the first big step away from the server and high-end workstation market for the Linux OS. Open source operating system (OS), Linux, took a step on to the corporate desktop with news that Dell in the US is offering the free... [10 Aug 1999]
Bynari beats Lotus to Linux
News Bynari chief information officer, Tom Adelstein, said messaging software holds the key to the future of Linux, presenting the last major obstacle to getting the open source operating system (OS) onto the corporate desktop. [12 Jul 1999]
Atlantic divide over Linux
News In a random poll at the recent PC Expo show held in New York, many attendees claimed the free operating system (OS) is not yet ready for corporate use. More than half claimed the lack of support and applications means the OS is not ready for the... [23 Jun 1999]
HP opts for Linux
News Hewlett-Packard (HP) will be supporting the Linux operating system (OS) by providing European Internet service providers (ISPs) with server solutions based on the open source OS. HP has also announced a five-point plan for Linux that includes the... [16 Jun 1999]
Lotus positions Linux to supercede NetWare
News Lotus will release its Domino messaging server for Linux, but not for the latest release of Novell's NetWare operating system (OS). Bloor added that Linux is becoming the dominant platform for Web and low-end servers, claiming: "Porting to Linux... [03 Jun 1999]
Linux Special: Case study - Powys County Council
Comment In addition, Fletcher argued that Linux was the only OS which would give the council true scaleability. For example, it is now in the process of migrating its public information system from Windows NT to Linux running on an Apache Web server. [25 May 1999]
SGI opens file system to Linux
News No Linux operating system (OS) to date has the feature and now open source developers will look the source code over and decide if it is suitable to become a permanent part of the OS. Server and supercomputer firm, SGI, has offered its journaled... [21 May 1999]
Linux Special: Why doing nothing is a wise IT strategy
Comment Eric Raymond, the open source guru, told Silicon.com this week that he expects Linux to outstrip NT as a server OS in less than a year. While this sort of response gives us all something to talk about over lunch, it hardly helps businesses decide... [21 May 1999]
Linux Special: A penguin on every desktop?
Comment Over 70 per cent of you responded that Linux is suitable for corporate use right now - a resounding victory for the open source operating system (OS). As Gareth O'Shea put it: "With large corporations such as Oracle now planning to supply Linux... [19 May 1999]
Linux Special: Why open source is good news for Microsoft
Comment Nothing breeds complacency as much as unrivalled leadership, and Microsoft has effectively been unopposed in the enterprise operating system (OS) market since the mid-1990s. Ever since Ray Noorda decided he would compete with Microsoft on every... [19 May 1999]
Transatlantic Cable: Al Gore - the president of open source?
Comment Are the voters of Middle America going to be persuaded to vote Gore because of a screensaver that runs on an operating system (OS) they don't use? Now forgive me if I sound like a cynical bastard here, but Linux screensavers as a way to drum up... [19 May 1999]
Linux is OS of choice for Web servers
News The survey took place between 8 and 19 April this year and was conducted using queso software, which automatically sends a request to the server to determines what type of OS it uses. According to the survey, the open source operating system (OS... [04 May 1999]
Linux: Fighting for support from the board
Comment Linux still isn't a suitable operating system (OS) for serious businesses - or so some of the industry's best-known gurus believe. Silicon.com recently conducted a video interview with him (published today in the Enterprise OS Channel). [14 Apr 1999]
Apple tastes open source
News The booming open source market - characterised by the recent success of the Linux OS - has so far focused on the PC market. According to US reports, Apple Computer will today offer its server operating system (OS) to developers as an open source... [16 Mar 1999]
