Red Hat Joins Interop Vendor Alliance
Red Hat today announced it has joined the Interop Vendor Alliance, an industry-wide organization working to connect people, data and diverse systems through better interoperability.
Red Hat…
Linux vs. Vista: How Does Security Stack Up?
For consumers looking to boost their computers' security, is Vista the way to go? Or can Linux provide greater protection from hacker attacks? In the face of viruses, worms or other breaches, the…
Open source accounting sees new symbol
Lack of a business-grade accounting system tailored for Australia's onerous taxation system has long kept even the most die-hard Linux fans tied to Windows, but all that is set to change with the…
Asian countries begin switching to open source software
Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Ministry`s Information Service Industry director Katsuhiko Kaji said Japan has long been using Open Source Software (OSS), but its government officially…
SpikeSource to Offer Certified Applications and Support for Ubuntu
Canonical Ltd, the commercial sponsor of Ubuntu, and SpikeSource, a provider of open source solutions, announced that SpikeSource will certify its business-ready open source applications for…
Linux Support for Oracle Communications Billing and Revenue Management
Oracle today announced that Oracle Communications Billing and Revenue Management, the communications industry's only fully convergent, real-time enterprise revenue management application, will…
Yellow Dog Linux v.5.0 to be released for Mac in late February
YDL v5.0 has been available for the PlayStation3 since November, but here is the PowerPC Mac delivery schedule: Install & Source ISOs available to download via YDL.net Enhanced accounts at…
Plans for the Next Linux Kernel Revealed
Linux kernel maintainer Andrew Morton last week revealed some of his plans for the next kernel version, a few days after the final release of Linux 2.6.20.
Developers are currently revving…
GPL 3 release could slip past March
The Free Software Foundation is no longer committing to the planned March deadline for a new version of the General Public License, but a third draft of the seminal open-source license is due soon…
Upcoming Ubuntu Events - May and July 2007
Ubuntu Education Summit
- 3-4 May 2007
- Sevilla, Spain
- The Ubuntu Education Summit will discuss issues which impact users
or stakeholders of Ubuntu products…