Microsoft plans to expand its low-cost Windows XP Starter Edition program to Brazil, the company confirmed on Monday.
IBM is teaming up with the government of Brazil to develop the country's expertise in open-source software such as Linux, the technology giant announced Friday.
VIA Technologies, manufacturer of chipsets, low-power processors and small-form factor motherboards, is ramping up plans to develop a platform for computing in the developing world.
IBM plans to unveil this week a version of its Lotus Notes desktop collaboration software for Linux.
Linux on desktop computers will begin taking off in mainstream markets in the next 12 to 18 months, Novell president Ron Hovsepian has predicted.
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The crush of millions of Windows users trying to patch their computers overwhelmed Microsoft's update service for several hours after new security fixes were made available, the software giant acknowledged on Wednesday.
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