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  • Red Hat and Suse boosted by EU education

    The French Education Ministry is deploying thousands of Red Hat Linux-based servers while Germany is moving 40 percent of its university students to Suse Linux.

  • Open source take-up booming in APAC

    Open source accounts for between 25 and 70 percent of all software in Australian, Chinese, Indian and Korean companies, according to a recent IDC survey.

  • Linspire loses in Microsoft Linux pact: legal expert

    Microsoft's pact with Linux distributor Linspire is the "worst deal" yet -- even worse than that between the software giant and Novell -- according to legal expert Pamela Jones.

  • PeopleSoft makes the Linux leap

    Business software maker PeopleSoft is jumping on the Linux bandwagon and calling on IBM for a hand up.

  • CeBIT: Complete coverage

    Many firsts were achieved at the recent IT trade show, CeBIT Australia 2007, in Sydney. Find out more plus check out our full coverage of the event.

Features and Case Studies (54)

  • The open source guide to the galaxy

    Could your business be paying for a proprietary program when an open source alternative exists? Take a look at our guide as we count down the most popular open source products.

  • Asia's open source hangup

    One of the main draws and selling point of open source technology is its much celebrated developer ecosystem. But, according to an industry expert, this community spirit seems to be lacking in Asia.

  • Is mobile Linux ready for the enterprise?

    Cutting costs by deploying Linux is a well-established strategy on the server and even the desktop, but what effect could it have on the cost of mobile computing?

  • Cashing in on Linux

    To winemaker De Bortoli, Linux has provided the opportunity to save money and free up IT staff.

  • Linux must be slicker to grab desktop space

    The open-source operating must make key cosmetic adjustments, according to speakers at the Desktop Linux Summit.

Reviews (22)

  • UnitedLinux: the key to Australian take-up?

    Four Linux companies have joined forces to develop a common core version of the OS for businesses, but a local analyst doubts a unified approach is enough to encourage take-up by Australian businesses.

  • Linux to power most Motorola phones

    Motorola will begin selling its first mobile phone based on Linux this year and says most models will follow suit, a major sign of the growing popularity of the operating system outside its stronghold on high-end computers.

  • Is Linux taking over the enterprise?

    These days, the question is not whether you can use Linux, but where you can best use it. Is there more to Linux than Apache and file and print serving? ZDNet Australia investigates.

  • Almost as good as being there

    Virtual machines gained popularity as a way to emulate Windows on Mac OS or Linux. ZDNet Australia looks at the two most popular packages.

  • X11: Apple's secret formula

    The company is making a play to lure Unix and Linux users to its Mac OS X operating system. Will a windowing environment do the trick?

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