News (5)

  • Linux supporters seize the day

    With the economy still slowing and corporate spending tightening, many Linux backers believe they have a significant weapon in the battle for IT dollars: low cost and adaptability.

  • Red Hat releases newest Fedora

    Red Hat has released Fedora Core 4, a free version of Linux the company is using to advance virtualisation, programming tools and other software at the frontier of open-source development.

  • Three-year wait ends for Debian fans

    The Debian Project has finally released a long-anticipated new version of its widely-used Linux distribution.

  • Desktop Linux OSes: Less Pain, Many Gains

    In the past, a painful installation, an awkward interface and a lack of technical support prevented Linux from being even an option for desktop PC users accustomed to the comforts of Windows 95 and Windows 98. With their new releases, Caldera Systems Inc. and Red Hat Software Inc. have fixed most of these weaknesses.

  • Why Linux caught on where others failed

    Linux hasn't come close to writing Linux has attained a rare distinction among operating systems: Through a combination of technology and culture, the Unix clone has given Microsoft serious worries.

Create an e-mail alert for "chips"
ZDNet Australia Alerts is an e-mail alert service which provides personalised news, features and reviews to readers’ inbox on an hourly, daily and weekly basis.
Alert:
chips


Frequency: *

Latest Videos

Sponsored content

Power Centre - Content from our premier sponsors

Blogs

  • David Braue NBN needs workers on board
    Without consensus on labour issues, the eventual winner of the NBN may end up as little more than a lame duck and a cashed-up symbol of the conflict between the desire for progress and the lack of mechanisms to deliver it.
  • Array D'Ascenzo: Read p23 of security review
    Following yesterday's admission by the Australian Taxation Office that its courier had lost a CD containing the details of 3,000 self-managed super funds, it wants to review how it handles information. My suggestion: go back to the review completed in April.
  • Array Opening the floodgates on missing drives
    News headlines about portable storage devices going missing are as common as muck, but the problem could be even more widespread than you suspect.
  • More blogs »

Back to top

Featured