A team of computer industry veterans, including a former Microsoft executive, are launching an open-source company that aims to be the Dell of the software industry.
Dell, HP and Lenovo have promised to push chipset vendors to make open source drivers for Linux.
Thousands of Dell users have contacted a user forum to call for PCs to be shipped with a Linux operating system and the OpenOffice application suite.
Dell has sent out a questionnaire to see if users are interested in desktop Linux, and which version of the open-source operating system they would like to use on Dell hardware.
After strong pressure from open-source fans worldwide, Dell has added another territory to its Linux PC domain, launching two computer models for the British market with Ubuntu Linux pre-installed.
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Last week I had the chance to hear HP give their world view on why you should join them and Intel on Itanium for your next generation of servers.
Databases have been available with an open-source licence for many years. But the past few months have seen a growing number of partnerships and products aimed at maturing the industry of add-ons and support services -- vital to winning over corporate customers.
Sun Microsystems CEO Scott McNealy has reiterated his company's plans to sell desktop PCs running Linux, and said the company is focusing on supplying "good enough" computing.
SGI, a maker of high-end computers for technical tasks, has begun selling a new server running Linux on as many as 64 Itanium 2 processors, the company plans to announce.
In this interview Linux's creator, Linus Torvalds, sounds off on the SCO lawsuit, patents and the future of Linux.
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After adding it back as an option for small businesses, Dell offers the older OS on consumer machines in response to demand in the US.
SMEs looking for a NAS with solid performance, ease of use and upgradeability will find the powerful Dell 725N has plenty to offer.
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