Peter Hofmann, the project leader of the Linux migration in the City of Munich, code-named LiMux, told ZDNet UK on Tuesday what it feels like to become a star in the Linux world.
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Open-source software seller SuSE released on Monday a new desktop version of the Linux operating system aimed at corporate buyers.
The company running the German railway system has moved half of its servers to Linux, and expects to have more than 300 Linux servers in operation by the end of this year.
KDE, one of the major interfaces designed to make Linux slick looking and easier to use, has been upgraded, an effort that includes the first results of work funded by the German government.
In Mannheim, a preference for "open" standards -- not cost -- is driving the German city's shift to Linux.
Security researchers say they're starting to find flaws in Microsoft's latest major update for Windows XP.
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Michael Meeks is a distinguished engineer at Novell. But his current project may be his toughest yet. He is in charge of tackling interoperability between Novell's OpenOffice.org productivity suite and Microsoft Office. And as with anything relating to Microsoft, this involves more than just technology.
Microsoft on Friday quietly released a new Macintosh version of its Windows Media Player software.
Microsoft is designing its ever-present Windows operating system to streamline and lower the cost of building and distributing the software.
StarOffice 6.0 is relatively inexpensive, but it's unlikely to win over existing users of Microsoft's Office products.
This much-anticipated update to Live Meeting faces stiff competition from WebEx and GoToMeeting.
Microsoft on Monday released an update to its Tablet PC operating system that lets a device habla espanol and at the same time parle francais.
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