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    As Microsoft is out touting the "wow" of Windows Vista, two US federal departments are among those saying "whoa."

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    Linux is already late in catching the desktop refresh wave in Australia, says IDC.

  • China's Linux market grows

    Latest figures from IDC show that Linux revenues are picking up in China, but will foreign vendors soon face tougher times?

  • Red Hat: Challenging the Unix crown

    Gus Robertson, Red Hat's vice president for South Asia-Pacific, wants to displace Unix and not Windows as the main enterprise OS but does the Linux vendor have what it takes?

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    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.

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  • Red Hat: Challenging the Unix crown

    Gus Robertson, Red Hat's vice president for South Asia-Pacific, wants to displace Unix and not Windows as the main enterprise OS but does the Linux vendor have what it takes?

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    Will Windows Vista provide the boost Linux has been waiting for?

  • Linux continues desktop march

    The good news for Linux as an operating system for the desktop--as opposed to the server--is that it is set to become number two after Windows in the next year or so.

  • HP expands SuSE Linux deal

    Hewlett-Packard is expanding its Linux server software menu with additional wares from SuSE Linux.

  • Red Hat aims desktop Linux at Microsoft

    Linux seller Red Hat has announced its first version of the open-source operating system for desktop computers, taking direct aim at Microsoft. Additional reading: Open Source Resource Centre

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  • Analysts: Microsoft feels tug of Linux

    The growing popularity of Linux will force Microsoft to bring its software to the Unix clone starting in late 2004, a research firm has predicted in a study that Microsoft promptly disputed.

  • IBM details Blue Gene supercomputer

    IBM is shedding light on a program to create the world's fastest supercomputer, illuminating a dual-pronged strategy, an unusual new processor design and a leaning toward the Linux operating system.

  • IBM's big thinker

    Executive Irving Wladawsky-Berger helped steer Big Blue to the Internet, Linux and open-source computing. His newest mission: grid computing.

  • Archival survival guide

    In this special report, we review six archival options in the market.

  • DAS the stuff: 5 RAID units tested

    It's affordable and easy to manage -- two qualities you rarely hear mentioned about storage. We test your RAID options.

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