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  • Panel tender to slash NSW government Linux procurement costs

    The 'panel' method being employed to help NSW government agencies source Linux solutions and support slashes agency procurement process costs by 12-25 percent, the government said today.

  • UnitedLinux: Standardising Linux

    UnitedLinux is an attempt to begin addressing an old problem with Linux--the inconsistencies between distributions.

  • Fact and fiction in the Microsoft-SCO relationship

    The SCO Group's legal actions against Linux have shed light on the inner workings of the open-source programming project and on the operations of a company desperate to survive. They've also created a cottage industry for conspiracy theorists over Microsoft's role in the affair.

  • Dell tightens Linux ties

    Dell has expanded its work with leading Linux seller Red Hat, but its relations with No. 2 SuSE are warming.

  • Aussie consortium ponders Linux engineering cluster

    A supercomputing consortium plans to decide within the next two weeks on a tender for what it claims is the first large cluster in Australia dedicated to computational engineering.

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  • Sun, Microsoft tout fruits of cooperation

    The companies bridge a networking-system rift, while customers hope more such collaborations are on the way.

  • UnitedLinux: Standardising Linux

    UnitedLinux is an attempt to begin addressing an old problem with Linux--the inconsistencies between distributions.

  • Microsoft-SCO: Fact and fiction

    Is Microsoft funding the SCO Group's legal fight against Linux? ZDNet hopes to shed some light and answer common questions swirling around the duo's relationship.

  • Dell tightens Linux ties

    Dell has expanded its work with leading Linux seller Red Hat, but its relations with No. 2 SuSE are warming.

  • Open source's next chapter?

    Dot-bomb survivor Kim Polese sees an industry renaissance fed by the increasing corporate use of open-source software.

Reviews (6)

  • WinXP: an OS for Linux lovers

    Despite all of its automation and graphical splendor, Windows XP brings its share of quirks to the table. Bill O'Brien believes that Microsoft has finally made an operating system that Linux users will love.

  • StarOffice 8

    StarOffice 8 is an impressive upgrade of Sun's bargain productivity suite, and a good buy for small and large businesses since it costs a fraction of the price of its main competitor, Microsoft Office 2003.

  • UPS for all seasons: 6 appliances tested

    Suffering from blackouts, brownouts, or sags? How about bushfires, floods, or cyclones? Then maybe you need a UPS. We review six UPS appliances.

  • Voice over IP: Security, stability, success

    If you're thinking about voice over IP, we take a look at the steps involved in getting it set up and what's on offer from four major vendors.

  • Servers of a higher order: 4 high-end platforms tested

    With such a wide variety of server platforms available, we take a look at some beefy servers sporting some very impressive processing grunt.

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