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  • Red Hat releases new hobbyist Linux

    Red Hat released the first version of its hobbyist edition of Linux, part of a split in the company's product line as the software seller tries to improve its profitability.

  • Take your hat off to Red Hat consulting

    Open source solutions provider Red Hat has announced a new consulting service for business' wanting to migrate its IT infrastructure to open source technologies.

  • Red Hat releases high-end Linux beta

    Linux seller Red Hat has begun beta testing for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0, its next high-end product due to ship this autumn in the U.S. with support for several new servers.

  • Red Hat puts AU enterprise in cross-hairs

    distributor Red Hat has launched an "enterprise" platform in a bid to increase its market share at the top end of town.

  • Red Hat tests Linux update

    Red Hat began public testing last week of an update designed to make its new premium Linux product work better on IBM servers and computers that use Advanced Micro Devices' Opteron chip.

Blogs (8)

  • Read the blog post - Steven Deare

    Massive desktop Linux migration kept quiet

    Why has the country's biggest known desktop Linux implementation gone relatively unpublicised for so long?

  • Read the blog post - Steven Deare

    OpenWorld closed

    Whenever the industry's top execs come together to speak to the masses, expectations are high. This year's Oracle OpenWorld conference provided an insight into which vendors have intriguing grand plans, and which ones prefer to rely on marketing bluff.

  • Read the blog post - Chris Duckett

    Non-professional Oracle wrestling

    The latest and greatest version of the Oracle database, 11g Release 2, was made available recently and as the resident technical person, it fell to me to take it for a spin. Little did I realise the hell that I had just walked into.

  • Read the blog post - Angus Kidman

    OS religion almost dead in the datacentre

    While there's not much that's more fun than stirring up Linux and Windows zealots into a frenzy of spite against each other, we thankfully finally seem to be approaching a more measured universe in which technology choices can be made based on suitability rather than preconception.

  • Read the blog post - Scott Mckenzie

    Vista take-up hits bumpy patch

    So, it seems the WOW -- for Microsoft's Windows Vista -- is not now, but sometime in the future, maybe.

Features and Case Studies (283)

  • 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

  • Red Hat unveils storage software

    Linux company Red Hat has begun selling new software for creating a communal storage system that spans many devices in a network -- part of its effort to expand beyond its core operating system business.

  • Red Hat looks under Linux's hood

    Trying to take a more active role in open-source programming, Red Hat has created a team of 34 programmers to work on nothing but next-generation software.

  • Dell tightens Linux ties

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

  • Linux: Post-installation tips

    Ten things to prepare the OS for day-to-day use.

Reviews (111)

  • Red Hat Desktop 4

    Businesses that need to support a reasonable number (>10) of Linux PCs may find that Red Hat Desktop 4 delivers an attractive total cost of ownership (TCO).

  • Red Hat Linux 7.3: Something for everybody

    Red Hat has released a new version of its Linux operating system with features aimed to appeal to both the personal computing and server markets.

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3: An overview

    One of the newest enterprise versions of Linux on the scene is Red Hat's Enterprise Linux 3-the latest version of Red Hat's industrial strength open source server. Here's a highlight of its most important features.

  • Red Hat Linux 9.0 Professional

    Red Hat 9.0 is a boon for those who already use it, but it's too expensive to warrant a switch from Windows. Try SuSE (or the free Red Hat) for a better mix of price and features.

  • Desktop Linux for small businesses

    Is your business ready to take the open-source plunge? We test five leading desktop Linux distributions and come up with one winner.

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