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    Red Hat and Sun Microsystems are gearing up to sell Linux for desktop computers, the companies' chief executives have said

  • The Year Ahead: Will we see Linux on the desktop?

    Windows remains the dominant desktop application, but Linux is making steady progress in its battle to win over mainstream PC users.

  • Ximian software gets SuSE support

    Novell has updated Ximian Desktop 2, its end-user software for Unix-based systems, adding more applications and tweaking the product for use with Novell's recently acquired SuSE Linux operating system.

  • Novell's Linux power play

    Novell's purchase of Ximian could be the sign of new life for the network software company. We look at the effect of this Novell/Linux relationship and how it could change Novell's fortunes.

  • Novell brands its own open-source religion

    Novell is readying two major product launches meant to make its open-source software more palatable to corporate customers.

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  • Ximian's desktop Linux talks to Windows

    Ximian, hoping to accelerate the pace of Linux desktop adoption, releases a new version of its main software package for PCs which adds and/or upgrades several new features.

  • Ximian software gets SuSE support

    Novell is integrating its two major Linux acquisitions, SuSE Linux and Ximian, in a move to bring enterprises back on board.

  • Novell's Linux power play

    Novell's purchase of Ximian could be the sign of new life for the network software company. We look at the effect of this Novell/Linux relationship and how it could change Novell's fortunes.

  • Novell: Fighting the Microsoft FUD machine

    Former Ximian chief executive David Patrick, now a general manager at Novell, says the Office productivity suite is the key to breaking Microsoft's hold on the desktop.

  • Novell may nix NetWare development

    A day after the networking-software maker said it had bought Linux company Ximian, Novell executives say it's likely that their company's own OS will go fallow in favour of Linux.

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  • Ximian's desktop Linux talks to Windows

    Ximian, hoping to accelerate the pace of Linux desktop adoption, releases a new version of its main software package for PCs which adds and/or upgrades several new features.

  • Red Hat, Sun to boost desktop Linux

    Red Hat and Sun Microsystems are gearing up to sell Linux for desktop computers, the companies' chief executives said Tuesday.

  • Novell Linux Desktop 9

    If you manage a lot of corporate desktops, then Novell's Linux Desktop is well worth a look -- particularly if you're happy with ZENworks. Linux pricing and Novell's corporate-style support could make this a useful option for business.

  • SuSE Linux Desktop

    Can you use a Linux system successfully in a Windows-dominated environment? That's what SuSE's Linux Desktop is designed to facilitate. We find that you can, although there are plenty of glitches to iron out.

  • Is it time for Linux on the desktop?

    Another year has gone by--an eternity in software-development terms--and it's time once again for PC users to ask themselves: Is Linux ready for the desktop?

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