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  • Microsoft actions give Linux 'credibility'

    The chief executive of Germany's SuSE Linux says Microsoft's aggressive attitude towards Linux proves the operating system is important and gives it credibility.

  • 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.

  • Red Hat beats analyst forecasts

    Linux seller Red Hat reported on Wednesday that it had outpaced analysts' revenue and profit expectations for its most recent quarter, suggesting they raise future financial projections and boasting of gains against competitors.

  • SuSE: SCO's Linux claims are curious

    SuSE Linux plans to continue honoring its commitments to UnitedLinux, despite allegations by SCO Group--a fellow founding member of the alliance--that Linux contains unauthorised intellectual property.

  • Red Hat Linux nears security clearance

    Red Hat is nearing completion of a critical certification process that should speed adoption of its Linux operating system by governments and security-conscious businesses.

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  • Interview: Red Hat's new CEO

    Red Hat's new chief executive officer, Jim Whitehurst, talks about the Linux maker in an extensive interview with ZDNet Australia sister site CNet News.

  • Software's 'stack wars'

    To move ahead, big software companies are reaching back to a familiar strategy: offering customers a soup-to-nuts "stack" of software products.

  • 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

  • Ubuntu carves niche in Linux landscape

    It's not easy building a new version of Linux and establishing a large following. But with the Ubuntu project, one team of programmers has managed to do just that.

  • 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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