An Australian security firm is about to launch a clustered Linux distribution that aims to utilise the unused nightly processing power of desktop PCs.
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IBM's other Linux shoe could drop Monday in the U.S., as Big Blue is expected to endorse the idea of Linux on desktop computers at a conference.
Computer Associates International made a major commitment to open-source software development on Monday, announcing a plan to "open" its Ingres database and outlining partnerships with other open-source projects.
Red Hat, IBM and an open-source consortium are each beginning serious work to advance Linux for use on desktop computers.
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Longhaus' Sam Higgins and Perth developer Chris Muir give the Australian reaction to announcements at Oracle's OpenWorld conference in the US this week.
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Australia's IT industry needs to follow the example laid down in Queensland this week and band together to lobby for more government support instead of individual firms fruitlessly pushing their own campaigns.
ZDNet correspondent Sumi Das talks with Senior Editor Sam Diaz about a partnership between Hewlett-Packard, Intel, and Yahoo to create an open-source
ZDNet correspondent Sumi Das talks to senior editor Sam Diaz about Google's new mobile phone operating system, Android. Diaz discusses the new features available in the open-source operating system, whether it's an iPhone killer, and how the technology may eventually reach beyond phones and land inside other products such as set-top boxes, televisions, and automobiles.
The organization behind OpenOffice on Wednesday released a trial version of one of the first major updates to the free open-source office software. A beta release of version 1.1 of OpenOffice is available now from OpenOffice.org.
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