Peter Galli

Red Hat on Thursday announced plans for an enterprise systems management framework, combining Red Hat Network software delivery and maintenance functionality with the companys latest component, the systems management module announced Thursday. The systems management module, available now for $120 per host per year, supports integration, features an agent-less software architecture, and is written as […]

NEW YORK—The GNOME Foundation and Bitstream Inc., a developer of font technology, on Wednesday will announce here at LinuxWorld that ten serif, sans serif and monospaced fonts will be released under a special open-source license, once they have been adapted to meet the requirements for technical use. The move will bring advanced font capabilities to […]

NEW YORK—The SCO Group is working on a new platform, known as SCOx, that it hopes will drive the next generation of applications on both the network and the server, across both Unix and Linux. SCO Group chief executive Darl McBride told eWEEK in an interview here at LinuxWorld Wednesday that two of the companys […]

NEW YORK—IBM executives are preparing to announce at the LinuxWorld trade show here that the company received more than $1 billion in revenue from sales of Linux-based software, hardware and services in 2002. Big Blue will also formally introduce Jim Stallings, its new general manager of Linux, to the media and Linux community. Stallings, who […]

NEW YORK—Proprietary software applications often result in bad architecture, which locks in users and is a cause for concern, Red Hat chief technology officer Michael Tiemann told delegates listening to his keynote here at the LinuxWorld conference Wednesday. “The limitations in software force unnatural thinking and result in bad architecture. A lack of competition has […]

As the Linux faithful gather in New York for this weeks annual LinuxWorld 2003 conference and expo, a range of software and hardware developers will use the show to showcase new and upgraded offerings—many of which are targeted at the enterprise. The lineup of keynote speakers also indicates the growing penetration of Linux in the […]

As Linux continues to power its way into the enterprise, managing Linux-based systems is becoming a top priority for corporate customers. To help in that effort, Red Hat Inc., Ximian Inc. and IBM are each planning to make system management announcements at this weeks LinuxWorld conference in New York. The Red Hat Network, which to […]

Microsoft Corp. on Thursday painted a sober picture of the global economy and its own financial outlook, saying there are a number of assumptions and risks that investors need to be aware of. In a teleconference with the media and analysts on Thursday to present the Redmond, Wash., companys second-quarter financial results, John Connors, Microsofts […]

Microsoft Corp. on Thursday said it would, for the first time, pay an annual dividend to shareholders. It also announced a two-for-one common stock split. The annual dividend of $0.16 a share before the stock split ($0.08 after the split) will be payable on March 7 to those shareholders on record at the close of […]

IBM has hired a former Microsoft executive who was actively involved in helping shape the Redmonds software-as-a-service .Net brand. IBM said on Wednesday that Dr. Jason Weisser, previously the head of Microsoft Consulting Services for the Europe, Middle East and Africa region, has been appointed its Director of Software Services for Web Services. Weissers specialty […]

Microsoft Corp., moving to stem the tide of foreign governments embracing the Linux open-source operating system, on Tuesday announced it has formed a global initiative to provide governments around the world with access to Windows source code. The new security initiative, the Government Security Program (GSP), has been designed to “address the unique security requirements […]

Linux distributor MandrakeSoft S.A. this week filed for “declaration de cessation des paiements,” the French equivalent to American Chapter 11 reorganization. MandrakeSoft, which is headquartered in Paris but has operations in the United States and Canada, said the reorganization filing, made on January 13, 2003, was due to growing liabilities following a series of quarterly […]