Peter Galli

OpenOffice.org, the open-source office desktop productivity software development project, today released a new developer version of OpenOffice.org 1.0 for the Solaris, Windows and Linux operating systems. The new release, which charts the path for future user versions, is ready for developer use and testing and can be downloaded at www.openoffice.org/dev_docs/source/643. Its release follows the May […]

IBM on Tuesday will unveil AIX 5L Version 5.2, an upgrade to its Unix server operating system that will enable new and existing IBM eServer pSeries systems to divide into smaller “virtual” servers running either Unix or Linux. The new software will allow administrators to create virtual servers on dynamic partitions that are as small […]

Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday launched a more comprehensive program to help drive customers away from Unix and onto the Windows platform. While Microsoft has previously offered individual tools to help in this regard—such as its Services for Unix software, which allows greater operability between existing Unix-based enterprise systems and Windows on both the server and […]

Retail businesses can operate in hundreds, even thousands, of dispersed geographic locations and be staffed by employees with little, if any, IT training. But slim profit margins force IT directors to keep costs as low as possible. Some retail operations are turning to Linux, the open-source operating system that, unlike commercial operating systems, comes with […]

Novell Inc. is breaking from tradition and quietly working to add Linux throughout its product and service lines. The move is part of a new multiplatform strategy that de-emphasizes its NetWare-centric vision. Largely in response to customer demand, the network software stalwart has reorganized its engineering units to establish a new group, known internally as […]

Novell Inc. is currently evaluating its product suite to determine which of those it wants to open source and will be making a decision on this in the near future. The company has also established an Open Source Review Board, under the chair of Kris Magnusson, who is part of Novells corporate architecture and strategy […]

IBM on Friday announced a 5-year agreement to provide the Mobil Travel Guide with on-demand access to Linux-based server processing, storage and networking capacity from IBM e-business hosting centers in the United States. Mobil Travel Guide, a published guide that uses the star rating program to identify travel and hospitality excellence in North America, will […]

Open-source desktop company Ximian on Monday will release Red Carpet Enterprise, a behind-the-firewall solution that provides users with centralized software maintenance and version management for Linux servers and workstations. The Red Carpet Enterprise deployment consists of a server storing Linux software that is distributed to workstations and servers; a process or interface for controlling how […]

Sun Microsystems Inc. on Friday will announce plans to release an unbundled version of the Solaris 9 operating environment for non-Sun x86 hardware for $99 for a single CPU system. After months of indecision, Sun will now ship Solaris 9 x86, unbundled, supporting both the Sun hardware platform, for both current and future products, as […]

Microsoft Corp. will soon commit to a new policy to give customers “greater clarity and confidence about its support for products through their lifecycles,” CEO Steve Ballmer told customers in a broad memo e-mailed out on Wednesday afternoon. But Ballmer would not elaborate on the initiative, and a Microsoft spokesman also declined further comment. The […]

Microsoft Corp. on Monday agreed to pay $7 million for U.S. and foreign rights to a number of digital rights management (DRM) patents held by Liquid Audio Inc.—a move that strengthens the companys growing DRM arsenal. Liquid Audio, which provides software, infrastructure and services for the secure digital delivery of media via the Internet, holds […]

The Free Standards Group on Tuesday will announce that two more Linux distributions—The SCO Groups Caldera OpenLinux 3.1.1 and MandrakeSoft S.A.s Mandrake Linux ProSuite 9.0—have achieved Linux Standard Base (LSB) certification. LSB certification verifies adherence to the standard, developed by the community and industry, for both Linux distributions and Linux-based applications. This follows the certification […]