Peter Galli

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 […]

The next version of Microsoft Corp.s Office productivity suite will come with XML support baked into Word, allowing users to, among other things, more effectively mine their data. Code-named Office 11, the suite will feature built-in support for XML in Word, allowing developers to create “smart” documents that automatically search for code or updates as […]

Linux provider Red Hat Inc. will on Monday release the next version of its personal and professional Linux operating system. The company is hoping Red Hat 8.0 will help expand its reach into new markets, including call centers and those users who run single purpose trading or other applications. “We try and expand potential markets […]