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BMC Software Patrols the Desktop

eWeek Editors | October 24, 2001

BMC Software, which makes mainframe system management software, is extending the reach of its Patrol system down to the desktop, including Linux desktops.

Red Hat Makes Itself More Available

Timothy Dyck | October 15, 2001

eWEEK Labs' tests of the final code of Red Hat Linux 7.2 show there aren't a lot of changes in the newest update, but the biggest change-the addition of a journaling file system-is an important advance for the operating system.

Geekspeak: October 8, 2001

Jim Rapoza | October 08, 2001

Trinux provides ram-based Linux to go.

New Vulnerability Found in CDE

Dennis Fisher | October 08, 2001

Security researchers have found a vulnerability in a popular Unix GUI program that could enable an attacker to gain root privileges on a victim's computer. The problem stems from a format string vulnerability in the Common Desktop Environment, an open-sou

Study Shows Four Versions Of Linux Surpass Unix

eWeek Editors | October 03, 2001

Four versions of Linux have outstripped UnixWare in D.H. Brown Associates' comparative analysis of operating systems, the first time Linux has surpassed any version of Unix.

Lab Improves Linux Kernel Patch Tests

Peter Galli | September 27, 2001

Management Tool Keeps Linux Systems in Tune

eWeek Editors | September 24, 2001

Systems management startup Aduva is trying to reduce the cost of managing free software.

HP adds Beef to Midrange Unix Server Line

eWeek Editors | September 18, 2001

Sun, IBM to Pump Up High-End Servers

eWeek Editors | September 17, 2001

Competition in the Unix server market will heat up in the coming weeks with the release of two systems from market leaders Sun Microsystems Inc. and IBM.

Linux on Mainframe Gains Momentum

Dennis Callaghan | September 10, 2001

E-businesses looking for more of the kind of stability and reliability found only in mainframe computers suddenly have a few new solutions to help them get there.

Red Hat Announces Embedded Linux Developer Suite

eWeek Editors | September 06, 2001

Leading Linux distributor Red Hat has announced Embedded Linux Developer Suite. The product is aimed at developers working on applications for mobile and embedded system devices.

Linux Gains Respect

eWeek Editors | September 03, 2001

At LinuxWorld in San Francisco last week, IBM and Compaq differed, not on whether Linux will penetrate the corporation, but mainly on how far it can go with its current capabilities.