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Oracle, Dell sign new pacts

Software and hardware companies team up.

Gartner CEO predicts 2004 recovery

Industry expert says sunny skies are ahead... sometime.

New virtual machine tools available for PCs running Windows and Linux

VMware release a new version of its virtual machine software.

Linux adds boost to Motorola phones

Open source goes mobile.

In brief: HP-Red Hat deal and more

Linux, a bug tracker, and J2EE.

Deal joins Microsoft Office and Linux

Open source meets windows.

The Skeptical Examiner: Some notes on Linux

A comparison of the evolution and impact of Java and Linux.

OASIS approves XACML to drive authorization policy

Standards group approves a language as an open standard.

Meta Group: Linux is no panacea

The rush to Linux in some corporate IT operations is based on faulty lines of reasoning, according to a recent report compiled by analysts at Meta Group;

MontaVista adds IM to Linux

Linux software supplier MontaVista Software has added instant messaging capabilities to the embedded version of its operating system via a deal with Finnish instant messaging (IM) software maker Movial.

New Lotus GM unveils 'Next Gen'

Ambuj Goyal gave a rousing keynote talk at the annual Lotus users forum that featured the unveiling of the unit's so-called Next Generation or 'Next Gen' products, which he said were based on open standards.

Linux percolates on client side, too

Even as Linux makes substantial inroads on the server side, observers ask if it will ever play a big role on client systems. While administrative software helpings were most plentiful on the plates at the LinuxWorld Conference and Expo last week in New York City, client-side developments were somewhat sparse.

SCO adds licensing unit, famed attorney

The SCO Group this week created a new business division dubbed SCOsource to manage the licensing of its Unix intellectual property assets and hired famed Microsoft prosecutor David Boies to defend those assets.

Hooking kids on Lindows

Open-source software distributor Lindows.com is reaching out to schools with an unlimited licensing offer.

Apple, Microsoft rivalry returns with a bang

The bitter rivalry between Microsoft Corp. and Apple Computer Inc. appears to be back in full force after several Apple moves disclosed by CEO Steve Jobs during last week's MacWorld conference in San Francisco.