Shockwave E-Mail Worm Promotes Linux, Dec 01, 2000

Antivirus software vendors on Friday warned of a new e-mail worm that appears to promote the Linux operating system

IBM's big plans for Linux are getting bigger every day. While the Armonk, N.Y., company's initial goal was to enable Linux on the mainframe, it is now working to effectively cluster large-scale Linux configurations.

SGI has invested in Linux distributor SuSE, part of what the two companies are calling a "strategic partnership" to grow the open source OS' applications market.

Korean software developer has developed the world's 'first embedded-Linux smart phone'. Still at demo stage, the IMT-2000 smart phone (brand name Palmi - which may well upset a certain PDA maker) is the outcome of a joint project between PalmPalm Technology SK Telecom and Seoul National University.

The Norwegian software maker will next week take the wraps off Opera 5 for Windows - its first free browser

High-tech entrepreneur Michael Cowpland will re-enter the business world as the head of an Ottawa-based company that will develop applications for wireless devices based on the Linux operating system.

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