Book Report: Linux Administration: A Beginner's Guide , Apr 02, 2001

I've read quite a few books on Linux, and this is one of the best. If you want to create a solid and secure Web site, you should find this book very helpful; it discusses the basics of Linux, along with administration concerns, security issues and principles that every system administrator should understand and follow.

The GNOME Foundation announced the release of GNOME 1.4. ``The goal of GNOME was to create a program that could be used by anyone.'' Miguel de Icaza, president of the GNOME Foundation said. ``GNOME 1.4 reaches that goal and more. The hundreds of volunteers and paid programmers who have worked on the project have created a program that is powerful, both for the user and the developer.''

Large corporations like Lucent Technologies and EMC Corp. are thinking seriously about Linux, and that is very good news to Moiz Kohari, CEO of Mission Critical Linux.

There are two primary drivers Kohari sees behind recent corporate movement to Linux: cost and the ability to easily migrate between distributions of the open source operating system.

Atipa, which had aspired to emulate Linux computer maker VA Linux Systems, has sold off its hardware business instead.

Back when Linux was a lucrative buzzword, the Kansas City, Mo.-based Atipa hoped a $30 million funding round would lead to an initial public offering. Now it has sold its hardware business to Lawrence, Kan.-based Microtech Computers for an undisclosed sum.

There are too many companies in the Linux market chasing the same dream, concludes Linuxcare CEO Arthur Tyde, a pioneer in Linux support services.

Tyde, whose 2-year-old services company is contemplating a major shift in direction, came to this startling realization after walking the halls of a recent Linux trade show. Tyde expects to see a significant wave of consolidation within the next two years

SmoothWall has released the latest version of it's acclaimed security device software - version 0.9.8.

SmoothWall allows PC users in both home, SoHO and office environments to build a web manageable secure internet router that provides a totally secured network internet connection with features only seen normally in router hardware products and software firewall packages costing several thousand pounds.

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