Does SCO Matter?, Nov 03, 2004

What have all of SCO's legal actions amounted to? In many ways, not much, but in others, SCO has profoundly changed how we think about technology

Adobe Systems, maker of major desktop software products such as Photoshop and Acrobat Reader, has begun a quiet effort to become more involved with desktop Linux

A top Australian lawyer has said that SCO's case against IBM is unlikely to cause any Linux licences to be invalidated.

Deciding to switch to Linux is one of the daunting questions every CIO must evaluate. Fortunately, the answer is getting simplier as Linux evolves into the enterprise-ready versions making their way onto the market today.

Despite what TechWorld, InfoWorld, Groklaw, and other IT news outlets reported or implied yesterday and today, The SCO Group said it still plans to post a new Web site that tells the company's side of the story of its breach-of-contract lawsuits against IBM, Novell, and other companies.

Linux operating systems offer the worst track record, according to Mi2g, with Windows coming in second.

The emergence of operating systems such as Linux, Solaris and Netware is starting to affect the popularity of Unix skills in the marketplace, according to an IT skills report.

Southern California Linux user groups associated with the University of Southern California (USC), Simi/Conejo, and the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) are hosting their third annual Southern California Linux Expo (SCALE) February 12-13th, 2005 at the Los Angeles Convention Center.

IBM and Integrated Distribution Solutions LLC (IDS) are developing a new Linux-based tool set for the food and consumer goods industry, proving Big Blue's support of Linux in the enterprise and how open source has slowly and steadily permeated another market

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