'Linux' Is Fifth-Most-Searched Tech Word On Google, Dec 30, 2004

Coming behind such terms as "MP3" and "spybot," the word "Linux" turns out nonetheless to have been the fifth-most-searched "popular tech" term on Google in 2004, according to the annual Zeitgeist report by Google

Security, Web services and Linux jobs continue to dominate the IT help wanted ads and are projected to remain among the hottest skill and certification areas in 2005, according to research firms that specialize in tracking skills and certifications.

OpenAdvantage, which has received funding from a regional government body, says its remit is to bring together people who provide something in the open source area with people who have software needs

Today, left with less than a 4 percent market share, the former LAN leader teeters on the brink of irrelevance. At Novell's darkest hour, open source could be the company's last, best hope. And yet, company executives resist being labeled.

The newest version of the current Linux kernel was released late last week by creator and open-source maven Linus Torvalds. Referred to as "Woozy Numbat" by Torvalds, the 2.6.10 kernel includes a long list of minor fixes and changes to the operating system.

Astaro Security Linux was named PC Magazine's Best Business Security Solution and Editors' Choice in the publication's year-end edition.

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