Linux Online - News from Jan 25, 2005

News from Jan 25, 2005

Thunderbird gets phishing detection, Jan 25, 2005

The next version of Thunderbird should give users extra protection against online fraud

IBM to release low-end Linux server, Jan 25, 2005

It appears that the two-way OpenPower 710 will be IBM's latest Linux-powered server

Many SMEs keen on Linux, Jan 25, 2005

APART from large businesses and government agencies which are looking at Linux as an alternative to the various flavours of Unix, many SMEs (small and medium enterprises) are also keen on going the Linux way, says a new study by New York-based Access Markets International (AMI) Partners Inc.

Red Hat pushes for Linux in federal market, Jan 25, 2005

Next week, Mr. Smith goes to Washington—again. Paul Smith, head of Red Hat Inc.’s new government division, that is.

Linux in Government: OSS in the US Navy?, Jan 25, 2005

Government agencies wishing to develop an understanding of open-source software's potential might look no farther for information than a non-profit trade association headquartered in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. The Open Source Software Institute has become adept at helping government enterprises understand the benefits of open-source software, especially Linux.

Debian developer takes Linux top job, Jan 25, 2005

Debian developer Jonathan Oxer has been elected president of Linux Australia and will take over the role from Pia Smith early next month

Linux gets small and smaller, Jan 25, 2005

So how'd you like a fully workable and useful Linux implementation plus an all singing and dancing X Window system running cooperatively with Windows in a similar manner to coLinux without breaking a sweat? Your wish is our command!

Wienux, a Linux for Vienna, Jan 25, 2005

As Brigitte Lutz of the Computer Center of Vienna's Municipal Authority reported at the Viennese event Open Source Business Conference 2005 employees at about 4,800 desks of Vienna's Municipal Authority, the department heads included, from this year on will be given the choice of using a special Linux distribution named Wienux in place of the hitherto exclusively used Microsoft platform Windows 2000 with Office 2000.

Sun poised to take open-source Solaris step, Jan 25, 2005

Sun Microsystems is about to take the next step in its plan to refurbish the reputation of its Solaris operating system in the eyes of a small but crucial group: programmers

Rise of Linux buoys cross-platform dev framework, Jan 25, 2005

Trolltech says the emergence of Linux on developer and user desktops helped make 2004 a banner year for Qt, its cross-platform development framework.

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