Microsoft's Bill Gates to visit India, Dec 06, 2005

When Microsoft Corp. chairman Bill Gates begins a four-day visit to India on Tuesday, he'll see a country moving increasingly toward open source operating systems - the chief rival to his company's Windows software.

When the Republic of Macedonia decided to deploy Linux in 468 schools and 182 computer labs nationwide, they chose GNOME on an Ubuntu distribution. Arangel Angov met with Darko Arso, Technology Integration Manager at the Education Development Center, to find out more about their reasons for using GNOME.

HP and IBM are trying to ensure open source software is used to run the Beijing games, but a lack of local expertise could leave the move stuck in the starting blocks

In Mannheim, a preference for "open" standards--not cost--is driving the German city's shift to Linux.

RealNetworks is to extend its Rhapsody.com US music subscription service to Mac and Linux users, offering unlimited access to its entire one million plus music catalogue just as long for a monthly fee.

Two public financial institutions will start the first Linux-based Internet banking services this month as the government tries to end Microsoft Windows' long-running monopoly in online banking systems.

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