'World's largest' Wi-Fi network keeps Linux under wraps, Mar 01, 2006

If securely deploying 10,000 wireless access points across 1700 locations in five months to create what is said to be the world's largest enterprise Wi-Fi network sounds like a challenge, Victoria's Department of Education (DET) took it all in its stride - with the help of a little penguin.

Acme Systems is shipping a Penguin-shaped case for a tiny SBC (single-board computer) powered by an innovative MCM (multi-chip module) that runs Linux.

Walden Media, the company that produced The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe, wanted a community-driven Web site that would encourage discussion and collaboration on the educational products related to its movies. After considering the options, Walden Media chose Liferay's MIT-licensed open source content management system (CMS), running on Linux.

An open-source project tries to break Cisco's lock on the $4 billion corporate router business.

A move to the Linux operating system and open source applications more than a year ago played a key role in DreamWorks' transition to a service-oriented architecture.

Intel is widening its small business offerings with a low-cost, high-capacity storage product

Novell investors could see the stock's year-long ascent interrupted when the open-source software company reports fiscal first-quarter results later this week, according to Banc of America Securities.

Longhorn is going to face some very tough competition as Microsoft strives to hold off Linux and Solaris on the server front.

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