AA takes Linux road for ID system, Jul 01, 2006

Motoring organisation the AA is to implement an identity and access management solution running on Novell's SuSE Linux to automate the management of digital identities for around 6,000 staff.

European Union regulators are "studying" a consumer complaint that Microsoft Corp. forces computer makers to sell machines that are preloaded with Windows, excluding other operating systems such as Linux.

A Massachusetts state senator blasted the state's high-profile decision to adopt OpenDocument as a digital document standard, calling it unlawful and insensitive to the needs of people with disabilities.

MySQL, the open source database firm, is to receive Microsoft marketing support along with Visual Studio technical integration.

Red Hat has been hit by a patent lawsuit related to JBoss, just weeks after completing its purchase of the open-source software company.

Australian Linux and open source solutions company Cybersource has deployed 120 thin client Linux-based desktops and servers for the Victorian Department of Justice.

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