BBC's iPlayer comes to Macs and Linux, Dec 16, 2007

A streaming version of the BBC's iPlayer online TV on-demand service has been launched for the Windows, Mac and Linux platforms.

More than 20,000 people have signed a petition calling on Dell to offer Linux-based PCs outside of the US.

Since stockbroker Redmayne-Bentley revamped its IT infrastructure with a move to Linux the business has been reaping the rewards.

The European Commission has issued a ringing endorsement of open source software, producing a confidence-boost for businesses considering the deployment of Linux and other free software.

The European Commission is to spend €4m on an open source observatory and repository (Osor) to span the member states and enable them to share information across the public sector.

For Motorola, the number two maker of mobile phones, Linux is the way of the future.

Small businesses can benefit from switching to open source, says Danny Bradbury - just be careful which applications you choose to move.

After the success of its original Linux tablet, the 770, Nokia is already looking at the next generation of internet-only devices.

silicon.com sister site ZDNet UK sat down with Red Hat chief executive Matthew Szulik at the company's user summit in Nashville, Tennessee, for a brief discussion on how he intends to keep his company at the cutting edge and battle the biggest threats to its future success

The Cabinet Office and IBM are working together on a secure open source environment for public and private sector organisations.

While Linux grew steadily in China last year, the open-source operating system still faces some challenges in the country, according to IDC.

Software patent campaigner Florian Mueller revealed this week that the City of Munich's decision to stall its Linux migration was the result of a PR stunt by anti-patent campaigners.

A pair of security bugs in cryptography software could allow an attacker to insert content into a digitally signed message or forge signatures on files.

Open source is secure, robust and saves money - so why are you waiting?

Behrens believes that Linux will pose more of a threat to Symbian, with powerful manufacturers backing both operating systems in the Japanese market.

Siemens has announced it is to join the Open Source Development Labs (OSDL).

The NHS is aiming to save £75m over three years as part of a new software deal with Novell that will make it easier for health service IT departments to switch to open source.

A recent Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing has revealed that Apple now considers Linux a potential market challenger.

The Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE) has filed a request with the European Union asking to get involved in an EU antitrust suit against Microsoft.

Some time has passed since I last revisited the titanic struggle between the "Open Force" (or is that open source) and the Empire, loosely known as Microsoft.