CrossOver Office Now Shipping For Linspire, Feb 10, 2006

CodeWeavers and Linspire on Wednesday announced CrossOver Office for Linspire 5.0, the first time the software has been made available for the Linspire Linux OS.

The next release of the Ubuntu free Linux distribution, dubbed the "Hoary Hedgehog," now will be released on Friday, according to new messages posted on the Ubuntu site.

Version 5.04 of Ubuntu's free Linux distribution -- dubbed the "Hoary Hedgehog" -- is scheduled to be published on Wednesday, according to Mark Shuttleworth, who runs the effort.

IBM and Intel plan to open up their eServer blade platform to seed the market for future designs, the companies plan to announce Thursday.

IBM officials positioned the move as one that was necessary to grow the market from the "early adopter" phase to the "mass adopter" phase. With the specifications—which Intel Corp. and IBM plan to provide royalty-free—customers can design their own platforms around IBM's blades, executives said.