Dell's Investment Shows Red Hat Is Red Hot, May 12, 2005

While it's too soon to determine the full impact of Dell's nearly $100 million investment in Linux vendor Red Hat, the move makes one thing perfectly clear: The Linux server market is red hot, and the Linux desktop market isn't far behind.

In an effort to convince frustrated Windows users to adopt Linux, Novell has introduced a new version of SuSE Linux that bundles revamped applications and tools with the latest version of the operating system.