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Living with desktop Linux

We examine whether SuSE Linux Desktop is really a sensible Windows replacement for enterprises Read more

28 July, 2003 by Matthew Broersma

Red Hat ready to tackle Microsoft's desktop dominance

Although its primary business is in server software, Linux company Red Hat is looking at the desktop market Read more

24 June, 2002 by Stephen Shankland
Video: Novell touts Suse <endeca_term>Linux for desktop</endeca_term> users

Video: Novell touts Suse Linux for desktop users

At the LinuxWorld conference, CEO Ron Hovsepian talks about the increasing support being shown by PC customers for Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop Read more

9 August, 2007 by ZDNet UK
Novell touts Suse <endeca_term>Linux for desktop</endeca_term> users

Novell touts Suse Linux for desktop users

At the LinuxWorld conference, CEO Ron Hovsepian talks about the increasing support being shown by PC customers for Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop Read more

9 August, 2007

Java Desktop System reaches version two

...version of its Java Desktop System, the server maker's version of Linux for desktop computers, augmenting the software with new management and programming tools... Read more

1 June, 2004 by Stephen Shankland
Ubuntu's Intrepid Ibex: A peek at what to expect

Ubuntu's Intrepid Ibex: A peek at what to expect

...The download is available on the Ubuntu website.) This latest installment of Linux for desktop computers and servers strives to be easy to use, a... Read more

30 October, 2008 by Stephen Shankland

Ubuntu 'Intrepid Ibex' due on Thursday

...the company's alphabetically ascending naming convention, is the latest installment of Linux for desktop computers and servers in the company's six-month release... Read more

28 October, 2008 by Stephen Shankland

Sun steps back from desktop Linux

Sun is stepping away from an effort to sell Linux for desktop computers, the server and software company's top software executive... Read more

29 June, 2005 by Stephen Shankland

Adobe looks towards Linux

...Linux. Adobe has largely been on the sidelines of efforts to boost Linux for desktop computers, the vast majority of which run Microsoft Windows. The... Read more

3 November, 2004 by Stephen Shankland

US Telecoms giant looks at throwing Windows out

...it. IBM earlier this year launched its own internal project to evaluate Linux for desktop computers. Also, a number of governmental organisations are pursuing open... Read more

6 October, 2004 by Martin LaMonica

Linux vendor lowers IPO price

...name to Linspire to settle a Microsoft lawsuit, sells a version of Linux for desktop computers. For the three months ended 31 March, 2004, the... Read more

9 August, 2004 by Stephen Shankland

Novell merges Linux tech into new product

Novell plans to release its new corporate version of Linux for desktop computers this autumn, merging technology from two Linux specialists it... Read more

9 August, 2004 by Stephen Shankland

Free Linux rides again

...for software additions that can be downloaded. Xandros, like Lindows, concentrates on Linux for desktop PCs rather than the networked server computers on which Novell... Read more

10 June, 2004 by Stephen Shankland

IBM throws weight behind desktop Linux

...typically are run by technically proficient administrators. The company has avoided pushing Linux for desktop computers, where Microsoft is overwhelmingly dominant. However, IBM is likely... Read more

10 November, 2003 by Stephen Shankland

Advocates join to promote desktop Linux

Several companies have joined to launch a consortium to promote Linux for desktop computers, a significant expansion for an operating system that today... Read more

4 February, 2003 by Stephen Shankland

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