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Linux on desktop will be 'cheaper and more secure', claim vendors

IT Priorities Conference: Linux has carved out its space on the server, and its boosters are now keen to extend that franchise on to the desktop. But why go through all the pain of changing your desktop OS? Read more

28 September, 2004 by Ingrid Marson

Linux vendors hope to ride PC upgrade wave

Linux vendors are salivating at the prospect of taking market share away from... Read more

21 May, 2004 by Munir Kotadia

Linux vendors hit back at analyst report

Linux vendors Debian, Red Hat, SuSE and Mandrakesoft have attacked a recent Forrester... Read more

7 April, 2004 by Munir Kotadia

Linux vendors ready Asianux 2.0

...sell it under their individual brand names. They also hope to get Linux vendors from other Asian companies involved in the distribution, which is already... Read more

24 August, 2005 by Ingrid Marson

Linux vendors release security patches

Linux vendors Red Hat, Novell and Mandrakesoft on Wednesday released patches for several... Read more

14 January, 2005 by Dawn Kawamoto

Linux vendors hit back at Ballmer's email

...Ballmer's mail, ZDNet UK sought out a reaction from the various Linux vendors to Microsoft's allegations that the open-source OS is expensive... Read more

28 October, 2004 by Ingrid Marson

Linux vendors move to standard platform

Several Linux vendors have moved to standardise their customised operating environments on a single... Read more

30 May, 2002 by Matthew Broersma

Linux vendors to unify efforts

...the LSB will be slow, and it may not necessarily give smaller Linux vendors a leg up in competition with Red Hat. Aberdeen Group analyst... Read more

29 May, 2002 by Matthew Broersma

MS, Sun, Linux vendors sell to power users

Operating systems vendors clamour for attention in the bid to sell to the financial services industry Read more

22 June, 2000 by Mary Jo Foley

Linux vendors update their wares

Ubuntu brings the 'breezy badger' to market, while Mandriva 2006 offers better support for wireless networking Read more

14 October, 2005 by Stephen Shankland

Microsoft takes swipe at Linux vendors' legal story

Microsoft has criticised Novell, Red Hat, IBM and HP for not offering enough protection against IP lawsuits. Red Hat, for one, takes a different view Read more

5 November, 2004 by Ingrid Marson

Linux vendors applaud EC's Microsoft warning

Will probe lessen the fear, uncertainty and doubt factor? Read more

4 August, 2000 by Matthew Broersma and Will Knight

Linux vendors rush to patch security hole

...execute arbitrary code with the privileges of WU-FTPD, typically root." All Linux vendors, including Red Hat, Mandrake and Suse have issued a patch which... Read more

30 November, 2001 by Pia Heikkila

Linux vendors target students with discounts

More money-off special offers for tax dodgers... Read more

17 November, 2003 by Stephen Shankland

Linux vendors aim to make penguins more friendly

Linux vendor Red Hat is joining forces with competitor Eazel to improve the image of the operating system to consumers. Read more

29 January, 2001 by Chris Holbrook

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