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HP, Novell do desktop Linux deal
News IBM rival Hewlett-Packard is already permitted to load SuSE Linux onto its servers but is now extending the deal to desktop computers, according to Richard Seibt, SuSE's former chief executive and now head of Novell's European operation.
[March 25, 2004, 8:25]
Munich deal boosts desktop Linux
News The deal also is notable because it involves desktop computers. Frankfurt Mayor Petra Roth said in a statement that the city will save money as a result of the deal. The federal government there is funding some improvements to the KDE desktop and...
[May 29, 2003, 8:14]
Sun announces desktop Linux deal, Opteron integration
News Sun Microsystems introduced Advanced Micro Devices' Opteron into its server family and announced a deal in China that's expected to boost its Linux desktop software. Now it will have more combinations of operating systems and processors to deal with.
[November 18, 2003, 9:30]
HP, Novell do desktop Linux deal
Talkback I dont think most companies are going to be willing to bet their business on the technology evangelism that seems to be largely behind the linux desktop push. For those companies that dont own their own server technology and linux distribution this...
[April 20, 2004, 13:42]
Desktop Linux for small business
Talkback It's as easy as any other distro I have installed and nice to deal with only one disc. Had no problems on install on old Pentium 2 266 with 128mb ram. Runs fine recognized all the old hardware. Easy installation and easy to add more programs afteword.
[January 15, 2006, 3:56]
Desktop Linux wins plaudits for stability
Talkback Many games are available, so it's not a big deal. I'm using a stripped-down, fully patched win2k and a customized Mandrake 10.1 Linux on the same machine (yay dual boots); windows GUI freezes as soon as I run too many apps and click all over the...
[March 14, 2005, 15:01]
Australian government inching towards desktop Linux
News Centrelink has been using the beta version of OES and Gunning is looking forward to the final release, which could help clinch the deal. Centrelink, the Australian government agency responsible for distributing social security payments, is...
[October 28, 2004, 12:24]
Desktop Linux wins powerful supporters
News Linux for use on desktop computers has had some successes -- notably a deal under which the city of Munich will buy 14,000 Linux desktop computers. Red Hat, IBM and an open-source consortium are each beginning serious work to advance Linux for use...
[November 12, 2003, 7:45]
Desktop Linux for small business review
Reviews If you prefer to deal with a consultancy-like support service, then Novell Linux Desktop 9, may be a good move, while the very corporate Red Hat Desktop 4, could prove a sensible option for companies with large numbers of desktops.Our Editor's...
[November 24, 2005, 12:40]
Linux on desktop will be 'cheaper and more secure', claim vendors
News He strongly disagreed that customers purchasing Windows were getting a raw deal on price and security. A senior IT executive at a major pharmaceutical company summed up the challenge for Linux at the ZDNet UK IT Priorities conference today when he...
[September 28, 2004, 16:25]
Living with desktop Linux
News This is a far cry from earlier desktop Linux distributions, which needed some patience to deal with. The issue of Linux on the desktop has always attracted lively debate but until now most of the rhetoric has been largely theoretical, as no large...
[July 28, 2003, 16:24]
Novell readies Linux desktop release
News Novell will charge $50 per person for an "entitlement" to use the software, a deal that includes one year of updates and bug fixes. The company is expected to announce on Monday that Novell Linux Desktop 9 will be available on Thursday.
[November 8, 2004, 7:23]
Intel puts weight behind desktop Linux
News Sun inked a deal in 2003 under which the China Standard Software will sell Sun's Linux desktop software, but Intel couldn't say if this was the version of Linux it would support. Intel has begun an effort to make it easier for sales partners in...
[November 24, 2004, 8:05]
Sun steps back from desktop Linux
News In April, Novell announced a deal with CSSC to "cooperate to provide technology, services and marketing to optimise and promote Linux to the Chinese market". Sun is stepping away from an effort to sell Linux for desktop computers, the server and...
[June 29, 2005, 9:30]
2004: The year of desktop Linux?
News In December, Sun announced a deal under which the China Standard Software (CSSC), a consortium of companies supported by the Chinese government, will use Java Desktop. The initial excitement about Linux as an alternative to Windows on the desktop...
[December 22, 2003, 15:20]
SuSE Linux Desktop review
Reviews Access is through a paid support deal with SuSE, which most organisations will have as a matter of course. But several attempts to install SuSE Linux Desktop (SLD) failed to result in the appearance of the elusive feature, while other system...
[July 28, 2003, 8:23]
SuSE to sell Linux PCs online
News SuSE is expanding its efforts to attract consumer-desktop users through a distribution deal with low-cost PC maker Microtel and retail giant Wal-Mart Stores, which will see PCs preloaded with SuSE Linux 8.2 sold on Walmart.com.
[July 15, 2003, 11:32]
Running Linux with Office XP: Is it ready for business?
News One of these must be the recent deal awarded to Germany's SuSE Linux to replace 13,000 ageing Windows NT desktop PCs with Linux installations. In general, we were impressed with not only the ease of installation -- which has been consistent with...
[June 26, 2003, 9:25]
Is Dell Linux's new best friend?
News Dell Computer is set to give its "third strategic operating system" -- aka, Linux -- a major shot in the arm next Monday, when it is expected to unveil a pre-load deal for the Gnome Linux desktop on Dell business PCs.
[December 1, 2000, 7:32]
Canonical distributes Parallels via desktop update
News The deal also gives Parallels direct access to users of the most widely used desktop Linux distribution. The deal marks the first time Canonical has distributed commercial software through the repository, which has in the past only distributed free...
[February 6, 2008, 16:17]
