Businesses should embrace Linux or risk losing control over their IT infrastructure by driving the operating system underground. Andrew Butler, a research director at GartnerGroup, advises businesses to have an open Linux strategy.

The University of New Mexico and IBM are teaming up to build the world's fastest Linux-based supercomputer. It's built from 64 of IBM Netfinity 256 servers. The servers are linked together using special clustering software and high-speed networking hardware, delivering a processing speed of 375 gigaflops, or 375 billion operations per second.

Recently I reviewed Mandrakesoft's DrakX Installer - which first shipped with their Mandrake Linux 2000 GoldPack package; before that I reviewed Mandrake 6.1 PowerPack - on which GoldPack was later based.

Have you been wondering if the success of Linux can collapse due to some unforeseen events? The success of Linux and other Open Source programs has been made possible by a licensing scheme called the GPL, or GNU Public License but that could also be its downfall. Here is a forecast of possible events, which could cripple and eventually destroy both Open Source and Linux.

Silicon.com has uncovered growing concern that the Linux operating system suffers from major security problems that could prevent its widespread adoption in the enterprise environment. An investigation discovered widespread belief that the open source nature of the operating system allows hackers an easy route into Linux-based systems.

Linux is on the verge of splintering into different, incompatible versions. Wall Street analysts and information technology managers are watching to see if Linux reaches a fork in the road -- with incompatible versions of the popular free operating system competing for adoption at small and large corporations. If branches emerge, the value of the open-source operating system is likely to plummet.

Corel Corporation announced its much anticipated WordPerfect Office 2000 for Linux is shipping on March 21st and will be on store shelves in early April. WordPerfect Office 2000 for Linux will be offered in both Standard and Deluxe Editions. Both editions will install on major Linux distributions, and are compatible with the Windows version of WordPerfect Office 2000 and Microsoft Office 2000.

When people talk about a Linux box, what generally comes to mind is either a server or client machine running some distribution of Linux. One way for users to use Linux outside "the box" is with the Linux Router Project's distribution of the operating system. This topic will focus on how Linux can be used to turn an old PC into a network router.

Macmillan USA, announced Secure Server 7.0 for professional server administrators. Macmillan's new product is a secure Linux web server built within the new Linux-Mandrake 7.0 operating system. With Secure Server 7.0, managers of mid-level traffic web sites will have a secure server solution.

Changing passwords, creating accounts, removing accounts, and helping users figure out why they can't access what they need or want through their account is what User Administration is about. Almost all companies, save for the absolute smallest, have multiple users who need to have access to the company's computer resources.