Gateway announced that it will offer Web hosting, virtual private networking (VPN) and other Internet-related services to small and medium-size businesses in the second quarter. As part of the effort, the San Diego-based PC maker invested $25 million in Linux software specialist eSoft, which will use the money to develop management tools and software packages for creating these services.

Recently IBM has been courting the penguin, announcing agreements with Red Hat and LinuxCare, creating a Java Virtual Machine for Linux and announcing that it will pre-install Linux on its ThinkPads and NetFinity servers. What does IBM stand to gain from a partnership with Linux? And more importantly, what do Penguinistas gain from it?

Trying to accelerate the adoption of Linux in enterprise accounts, Red Hat on Tuesday announced its Red Hat Enterprise Edition product line as part of a strategy that will see the company working hand in glove with leading application developers to test and integrate Linux-based solutions.

Santa Cruz Operations often referred to as "SCO" but known internally as "S-C-O" has made a number of straight UNIX source codes available to the public. The source code for: Mini UNIX, UNIX V6, PWB UNIX, UNIX V7 (which also covers Editions 1-5, and the 32V).

My last SuSE review was back on October 18, 1999 - since that time SuSE has significantly improved on their Linux offering. I received SuSE 6.3 some weeks ago;  and I've finally had a chance to review it.

As part of the agreement, RealNetworks' RealServer 7.0 will be physically bundled with Red Hat's open source operating system software. Service and support for this enterprise solution will be collaboratively provided by both companies.

A handful of network engineers are taking advantage of new free software that turns older PCs into Linux-based routers for IP traffic—a concept that could catch on in the enterprise. The code is being distributed by the Linux Router Project, a loose-knit group of software developers formed several years ago to develop a less expensive alternative to mass-produced routers and firewalls.

This article was originally planned to be a Linux installation guide, but now it is a Mandrake 7.0 Review/Linux Installation Guide. When I first saw the specs for Mandrake 7.0, I was quite excited. Although Linux-Mandrake has a reputation for being newbie-friendly, I had a feeling that Mandrake 7 was going to be even friendlier.

Although open-source UNIX (OSU), especially Linux, will make astonishing gains over the next two years -- between 100% and 700% gain in server share on eight major enterprise server applications, Microsoft Windows NT/2000 will maintain between a 30% and 65% server share on these same applications. This compares to a server share of around 10% or less for OSU on most of these applications. The study also shows that open-source UNIX will have the most impact among smaller companies, while Microsoft's server share continues to grow among the largest enterprises.

The "Low Fuel" light lit up on the dashboard of my car. Great timing! I was already running late and now I had to stop for gas. But rather than risk being stranded somewhere, I kept a lookout for a gas station and pulled into the first one I could find.