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  • FreeBSD vows to compete with desktop Linux

    Linux may soon have a stronger open-source competitor on the desktop if FreeBSD's plans come to fruition.

  • Is open source ready for big business?

    The New South Wales government has unveiled a panel of preferred open-source software suppliers but what does it really mean? Well, the answer depends on who's doing the asking.

  • OS X more appealing than desktop Linux: Gartner

    OS X is more appealing to enterprises as a desktop operating system than ever before and although it is unlikely to take market share away from Windows, the Mac could reduce the number of Linux-based desktops, according to research group Gartner.

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    Novell will continue its march against Microsoft and any uptake of Vista despite a recent alliance with the software giant, said Ron Hovsepian, Novell president and CEO, who was in Sydney today. Also: Watch the four-part video.

  • Microsoft to 'open the doors' of Linux labs

    Microsoft will launch a Web site to share the activities of its internal Linux laboratories, an effort to sample feedback from customers who combine Microsoft and open-source software.

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  • Is open source ready for big business?

    The New South Wales government has unveiled a panel of preferred open-source software suppliers but what does it really mean? Well, the answer depends on who's doing the asking.

  • Microsoft's answer to Linux

    Despite threat of Linux and open source, software powerhouse's Server and Tools division brings home double-digital revenue growth -- again.

  • Open source's next frontier

    Open-source software is starting to expand into the big-ticket infrastructure-software market dominated by Microsoft and others.

  • Linux: Who got it right, who got it very wrong?

    Who predicted Linux servers would outnumber Windows servers by 2006? Who said one in five enterprise desktops would be Linux-based by 2008? We look back at the bad (and good) predictions made about Linux over the past decade.

  • One city's move to open source

    In Mannheim, a preference for "open" standards -- not cost -- is driving the German city's shift to Linux.

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  • Is Linux taking over the enterprise?

    These days, the question is not whether you can use Linux, but where you can best use it. Is there more to Linux than Apache and file and print serving? ZDNet Australia investigates.

  • Can't decide on an OS? Run them all!

    IT administrators, try Linux or OS/2 without buying a whole new PC (or losing your current OS). System Commander 7.0 runs multiple OSes with ease.

  • Tech Guide: Letting in Linux

    We'll step you through the process of installing Linux alongside Windows XP so that you can boot either OS.

  • Instant Messaging Road-Test

    There are a swag-load of instant messaging applications available these days -- we run eight of them through the wringer, to save you the trouble.

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