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  • Oracle strengthens Linux ties in China

    Oracle and China's Linux operating system developer, Red Flag Software, will work to certify and support database management systems in China.

  • Certification could boost Linux' worldwide govt push

    Red Hat and Oracle plan to announce on Thursday that the companies have teamed to get Linux evaluated under the Common Criteria, a certification that could open doors for the broader use of open-source software by government agencies.

  • Survey: Linux growing; CRM in doubt

    Integrating applications and buying security software are in, and CRM software and new hardware purchases are out, according to a survey of chief information officers.

  • Apple fixes 15 flaws in Mac OS X

    Apple Computer released an update to its Mac OS X operating system on Tuesday to fix 15 security issues in the software.

  • Software makers team on Asian Linux

    China's Red Flag Software and Japan's Miracle Linux aim to develop a common Linux operating system to make it easier for Asian companies to switch to the open-source camp.

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  • Study: Open source produces best results

    A consulting group has found that a key networking component of Linux is of higher quality in several ways than that of competing closed-source software.

  • Survey: Linux growing; CRM in doubt

    Integrating applications and buying security software are in, and CRM software and new hardware purchases are out, according to a survey of chief information officers.

  • Taking the leap to open source?

    So you've done the math and decided there may be a good business case for Linux after all. Just make sure you don't dive into the world of open source without fastening the rope securely to the bridge.

  • Open-source .Net takes shape

    Builders of the Mono open-source development project has released an update that will let programmers write Microsoft .Net applications for Linux and Unix operating systems.

  • New Linux version expected in December

    The 2.6 version of the Linux core is expected in December and will be much more stable on arrival than its predecessor, according to the programmer in charge of the software.

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