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DriverLoader: Revolutionary Compatibility-Wrapper for Linux x86 Systems

Linuxant inc. has announced the immediate availability of DriverLoader, a revolutionary compatibility-wrapper that allows standard Windows NDIS drivers to be used as-is on Linux x86 systems. This technology is ideal for supporting devices for which no adequate native open-source drivers are available and allows vendors to drastically reduce time to …

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MontaVista Linux Carrier Grade Edition 3.1: A New Release for the Embedded Revolution

MontaVista Software Inc., a company powering the embedded revolution, has announced MontaVista Linux Carrier Grade Edition 3.1 (CGE), the next generation of its carrier-grade Linux operating system and development environment. CGE 3.1 advances earlier versions of CGE with support for key emerging industry standards designed for high availability …

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New Version of XFce Brings Improved Usability and Performance Standards

The XFce Team has announced the release of version 4.0 of XFce, a popular multi-platform desktop environment that is known for its speed, stability, flexibility, modernity and power. The new version brings a new level of usability and performance standards to today's desktop environments. XFce 4 is a complete …

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NTT Data Intellilink Joins Open Source Development Labs to Advance Linux in Japanese Market

The Open Source Development Labs (OSDL) announced that NTT Data Intellilink, a subsidiary of NTT Data and one of the largest systems integrators in Japan, has joined the Lab as its newest member. NTT Data Intellilink is an early champion of open source software solutions and has expertise in open …

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New Lightweight Open Source Web Browser/Editor To Support Linux, Mac OS X, and Windows

The HEML Web editor, called We, is a very lightweight browser/editor based on GTK+ that offers WYSIWYG display of HTML pages without the frustrating slowdown that users have come to expect when launching Mozilla or Internet Explorer. It runs on Linux and is being ported to Mac OS X …

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BlackAdder 1.0: A Comprehensive Platform for Developing Python Applications on Windows and Linux

theKompany.com, producers and distributors of high-quality open source and commercial Linux software, are pleased to announce the availability of BlackAdder 1.0, a Windows/Linux UI development environment for Python based on Qt. BlackAdder combines a visual design environment with debugging, syntax highlighting, ODBC interfaces and extensive HTML documentation …

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Central Command Launches Comprehensive Linux Antivirus Solutions

Central Command has announced the immediate availability of VexiraTM Antivirus for Linux server (Vexira) with real-time virus protection of Samba, Netatalk and NFS network shares. Vexira is a complete Linux antivirus defense system designed for easy and dependable virus prevention on Linux based servers. It uses an advanced multi-platform virus …

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KD Executor: Advanced Regression Testing for Qt Applications

Integrated Computer Solutions, Inc. (ICS) announced the general availability of KD Executor, an advanced regression testing harness for applications utilizing the multiplatform Qt framework from Trolltech AS. KD Executor allows developers and QA professionals to record user interactions, capture critical information for validation purposes, and automatically replay the session unattended …

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NoMachine NX: Fastest and Most Cost-Effective Network-Computing Solution

NoMachine has announced the release of updated 1.2.2 Server and Client packages for its NX Remote Desktop Computing Environment. Built on top of Linux and X-Window system, NX offers incredible X11 protocol compression performances and comprehensive server facilities that make remote computing as fast and simple as web …

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Linare Corporation Launches Desktop OS Software Linare Linux

Linare Corporation is launching its Desktop OS software Linare Linux this week. The user-friendly and reliable operating system provides everything needed in a typical office environment for just $19.95 and offers round-the-clock technical support. It is based on the Linux kernel and KDE, a user-friendly and more powerful graphical …

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Projektfarm Releases 42goISP-Migration-Toolkit for RaQ Servers

Projektfarm GmbH has released a toolkit that allows system administrators to transfer data from Cobalt RaQ servers to newer servers running 42go ISP-Manager control panel software. The toolkit is composed of two components and can be downloaded for free from the Projektfarm website. It supports the migration of sites, DNS …

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SciTech Software and Trolltech AS Collaborate on Embedded Linux Graphics Acceleration

SciTech Software, Inc. and Trolltech AS have announced a collaboration to provide desktop quality 2D graphics acceleration and incredible chip level compatibility for embedded Linux developers. As part of the announcement, SciTech has released SNAP Graphics IES for Qt/Embedded, Trolltech's embedded Linux GUI toolkit. Additionally, Trolltech now provides built-in …

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Linux Expo of Southern California Announces New Speakers and Sponsors

The Linux Expo of Southern California is a joint effort of several organizations that will be hosting SCALE 2X, a conference featuring speakers and exhibitors related to Linux and open source software. The conference will feature talks on topics such as the Linux Terminal Server Project, CinePaint, and the use …

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Turbolinux Joins Open Source Development Labs

Turbolinux, a leading developer of Linux for Asian markets, has joined the Open Source Development Labs (OSDL) as its newest member. Turbolinux is one of the most widely-used Linux distributions in Asia and has made major open-source contributions to improve the software for use by corporations and government agencies. With …

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ASU West Library Introduces Linux-based Workstations

Returning Arizona State University West students were introduced to Linux-based workstations in the Fletcher Library on Monday. The Library has successfully completed a 14-month conversion project which includes the replacement of Microsoft Windows NT servers and clients with Linux. Scattered throughout the Library are 71 diskless workstations that are network …

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SGI and SuSE Linux Announce Scalable Linux Offering

SGI and SuSE Linux have announced plans to extend the Linux OS to new levels of scalability and performance. The companies will bundle SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 on SGI AltixTM 3000 servers and superclusters, with SuSE supporting the unique 64-processor single-node scaling capabilities of the SGI Altix 3000 platform …

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ActiveState Wins Product Excellence Award for Komodo at LinuxWorld Conference & Expo

At the LinuxWorld Conference & Expo, ActiveState was honored with a Product Excellence Award for Komodo, their professional integrated development environment (IDE) for open source languages. The program provides a powerful workspace for editing, debugging, and testing applications on Perl, PHP, Python, Tcl, XSLT, and numerous other languages. Komodo was selected …

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OSDL Releases Q&A Paper on SCO vs IBM Lawsuit

The Open Source Development Lab (OSDL) has released a Q&A paper written by Lawrence Rosen, a noted technology law and intellectual property expert, to help Linux users understand how SCO's lawsuit against IBM will affect them. The paper covers key issues such as the legal issue in this case …

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Debian Celebrates 10th Birthday with Parties Around the World

The Debian Project is celebrating its 10th birthday with several parties around the globe. The project was founded by Ian Murdock in 1993 and has since grown to become a large, well-organized community of developers and users. To maintain high standards of quality, Debian has adopted an extensive set of …

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Aethera 1.0 Release: A New Level of Modularity in PIMs

theKompany.com is pleased to announce the 1.0 release of Aethera, a PIM, Email and optional communication suite for Linux and Windows (Mac OS X coming soon). Aethera breaks with tradition in conventional PIMs and brings a new level of modularity and vision to a paradigm that has been …

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