IBM on Thursday will announce the opening of a technology center geared to lure financial services companies to servers using the Linux operating system. IBM initially will fund the New York center ...

With the launch of the Binghamton University Linux Technology Center, the Greater Binghamton area in upstate New York becomes one of the key regions in the nation for cutting-edge research in Linux ...

Linux has attained a rare distinction among operating systems: Through a combination of technology and culture, the Unix clone has given Microsoft serious worries. Linux hasn't come close to writing ...

Microsoft’s historic embrace of Linux technology could have wide-reaching impacts on the virtualization market and Microsoft’s rival VMware. Microsoft’s historic embrace of Linux technology could have ...

Using Linux has changed the way I approach technology, making me a more informed and capable Windows user. Linux has taught ...

Network World Senior Editor Deni Connor caught up with Sheila Harnett, technical head of IBM’s Linux Technology Center, the day after the Linux 2.4 kernel was released. Harnett talks about the future ...

The combination of an embedded Linux OS and Java technology offer developers a new choice for flexible project deployment. Thanks to the emergence of support organizations that have focused on the ...

Millions of people use Linux every day, but we rarely stop to think about how the operating system feels about it. Wouldn’t it be nice to know what Linux really thinks about open source, Windows, Macs ...

ChromeOS has a strong connection with Linux and uses the Linux kernel at its core. Unlike traditional Linux distros, ChromeOS is locked down and lacks customization. ChromeOS allows running Linux apps ...

Microsoft Corp. has appointed an executive to lead its controversial efforts to make its software more interoperable with Novell Inc.’s SUSE Linux. The company has named Tom Hanrahan to the new ...

NEW YORK--Now that Linux has firmly asserted itself on Wall Street, the challenge for Linux providers will be to get users to recognize the open-source operating system as something more than a means ...

At first blush, somebody with a background as a theoretical atomic physicist would not jump to mind as the obvious candidate to take on the task of figuring out what IBM should do about Linux and open ...