IBM has strengthened in links with the two top corporate Linux disributions - Red Hat and Novell SUSE - by elevating the pair to IBM's Strategic Alliance program, its highest tier partner status. The move is designed to make it easier for firms to acquire Linux-based systems by integrating and streamlined sales, distribution and service channels between the hardware vendor (IBM) and its two principal open source software partners, Red Hat and Novell.

The 7.04 server and desktop edition includes a Java boost from Sun Microsystems and a vote of confidence from PC magnate Michael Dell.

The OpenMoko-based FIC Neo1973, is a smartphone which is expected to compete with Windows Mobile, Palm, Symbian and OS X operating systems. The OpenMoko has EDGE the same as the Apple's iPhone.

Microsoft's delay with the release of Windows Vista has left enough wiggle room for other players to pursue the desktop operating system market. An old Microsoft rival, Novell, is angling to seize the day with the release of SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10, a desktop OS geared to beat Vista in cost, manageability and features.

What does it take to be the 242nd most powerful supercomputer in the world? Well, if you're like the guys over at Synopsys, Inc. in Santa Cruz, California, it only takes off-the-shelf Linux boxes clustered together from 6 clusters they already had.

Red Hat has announced that the city of Chicago has started migrating to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system. The city has already saved $250,000 from switching to Linux, according to Red Hat. Systems required for vehicle registration, restaurant inspections, online job applications, ethics training and other systems will have Red Hat installed.

Andrew Morton, the lead maintainer of the Linux production kernel, is worried that an increasing number of defects are appearing in the 2.6 kernel and is considering drastic action to resolve it.

A review of the 10 major Linux distributions out there, giving the pros and cons of each and every one of them

This is the driver to mount your ReiserFS file system under Windows. Very useful when exchanging files between partitions.

The lack of Linux ports for certain popular design, Web publishing and multimedia applications is holding people back from running the open source operating system on their desktops