Munich begins Linux replacement of Windows
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Three years after officials in Munich, Germany, announced plans to move to open-source software, the city has begun its transition to Linux.
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(InfoWorld) - Linspire has signed up a company headed by a former Microsoft executive to distribute its desktop Linux operating system in the Middle East and Africa. Business International will offer the English version of the Linspire Five-0 operating system to customers in at least 17 countries, Linspire said in a statement. The company is headed by Mohamad Jarrar, who worked at Microsoft from 1997 until last year as a business development manager expanding the company's business and its partner network in the Middle East. As part of the deal, Business International will also build a channel program that will enable OEM computer makers to offer PCs with Linspire preinstalled. The deal will see Business International handle distribution in Algeria, Bahrain, Cyprus, Egypt, India, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Morocco, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates and Yemen, Linspire said. Next year, the two companies will start development work on an Arabic version of the operating system. The announcement was timed to coincide with the Gitex Dubai 2006 IT show that ends Wednesday at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre.
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Network services giant AT&amp;T is evaluating different operating systems, including Linux and Mac OS X, as alternatives to Windows for internal use.
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Intel, the worldâs largest semiconductor and Microprocessor Company, is officially helping China and other Asian countries adopt Linux over Microsoftâs popular Windows platform.
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A year after announcing it would migrate its Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) Windows-run computers to Linux, the German city of Munich is expected to make the migration official. The city's council has scheduled a vote, which is anticipated to kick off the next phase of the Linux move.
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German national railway moves 55,000 Notes users to Linux system.
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MonkeyDev writes &quot;Yahoo is reporting that Munich is ready to move forward with plans to &#39;abandon Microsoft Windows in favor of upstart rival Linux.
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InfoWorld - The new team of leaders at Dell is weighing a request to give customers the option to purchase PCs with the Linux OS, instead of the default Windows, after thousands of users voted for that idea on a company blog.
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A Windows version of Oracle's flagship database, plus administrative tools, joins the Linux edition.
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Microsoft founder Bill Gates has joined German business leaders in Munich to launch a project aimed at protecting millions of computer users from potentially damaging viruses.
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The makers of the Good OS distribution are unveiling a Linux version with a hopefully appealing metaphor, with a focus on cloud computing.
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Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa, Latin America and Asia/Pacific -- will ship with Linux operating systems, but 75 percent
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California-based Phoenix Technologies has announced its plan to develop an embedded Linux-based bypass system that will allow users to run some productivity applications even if the main OS has failed.
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MS readies pared-back Vista? Astounded that Asus' tiny Eee PC will ship with Linux, Microsoft has agreed to provide the Taiwanese vendor with a version of Windows Vista that can be pre-installed on the diminutive notebook, Asus has revealed.â¦
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A major KDE overhaul gives a leading Linux interface a new look and new apps. Some features will be familiar to Windows and Mac OS X users.
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Dell Inc.  is considering offering the Linux operating system as an alternative to Microsoft Corp.'s  Windows on its personal computers, a Dell spokesman said on Tuesday.
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The Linux camp's ears perked up earlier this week when Dell said it planned to unveil a new line of certified, Linux-loaded desktop and laptop PCs. But business users who want to buy a Dell machine with the open-source operating system preinstalled won't have that Linux luxury in the near-term.