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KDE updates Linux desktop

August 19, 2004 The KDE Project has released version 3.3 of its Linux desktop interface software. TAGS: KDE, Linux desktop, Linux

Tech firms to tackle Linux desktop standards

October 17, 2005 Nonprofit enlists Adobe, IBM, Intel and HP to make Linux more attractive to desktop software developers. TAGS: Linux desktop, Linux desktop software, desktop software, Linux, standards, development, IBM Corp., Adobe Systems Inc., Intel, HP, operating system, Microsoft Corp.

Ushering in a new era of angst at Microsoft

April 11, 2006 Desktop Linux has finally turned into the real deal--and that can only mean real headaches for Microsoft, says Jon Oltsik. TAGS: Linux desktop, angst, Novell Linux, Novell Inc., TCO, Linux, OpenOffice, acquisition, IBM Corp., Microsoft Corp., operating system, Microsoft Windows

Novell hopes its next desktop will leapfrog Windows

March 9, 2006 Company says its next Linux desktop will be more usable than desktop products anywhere else on the market. TAGS: Linux desktop, Novell Inc., Linux, desktop search, GUI, printing, open source, USB, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

IBM brings Sametime IM to Linux

August 14, 2006 With Sametime 7.5 due later this summer, IBM will release a Linux client. Sametime Linux server due first half 2007. TAGS: IBM Lotus SameTime, IBM Corp., Linux desktop, Linux, IM, server

Mandriva acquires Lycoris Linux assets

June 15, 2005 Lycoris CEO Joseph Cheek will join Mandriva to develop "a new and advanced Linux desktop product." TAGS: Lycoris, Mandriva, Linux desktop, asset, Linux, CEO

Novell rejoins desktop fight, with Linux as ally

November 8, 2004 Company will release first Linux desktop package since acquiring SuSE Linux and Ximian. Will it unseat Microsoft Office? TAGS: Novell Inc., Linux desktop, Ximian, Linux, SuSE Linux, SuSE, workstation, Microsoft Office, IBM Corp., Firefox, PC, Microsoft Corp., Web browser, e-mail

Novell: Linux desktop set to take off

April 10, 2006 Novell President Ron Hovsepian believes the market for Linux on desktops will become ripe in the next 12 to 18 months. TAGS: SuSE Linux Desktop, Linux desktop, Novell Inc., Linspire, SuSE, SuSE Linux, Linux, China, president, PC, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft: No Office on Linux 'at this time'

October 5, 2005 Won't do the same for the open-source OS that it did for Apple's software--at least for now, an exec says. TAGS: Eric Raymond, Linux desktop, LinuxWorld, Linux, open source, Microsoft Office, market share, open-source community, Apple Computer, London, Unix, Microsoft Corp., Apple Macintosh, operating system, Microsoft Windows

Mac desktops are 'smarter money,' says CIO

July 10, 2007 U.K. company examining alternatives to Microsoft because of what it sees as software giant's "aggressive" licensing policies. TAGS: U.K. company, Linux desktop, CIO, SuSE Linux, SuSE, Apple Computer, Microsoft Windows Vista, information technology, Microsoft Corp., Linux, Firefox, Apple Macintosh, security, Web browser, operating system, PC

Sun cools down Linux desktop plan

June 28, 2005 Java Desktop System will continue to exist, but expect to see "less of an emphasis" on it, company's top software exec says. TAGS: Sun Java Desktop System, Dana Gardner, Sun Microsystems Inc., Linux desktop, Scott McNealy, StarOffice, Linux, desktop computer, Novell Inc., Sun Solaris, server, Microsoft Corp., operating system, PC, Microsoft Windows

IBM updates Linux desktop with Firefox support

August 9, 2005 Previously supporting only Mozilla and Microsoft's IE, Big Blue's Workplace desktop software now also supports the Firefox browser. TAGS: workplace, IBM Corp., Linux desktop, desktop software, Linux, Firefox, Mozilla Corp., open source, Web browser, information technology, Dell, server, Microsoft Corp.

GNOME sliding Linux onto business desktops

February 21, 2006 Update to Linux desktop interface is designed to make it easier for companies to install and use the open-source software. TAGS: GNOME, Linus Torvalds, Linux desktop, Linux

Novell: Vista will drive users to Linux

September 12, 2005 Jack Messman claims that the cost of moving to Windows Vista will prompt users to consider moving to desktop Linux. TAGS: desktop Linux, Jack Messman, Novell Inc., migration, Linux, Linux desktop, general manager, Microsoft Windows Vista, workstation, school, open source, CEO, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., server

Rocky Mountain high for open source

February 24, 2006 The man behind Steamboat Springs' move to open source sees big gains for local governments. TAGS: open source, Linux, Linux server, Linux desktop, town, Red Hat Inc., server, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

The business of Linux in China

April 12, 2006 newsmaker As China faces a curb on Windows piracy, two execs discuss prospects for the open-source OS there. TAGS: Debian, China, Linux, LinuxWorld, Linux desktop, chief marketing officer, Sun Microsystems Inc., Beijing, distribution, open source, Boston, server, operating system

China: Local software for local people

November 14, 2005 Part of a special feature on open source and developing nations, a look at what the Chinese government is doing on alternative software. TAGS: margin, World Trade Organization, open source, open-source software, Linux, Linux desktop, China, Beijing, government, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Partnerships light up Sun's Java show

June 30, 2005 Also from JavaOne: James Gosling talks scripting languages and open source, and Sun unveils its first laptop. TAGS: Sun Microsystems Inc., James Gosling, Java, Sun Java Desktop System, JavaOne, Newsmaker, open source, Linux desktop, BEA Systems Inc., RFID, Sun Java, exec, Oracle Corp., blog, IBM Corp., server
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