The author of Microsoft's 'Halloween' Linux documents has indeed left the company for a start-up, but it's not a Linux one, nor was his departure anything to do with the leaking of his reports a year ago.

Sun Microsystems is offering early-access releases of both the Sparc and Intel versions of Solaris 8, now due in February, for the knockdown price of $20. It is wooing Linux users with the inclusion of Perl and GNU development tools in Solaris 8.

ONTRACK Data International, Inc., a leading provider of data availability software and service solutions, announced today the availability of Remote Data Recovery services for Linux operating systems.

Eicon Technology announced the certification of its DIVA 2.01 PCI ISDN adapter running on the Linux Operating System. Using the HiSax hardware-level driver with the isdn4linux kernel, Eicon, working with the stack developer Karsten Keil, has received British Approvals Board for Telecommunications (BABT) certification. The HiSax driver allows users of the DIVA 2.01 to provide ISDN connectivity to their Linux-based systems.

Applix, Inc., the leader in applications for Linux and UNIX workstations, today announced a distribution agreement with Walnut Creek CDROM.

LinuxOne, Inc., announced the release of its newest software product, LinuxOne Lite, a version of the popular Linux operating system specifically tailored for the first-time or non-power user who desires to test Linux software and learn how to use it.

Libra Computer Systems, a supplier of UNIX systems and software development, today announced the release of 'LINUX BY LIBRANET'.

Rawn Shah reviews Rebel.com's NetWinder, one of the latest Internet server appliances on the market. Is NetWinder a net winner?

Is Linux ready for prime time in the Net device world? A vendor that specializes in providing Linux for embedded products claims that Net devices to be released later this year show that the time has come for the operating system.

Hundreds of software entrepreneurs, large and small, have jumped on the Linux bandwagon in the last year. But the newest converts to join the ranks include a small -- and growing -- number of startup hardware makers.