Open source leaders talk at LinuxWorld Expo

In a major restructing plan, SGI plans to spin off its Cray supercomputer division and Windows NT Visual workstation business.

Used to be Linux was only for bleeding-edge types. But now the open source OS is poised to become a mainstream contender.

In a bid to promote Linux on the Desktop, Linux systems maker VA has launched a low cost Linux machine.

Linux and NT battle for the embeded system OS market.

Lotus makes available the first release of Domino R5 for Linux.

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Now, they mean business. Developers of systems and software for the Linux operating system - which made its name as free alternative to Microsoft Corp.'s software - are now focused on its commercial prospects. The first LinuxWorld trade show a few months ago was seen as a major coming out party for the upstart operating system, but this week's show is boasting a number of product launches and nearly twice as many people. About 20,000 people are expected to attend, up from the 12,000 who came to the show in March.

A new, home-brewed cryptography project could make work a little trickier for spooks and spies.The Linux FreeS/WAN project released free server software that will use strong encryption to secure any communications sent between two points on the Internet...

A new joint venture ships a nerd computer available in multiple colors. BeComputing skips its preferred OS in favor of Linux.

A recenty survey proves that Linux is going be used for a lot of serious business.