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HP deepened its relationship with open source software concern JBoss, agreeing to become a major source of support for its application server and Linux. In the deal, for which financial terms have not been disclosed, HP will also use its solid reputation for services and provide a fleet of consultants to help clients design, implement and migrate to the JBoss platform.

The City of Bergen is now midway through its migration to Linux on the server, and is looking forward to making very significant savings through moving away from Windows. Ole-Bjørn Tuftedal, the city's chief technology officer, said on Thursday that Bergen has evaluated the cost of running Windows or Linux on IBM Blade servers and found that Linux runs more efficiently. As a result, fewer Blade servers are needed to provide services to the same number of users.

The Norwegian City of Bergen is expecting to make savings on software, hardware, licensing and support costs by moving its servers to Linux.

The popular "clustering" approach to supercomputing is indeed useful, but U.S. researchers need to explore different directions in the field to ensure the country's security, an academic panel has concluded.

Many computer cognoscenti scoff at new software and hardware because it's "not stable yet" or because "the bugs have not been worked out of it." They often use this as an excuse not to buy computer upgrades or install software updates. But what does stability mean in the IT industry, and does waiting to buy or upgrade really ensure a greater degree of reliability?

Google have hosted a customized Internet Explorer search page for many years now specially designed to act as sidebar search. And with the launch of the first final release of the very popular Mozilla Firefox browser, we now have a custom page specially designed for Firefox!

Richard Stallman from the FSF, Ray Saunders from the World Scout Bureau and the author discuss the connections between free software and Scouting philosophies.

Linux seller Linspire has embedded search capabilities into its newly upgraded operating system in an effort to make looking for news or products as easy as highlighting a word on a Web page or e-mail.

Schools are another source of insight on the state of OSS and government.

The Ministry of Economy,Trade and Industry selected Sun's Linux desktop as one of two approved open-source desktop alternatives.

PalmOne is said to be considering Microsoft and Linux, diverging from its Palm OS heritage. What's good about Linux or Microsoft?

GNU/Linux distributions have many different uses. Over the years, the software has claimed many different roles, from the usual Internet server to high-end animation workstations, proving itself capable of undertaking almost any computer-related task.

Recent debates about open sourcing Java overlook the unique character of programming languages: the open source code that is written in a language is often more important than the open source status of the language itself. In this article we'll move away from questions about the Java language, and instead look at how technology companies relate to the large amount of open source programming being done in Java.

"We're just simply saying that the average system out there is not sufficiently patched up," [mi2g's] Matai said. "Users have no clue as to whether their system is at the latest level of distribution or not. And they don't have adequate administration skills." He added, "One of the biggest complaints we hear from our customers and contacts is it's very difficult to find a qualified Linux administrator."

If you've never read an O'Reilly book, then now's the time to start! From one of the best IT publishers comes Running Linux, 4th edition. Whether you're just beginning to delve into Linux or are a Linux vet, Running Linux will have something for you. The Content Development team over at LinuxForumsDOTorg has given it a run through. See it reviewed here before picking up your own copy!

Hewlett-Packard is returning to a software market where it suffered one of its worst defeats. But this time, the company has open-source as its ally.

Country Energy, one of the largest providers of electrical power in Australia, is a good example of a public sector company that has taken Linux seriously. The company, which has annual revenues of about $1 billion a year, operates more than 200,000 miles of power lines, serving the needs of about 750,000 customers in five states or territories. Some of the more famous customers include the Sydney Opera House, Melbourne's Rialto Towers, and One Steel Wollongong.

In the second of a two-part interview, Open Systems Development Labs chief Stuart Cohen gives his views on Linux security, desktops, the Domino effect towards Linux, and why Microsoft will eventually port to Linux.

The JDS Linux desktop has had significant success in Asian countries. Now the Japan ministry wants a look.

Debian developers have completely rewritten the Debian installer for the next version of the Linux distribution, code-named Sarge. The update, due around the New Year, is the first major release of Debian since July 2002 when the current version, Woody, was released.