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SAN FRANCISCO--Novell began selling version 9 of its flagship Linux product Tuesday, adding Java server capabilities the same day rival Red Hat made a similar move.

SAN FRANCISCO - Hewlett-Packard Co. on Tuesday began shipping its first ever notebook computer to come pre-installed with the Linux operating system.

Officials say SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9, released at LinuxWorld, boasts significant performance and scalability enhancements because it's built on the Linux 2.6 kernel.

Pre-loaded, supported HP laptops now are available with SuSE 9.1 Professional.

As computer, OS and technology aficionados many of us have become all too familiar with the rivalries that occur between different camps. At some level this back and fourth dialog is healthy because it exposes others to alternative solutions which might better better than what they are currently using. But somewhere along the line, these rivalries got out of control and individuals in the same camp are creating division where unity is most needed. Daniel R. Miessler submitted the following editorial to osOpinion/osViews, which analysis how out of control the situation has become. Can't we all just get along?

Oracle Corp. recently announced a major Linux initiative in collaboration with Red Hat. The initiative is an enterprise application porting center christened LEAP. Oracle has been doing closed-door development on Linux for several years. Its development center in Bangalore, India has been involved in making Oracle software run on Linux since 1998.

IBM is offering "Derby," a copy of its current Cloudscape relational database product, to the ASF to spur more communal innovation for Java application development. By contributing the software to the open source community, IBM hopes to accelerate innovation around Java applications, which in turn will create new business opportunities based on a broad spectrum of applications, including those that use embedded databases and those for small businesses.

The LinuxWorld Product Excellence Awards were managed in conjunction with LinuxWorld Magazine, and winners were selected by a panel of judges comprised of respected industry experts. Divided into 13 product categories, the awards represent major areas of innovation in the Linux and open source community.

Turbolinux Experienced a 51% Increase in Revenue and 69% Growth in Revenue Shipments in Japan Alone from 2002 to 2003

The Abstract User Interface Markup Language toolkit is an eclipse-based rapid-development tool to assist developers in writing GUIs to run as either Swing applications or on the Web.

Red Hat Application Server marks the first time a major Linux operating system vendor has announced its own J2EE application server.

Complementary System Management Software from Open Country and Legacy Red Hat Updates from Progeny Extend System Life Cycles while Reducing Costs

Hewlett-Packard plans on Tuesday to unveil a new Centrino laptop that comes preloaded with SuSE Linux, the first major laptop maker to make such an offer.

washingtonpost.com - Plenty of tech experts have spent years trying to convince the general public that the Linux operating system is becoming more of a threat to Microsoft's Windows. With the LinuxWorld conference underway this week in San Francisco, there is finally a sure-fire sign that this may be the case: Microsoft won't be there.

Contest for Fastest Linux Deployment by System Administrators and Non-System Administrators Will Prove Ease-of-Use of Open Country's OC-Manager

SAN FRANCISCO--It's time for the United States to begin an era of economic sharing that will reduce resentment of the country and potentially mean a larger computer technology market for everyone, Red Hat Chief Executive Matthew Szulik said Tuesday.

LinuxWorld Conference& Expo opened this morning in San Francisco. Besides a slew of product announcements (see our NewsVac section) there's little to report yet beyond rumors and innuendo. In the interest of bringing you a complete picture of the show, here's some of the best tongue-wagging we've heard so far.