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NetFlash: Show spotlight to shine on Linux advances

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Aug 03, 20042 mins
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* Show spotlight to shine on Linux advances * SCO CEO Q&A: No need to sue more customers * Wyse unveils Linux thin client * Software protects data on corporate handhelds * Today on Layer 8

This week the LinuxWorld trade show is in full swing in San Francisco, and there is a marked difference from earlier shows. It’s a cliché to say that a technology has “matured” – but that’s what is happening with Linux. Hot topics will be desktop computing, middleware, and things that generally make Linux more enterprise-worthy. Check out our preview, and then check our news page throughout the week for updates. Show spotlight to shine on Linux advances http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0802linuxworld.html?net LinuxWorld San Francisco news http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/linuxworld-sf.html?net

This week the LinuxWorld trade show is in full swing in San Francisco, and there is a marked difference from earlier shows. It’s a cliché to say that a technology has “matured” – but that’s what is happening with Linux. Hot topics will be desktop computing, middleware and things that generally make Linux more enterprise-worthy. Check out our preview, and then check our news page throughout the week for updates.

Show spotlight to shine on Linux advances

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0802linuxworld.html?net

LinuxWorld San Francisco news

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/linuxworld-sf.html?net

SCO CEO Q&A: No need to sue more customers

Meanwhile, Linux arch-villain The SCO Group is having its own convention in Las Vegas. If you’re a Linux user, you might be worried that SCO will sue you, as it has done with a couple of other users. But CEO Darl McBride said in an interview at the show that the company is “fine with where things are right now.”

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0802scoqa.html?net

Wyse unveils Linux thin client

Wyse Technology has released a new version of Linux for its thin-client terminals, and a new terminal to run it.

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0803wyse.html?net

Software protects data on corporate handhelds

Scrambling corporate data on handheld devices to protect it should get easier with new software from Extended Systems.

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0802extended.html?net

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