Sun purchase Novell? Not likely, say solution providers
The idea that Sun would cough up US$2.6 billion just to spite IBM seems a little bit farfetched. Yet that's the scenario posed in published reports this week that state Sun is considering purchasing Novell solely for the purpose of obtaining the SuSE Linux operating system. More...

Computer glitch grounds airlines
An unknown computer glitch grounded hundreds of US Airways and American Airlines flights Sunday in the US. More...

Microsoft catches flaw left in IE update
Microsoft has doubled back to correct a security flaw in its Internet Explorer browser. More...

Google begins IPO auction process
Google started the process of its IPO last week by launching a website where buyers can apply for an ID number to bid in the upcoming Dutch auction. More...

Wyse takes Linux kernel 2.6 to thin client
Wyse Technology has unveiled the first thin client that relies on the newest Linux kernel, 2.6. More...

Symantec updates Ghost
Symantec has updated its single-user disk imaging backup and recovery software, Norton Ghost, with additions grabbed from its 2003 acquisition of PowerQuest. More...

Unisys offers Linux on ES7000 servers
Unisys this week announced it is offering Linux on the company's ES7000 servers, a move that the mainframe company says reflects the customer interest in using the open-source operating system in big data centres. More...

Five years of double-digit growth ahead for storage networking
Sales of storage networking products will sustain double-digit growth for the next four or five years, a research firm said this week, citing the continued trickling down of enterprise technologies to small and medium-sized businesses as a prime contributor. More...

Study identifies potential patent threats against Linux users
A study conducted by a start-up offering insurance against patent and copyright violations has identified 283 patents that could pose a threat to users of the Linux operating system, including two dozen owned by Microsoft. More...