Stories about: Unilever

Linux's total cost of operation (TCO) is typically 40 percent lower than Windows, according to an IBM-sponsored report from the Robert Frances Group (RFG), publicized by IBM last week.

Linux e-mail and calendaring vendor Scalix has joined the nonprofit Open Source Development Labs to help push the implementation of desktop Linux.

IT services and hardware vendor Unisys has joined the nonprofit Open Source Development Labs (OSDL), a move that comes as the company continues to expand its involvement in Linux and open-source products. The OSDL is a global consortium working to accelerate the adoption of Linux in corporate computing.

Open Source Development Lab (OSDL) has upgraded a key Linux kernel development tool, the Scalable Test Platform (STP), with new features to improve simulations of enterprise data centers on the Linux kernel.

Linux life-cycle and automation management vendor Aduva has joined the Open Source Development Labs Inc., a growing consortium of companies that hopes to speed up the adoption of Linux in corporate computing.

A Chinese government science and technology group has joined the nonprofit Open Source Development Labs to help improve the quality and testing of the Linux operating system.

The latest version of the long-awaited Linux 2.6 test kernel is being unveiled today to software developers and vendors around the world for continued testing, validation and improvements as it moves closer to inclusion in future versions of the open-source operating system.

Linux vendor Turbolinux Inc. is the latest company to join the nonprofit Open Source Development Labs Inc. (OSDL) to help grow the development and adoption of Linux use in business computing.

Unix continues to power the world's high-end business machines, and to power it well. But with many shops keen to standardise on Windows and others captivated by the Linux juggernaut, could Unix end up tossed on IT's legacy scrap heap? Patrick Thibodeau examines the future of Unix to address how - or whether - IT managers should factor the venerable OS into their long-term infrastructure strategies. The chief technology officers from HP, Sun, and SuSE Linux have their say in this story.

Global consumer products maker The Unilever Group, which earlier this year announced that it will move all of its IT systems to Linux during the next decade, on Thursday became the first non-IT vendor to join the nonprofit Open Source Development Lab (OSDL).

Many companies initially installed Linux for noncritical uses, but now the operating system is frequently being used to run core applications. To keep those applications running smoothly, IT managers must provide their staff with the necessary Linux expertise.