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Thanks to requests by its customers, Dell is going to start offering Linux pre-installed on its PCs and notebooks, the company said Wednesday.

If you want Dell to build a new laptop or desktop PC with Linux on it, now's the time to tell the company just what you want.

Sun Microsystems Chairman Scott McNealy, who had been the company's CEO for 22 years until last month, issued a call to developers Friday to make a difference in bridging the worldwide digital divide.

Users of Computer Associates International Inc.'s management products are taking advantage of the company's embrace of the Linux operating system.

Database software vendor Sybase Inc. Monday launched a Linux Competency Center in New York for customers to learn more about its products, and it unveiled plans to port all of its software to Linux by next year.

Intel on Monday began shipping the third-generation of its 64-bit Itanium 2 processor, code-named Madison, and also launched the Xeon Processor MP platform, code-named Gallatin.

HP has announced a new low-end desktop PC designed for small and medium-size businesses (SMBs) that features a version of the Linux operating system.

IBM Corp. plans to announce Monday two new servers based on Intel Corp.'s new Itanium 2 processor, known by its Madison code name, IBM said Friday. The company will also provide details on five servers based on new Intel Xeon MP and Xeon DP processors, it said.

When Dell Computer Corp. launches a product you know a technology has come of age. The company today launched its Intel Corp. Itanium 2-based PowerEdge 3250 server, marking the company's re-entry into the 64-bit computing market.

Novell Inc. this week made good on its promise to provide users with broader platform choices when running its network systems software by announcing plans to ship a product for Linux. It also announced comprehensive technical support and consulting services for Linux and said that systems vendors such as Dell Computer Corp., Hewlett-Packard Co. and IBM Corp. would offer its Linux products to customers.

Following up on its recent pledge to back Linux, Novell on Tuesday will announce that its networking services are being moved to the open source Linux platform.