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Linuxcare releases 'Levanta' software

Remember Linuxcare? The company is now "a provider of software products to simplify server consolidation," and has announced the release of "Levanta," a mainframe server management system. "Levanta by Linuxcare can configure, provision and update hundreds of Linux virtual machines on the mainframe, with significant savings in system administrator time and effort."

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CodeWeavers releases CrossOver Office 1.2

CodeWeavers has announced the release of CrossOver Office 1.2. This release adds support for running Quicken and Visio under Linux.

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IDC: Linux market to Reach $280 million by 2006

A new report from IDC reports that they expect "spending on Linux operating environments to increase over the next five years from $80 million in 2001 to $280 million in 2006, a 28% compound annual growth rate (CAGR)."

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Press Releases

Open Source Announcements

• Sourcefire, Inc. (COLUMBIA, Md.): Snort 1.8.6 Receives First ICSA Labs Certification.

Software for Linux

• CodeWeavers, Inc. (SAINT PAUL): CodeWeavers Unveils CrossOver Office(TM) 1.2 With New Support For Quicken(R) and Visio(R).

• Connectix Corporation (SAN MATEO, Calif.): Connectix Announces Virtual PC for Windows Version 5.0.

• Convera (VIENNA, Va.): Convera Announces Visual RetrievalWare 5.0; Corporations and Government Agencies Among Users for Image-Based Digital Library and Positive Identification Applications.

• Das Technology (TAIPEI, Taiwan): DAS Technology Announces LSP and LMAIL to Migrate from Microsoft to Linux.

• HP (PALO ALTO, Calif.): HP Announces ProLiant Essentials Software; Value Packs Help Maximize Server Uptime and Simplify Remote Deployment of Multiple Linux Servers.

• Innovation Data Processing, Little Falls (LITTLE FALLS, N.J.): Innovation Data Processing Announces FDR/UPSTREAM Expanded Support for S/390 Linux.

• Linuxcare, Inc. (SAN FRANCISCO): Linuxcare Unlocks Savings of Enterprise Server Consolidation; Levanta Software Reduces Costs of Large-Scale Linux Deployments in Mainframe Environments.

• Lucent Technologies (MURRAY HILL, N.J.): New Software From Bell Labs May Lead to More Secure, Easier to Use Authentication Systems.

• MainConcept (AACHEN, Germany & BEACHWOOD, Ohio): MainConcept Offers Special Pricing on Codecs; Motion JPEG and DV Codecs are Products of the Month.

• Qubux (SANTA CLARA, Calif. & PORTLAND, Ore.): Qubux and Mailshell Join to Extend Security and Protection for Sun Cobalt Server Appliances.

• Samsung SDS Korea (Korea): Microsoft Customers Save $32 Million By Migrating to Samsung Contact.

Products and Services Using Linux

• Plesk, Inc. (CHANTILLY, Va.): Plesk's New 'Migration Express' is Rapid Transit From Legacy Appliances to Dominant Hosting Automation Platform.

• tummy.com, ltd (Fort Collins, Colorado): tummy.com introduces Debian Managed Solo Hosting.

Hardware with Linux support

• Dell (AUSTIN, Texas): Dell Extends High Performance Computing Capabilities by Offering Software from Platform Computing.

• HP (PALO ALTO, Calif.): HP Announces Powerful Upgrades to PA-RISC and AlphaServer Lines; Enhanced Systems Outperform IBM and Sun on Industry Benchmarks, Offer Customers Unmatched Value.

• IBM (Armonk, NY): IBM SERVER NEWS - CONSOLIDATE 1000s of APPS ONTO NEW CLUSTER.

• Tatung Science and Technology Inc. (SAN JOSE, Calif.): Tatung Ships New 800Mhz 2U Blade Server With Integrated Gigabit Ethernet Switches and ManageSite Software.

Linux at Work

• DataDirect Networks (LOS ANGELES): DataDirect Delivers Silicon Storage Appliance for Use with World's Fastest Linux Supercomputer at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.

• IDC (FRAMINGHAM, Mass.): Linux Operating Environments Market to Reach $280 Million by 2006 Despite Decline Last Year, IDC Says.

• Molecular Sciences Institute (BERKELEY, Calif.): National Institutes of Health Awards $15.5 Million Grant to Independent Biology Lab.

• Linux NetworX (SALT LAKE CITY): Tularik Uses Linux NetworX Cluster Supercomputer for Drug Development.

• MTU Aero Engines (Munich, Germany): MTU Aero Engines Utilizes Linux Cluster for Engine Development.

Books and Documentation

• O'Reilly (Sebastopol, CA): "Python Cookbook".

• O'Reilly (Sebastopol, CA): "IPv6 Essentials" Released by O'Reilly.

Trade Shows and Conferences

• Egenera Inc. (MARLBORO, Mass.): Egenera Inc. to Speak and Exhibit at LinuxWorld Conference & Expo.

• LinuxWorld Conference & Expo (FRAMINGHAM, Mass.): LinUxWorld Exhibitors Rev Their Engines in Anticipation of Meeting, Greeting the Linux Community.

• LinuxWorld Conference & Expo (FRAMINGHAM, Mass.): IDG World Expo Names Finalists for LinuxWorld's Open Source Product Excellence Awards.

• Lulu Tech Circus (RALEIGH, N.C.): Don Becker, the Beowulf High Performance Supercomputing Equivalent of a Cliff Jumper, Ready to Confuse and Amaze Crowd At Lulu Tech Circus.

• ShaoLin Microsystems Ltd. (HONG KONG): ShaoLin Participates in LinuxWorld Conference & Expo, San Francisco.

Partnerships

• Grey Zone and Mainline (Capitola, Ca and Tallahassee, Fla.): Mainline Information Systems Forms Strategic Alliance With Grey Zone Delivering Cost Efficient Extranet Solutions.

Financial Results

• INT Media Group, Incorporated, New York (NEW YORK): INT Media Group Reports Results for Its Second Quarter Ended June 30, 2002.

• Neoware Systems (KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa.): Neoware Common Stock to Trade on Nasdaq National Market.

Miscellaneous

• Borland(R) Web Services Initiatives (SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif.): Borland Recognized Internationally For Leadership in Linux and Web Services.

• SpamAssassin Pro for Microsoft Outlook (PALO ALTO, Calif.): Deersoft Makes SpamAssassin Pro Spam-filter Available to Windows 98 and Windows ME Users; Company Adds Auto-Update to Popular Consumer Anti-Spam Software.

• Yankee Group (BOSTON): New Yankee Group Report Says Outlook for Alternatives to Windows Desktop Operating System Is Healthy and Growing.

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