"In the wake of Microsoft's inability to purchase Linux, the king of competition-buyout seems to have learned a new way of doing business. Can't buy out the company that competes with your application? Why not buy out its developers?"

Corel has said that a decision to sell off its Linux product line has nothing to do with a $135-million investment by Microsoft Corp. According to a Corel spokeswoman, "The Linux decision was made based on strong business principles and the best interests of Corel Corp."

In yet another set of advancements to the kernel IP packet filtering code, netfilter allows users to set up, maintain, and inspect the packet filtering rules in the new 2.4 kernel. This article explains those changes and tips on how to get started.

This article takes a look at the recently unveiled RTLinux patent, including a summary of what the patent says, the implications of the patent to the GPL status of RTLinux, and some of the issues and concerns that may arise when developing applications that incorporate RTLinux.

Donovan Systems Pte Ltd has set up the country's first 64-bit Linux computing laboratory, reinforcing the Linux movement in Malaysia and the region. The Singapore-based manufacturer of 64-bit Linux servers set up the Penguin64 Lab in partnership with Sunway College.

This article demonstrates how to upgrade an existing Linux system to use the 2.4 kernel.

ZF Linux Devices, which makes a low-cost microprocessor called the MachZ, has developed a blueprint for an inexpensive PC called the Z-Port. The company promises to license the design to interested Internet service providers for free.

So, you've just got your fast Cable or DSL connection and now you need a firewall to protect you? No problem.

The distribution loaded on this router is the manufacturer's own home-grown version: Lightning Linux. And Lightning Linux is no stripped version of Linux as some other embedded distributions are: it's the entire thing, running on a full-fledged 2.4 kernel.

Linux users are lucky and have a wealth of choices and options in being able to prepare and managing XML data through availability of tools. With an ever-increasing demand for standardisation and data exchange and with a need for seamless integration with disparate database structures, can Linux capitalise on the growing corporate marketplace, or is it too late?