If consolidation signals an industry's arrival, an example of Linux's mainstream coming-of-age can be found in Boulder County.

There are no real central organizational structures for volunteering for Linux development projects. While this freedom is important for its development, it has resulted in volunteer efforts being scattered around the Internet. What the community needs is a central location to recruit and locate Linux volunteers.

Linuxcare, which provides customer service for business Linux users, announced the departure of its CEO and the delay of its stock market flotation.

CSP Inc. (NASDAQ: CSPI) announced the introduction of its new highly scalable clustering system: FastCluster. This new system is the first product of its kind to run the Linux operating system.

NEC Electronics Inc. and VioSoft Corporation announced that the Linux operating system, version 2.3.9, has been ported to NEC's standard evaluation platforms for its VR4121(TM), VR5432(TM) and VR5000(TM) 64-bit MIPS(R) RISC microprocessors.

Corel continues to transform itself into an independent software vendor of Linux. Its acquisition of Inprise may offer real-world competitive advantages to further this evolution.

This paper explores the author's experiences with Linux in mission critical business applications.

The best place to begin searching for Linux help is on the Internet. Unfortunately, if you're having networking problems, you might find yourself in a catch-22. No need to despair; the answers you seek might already be available on your very own hard drive.

Motorola (nyse: MOT) and TurboLinux will announce the acquisition of stakes in Lynx Real-Time Systems, which is developing versions of the Linux open-source operating system for set-top boxes, Web tablets, printers, phone switches and other non-PC hardware.

People who have used Linux know it is technically superior -- and let's face it, you can't beat the price. Now we need to convince the people who aren't familiar with Linux.