The SDK and Run Time Kit provide the necessary tools to develop applications that incorporate speech recognition, both dictation and command & control, using the Linux for x86s operating system.

Microsoft in India is set to face a tougher job retaining market share with leading Linux distributor Red Hat announcing plans to step up investments in the country.

I decided to get samba working between my linux box (`Edge') and my Windows 98 carcass (`Caffeine').

In the previous installments of this article, there have been some inaccuracies, workarounds, ugly hacks, and other code which should never have been written. Fortunately, some readers have pointed this out to me, so I can learn, as can you.

SGI has finally put Cray, it's supercomputing division, under the hammer. Despite claims to the contrary for the past few months, claiming that it really wanted someone to just buy into the firm, SGI look set to unload the financial burden that is Cray onto a company called Gores Technology Group.

oth Microsoft and Redhat have found their Achilles' heel, the community in which they live. Microsoft has spent vast amounts of wealth and plenty of muscle to bully every other kid on the block that it didn't already own or could buy.

With Red Hat Software's acquisition of Cygnus Solutions last week, the company has established itself as the largest open source software company in the industry, and the firm is now setting its sights on the handheld computing market.

Lynx Real-Time Systems, Inc., has announced an open-source product and support services initiative that is intended to extend the Lynx real-time operating system (RTOS) - and Lynx as a company -- into the emerging embedded Linux market space.

With a painless install, flaws fixed since the beta version, and a good GUI, Corel's Linux distribution has much to offer. But beware: it also can slow to a crawl and annoy geeks with it's Windows-like, made-for-the-average-user design.

While sitting in my pajamas reading the Monday morning news announcements about the recent Red Hat-Cygnus Solutions merger, two thoughts ran through my sleep-starved mind.