BitRock MonoStack includes Apache, mod_mono and XSP and plugs in to existing Mono installations to allow users to quickly deploy ASP.NET on Linux.

NEW YORK, NY - Xandros, the leading provider of easy-to-use Linux alternatives to Windows desktop and server products, today announced that the Xandros Server now supports high-performance computing utilizing 64-bit processors from Intel and AMD. Support for Intel EM64T and AMD64 processors will be provided to Xandros customers at no additional charge.

Novell has announced availability and details of a process that solves Linux* device driver compatibility issues. The new driver process allows customers to obtain drivers independently of Novell® kernel updates and supplies a straightforward approach third parties can use when developing device drivers for Novell's SUSE® Linux Enterprise products. The new Linux driver process developed by Novell allows hardware and software vendors to provide Linux drivers and driver updates for their products to customers directly and transparently, in a way that is completely integrated with SUSE Linux Enterprise delivery and support.

Tony Catalfano, president of Fiserv CBS Worldwide, sasy the product has been developed in response to internal research which indicates that retail banks are increasingly adopting Linux for mission critical applications.

Koan Software has certified a BSP (board support package) based on its GPL-only industrial embedded Linux distribution with an ARM-based half Euroboard SBC (single board computer) from Taskit. Klinux (formerly K-Linux) supports the Portux920T, based on an Atmel AT91RM9200 with a 180 MHz ARM-920T core.

SAN FRANCISCO — EDA vendor Ansoft Corp. Wednesday (May 10) announced the availability of Nexxim v3 circuit simulation tool and Ansoft Designer v3 schematic and design management front-end tool for the Red Hat Enterprise Linux v.3 and Sun Solaris 8 and 9 operating systems.

OSC members Tuxaco provides public Linux courses in London and Birmingham, with the company now offering classroom teaching in addition to its existing portfolio of onsite Linux courses.

Immunicon Corporation (NASDAQ-NM:IMMC) announced today that Linux-based software for the CellTracks(R) Analyzer II was cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for in vitro diagnostic use through the 510(k) process. The CellTracks Analyzer II is currently sold with XP-based software for counting and characterizing circulating tumor cells CTCs, which predict survival in patients with metastatic breast cancer. The new software provides an improved user interface and data management, faster scanning time and more flexibility in analysis of CTCs.

Novell today introduced the first workgroup suite for the open enterprise that provides organizations with a flexible and cost-productive solution based on proven, open standards-based software. The Novell(R) Open Workgroup Suite includes server and desktop components with robust management tools, e-mail, collaboration and the most advanced open source office products in the market. As a result, customers can lower acquisition costs and more effectively manage their long-term IT strategy, delivering real cost "productivity" without the limitations of being locked into a "one-size-fits-all" solution.

Symbio Technologies has introduced the world’s smallest diskless thin client to its product line. Called the SYM1110, it is the size of a trade paperback, weighs just 1 kilogram (2.2 lbs.), displays 24 bit color and a resolution of up to1600x1200. Consuming just 5 watts of electricity, the SYM1110 is also environmentally friendly and the perfect replacement for aging PCs and green screen workstations.

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