iPlanet E-Commerce
Solutions, a Sun-Netscape Alliance, today unveiled the iPlanet Intelligent
Communications Platform, the industry’s first open, extensible software
platform designed to enable the rapid delivery of communication and
collaboration services over converged voice, wireline and wireless networks, from PRNewswire.

LinuxManiac.DE is a new service for the German Linux community, that
informs about latest software news, according to Linux PR. Additionally it will be a nice repository
for software-related information.

All Linux Devices reports, Red Hat, a leader in developing, deploying and managing open
source Internet infrastructure, today announced that it is working with Square
D Company to design next-generation,
Internet-based power management
solutions built on Red Hat Embedded Linux.

Business 2.0 article asks, “What
happens under the eminently plausible scenario wherein Torvalds, widely regarded
as the ‘benevolent dictator’ of the Linux operating system, and synonymous with
the Linux project in the public mind, decides to quit? Or retires to a desert isle? Or
gets sick? Or gets hit by a bus?”

Oracle continues to open its application hosting strategy to partners, reports CNET News.

Now you can update WinLinux 2000 to use the newer 2.2.17 Linux Kernel, says WinLinux.net.”But be careful, this package is intended for EXPERIENCED USERS who want
to stay up to date with the latest Linux features. If you don’t need the
new features, we recommend that you wait for a major upgrade package that
includes all system updates. Please keep in mind that wrongly upgrading
your Linux kernel can lead to a NON-WORKING system.

“This kernel version includes the new images and modules for both standard
and multiprocessor (SMP) machines.

“Kernel images 2.2.17 – This package contains most common kernel images with
support for several disk controllers.

“Kernel modules 2.2.17 – This package contains the new modules, i. e., the
drivers and runtime features you can add or remove while your system is
running.

“Major upgrades include a more robust FAT/Linux integration layer (UMSDOS) and
support for SOUND BLASTER LIVE! and CRYSTAL SOUNDFUSION (CS46xx) sound cards.
Several minor patches have been applied in order to provide new features.

“Added BETA support for UDMA features of High Point (HPT), Promise, SiS and
Intel motherboards.

“You can download the update packages from WinLinux support page by selecting the appropriate Update
title.

“To find some useful installation instructions click here.

“If you want to see all kernel’s 2.2.17 new features go here.”

ZDNet UK News reports, an editorial in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) entitled
Medical software’s free future, published last week, says that the
cost of commercial software is putting an increasing burden on
resources with the health service and suggests that open source
solutions could be just the tonic the NHS needs.

Linux PR: The three-year agreement allows Tesco to deploy the ASP/thin-store concept
initially in more than 800 stores in the U.K., Ireland and France — the Linux-based
solution will support Tesco’s global IT strategy for implementing and maintaining a
single point-of-sale system across all its 20,000 checkout lanes in eight countries. The Register also has a story.

Infoteria Corporation, the XML
software company, today announced it has partnered with Digital Design Inc., a
custom hardware manufacturer, to deliver the first appliance available for
accessing business-to-business (B2B) electronic marketplaces/exchanges. PRNewswire reports, based on Linux, the new B2B Player is designed for ease of use and very
low maintenance.

International Data Corp. Japan (IDC Japan) released its
year-2000 Japanese market forecast for server operating systems on Oct. 26, reports AsiaBizTech News. Broken down by type, shipments of the Linux operating system are expected to jump
144.4 percent to 41,200 units. This 2.4-fold burst in growth will propel Linux to a 7.8
percent share of the overall server OS market in 2000, compared to a 4.0 percent share
the previous year, IDC Japan said.