Finnix, a LiveCD Linux distro for system administrators, is available in version 93.0.

Linux distributor Novell is reorganizing: from now on, one developer team will dedicate itself entirely to openSUSE.

After almost two years development the Scribus free desktop publishing software is available in version 1.3.5.1.

The Linux Mobile (LiMo) Foundation has announced the release of the new NEC and Panasonic LiMo-compliant handsets onto the Japanese market.

When Windows 7 comes to market, the Starter Edition will be conceived especially for notebooks. As they did for Windows XP, Microsoft has come up with a list of technical limitations.

Sun will discontinue production of Solaris Express Community Edition (SXCE) by the end of October. A replacement is being planned.

A new survey by the Public Sector Forums in the U.K. on public financing of IT costs was based on a sample of 168 local authorities.

Virtualization provider VMware has purchased open source firm SpringSource for $420 million.

With Apache 2.2.13, developers have closed security holes in the popular webserver.

The new Arch Linux distro is available in version 2009.08 with updated software. A new installer is included.