The use of the Linux operating system is becoming more common throughout the IT industry. Many corporate IT departments are using Linux to complement existing Unix systems using special-purpose Linux ...

A couple of months ago I enthused (some might say “gushed”) about Vintela Authentication Services, which enables you to efficiently – and securely – manage a single logon/password for Unix, Linux and ...

Unless you've had your head under a rock for the last several years, you know that Linux has been gaining a considerable amount of attention and even market share. Through the use of shallow thinking ...

SCO Group, inheritor of the intellectual property for the Unix operating system, sues IBM for more than $1 billion. Analysts say the move is a desperate one. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 ...

The software maker's agreement to license Unix lends weight to SCO Group's legal claims of copyright violation and helps Microsoft do battle with Linux. The software maker's agreement to license Unix ...

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An oil exploration company has numerous Linux and Unix devices that it’s bringing into Active Directory through a unified directory tool. The project is already providing payback through operational ...

The rise of Linux in the global server landscape hasn’t gone unnoticed. Today, the open-source operating system (OS) resides on critical servers and powers applications for a vast array of companies, ...

You hear this term a lot, but what does it really mean?