TechWeb: Linux Undergoes E-Commerce Test

"Evangelists of the open-source operating system have a lot to prove if
they are to persuade IT managers to extend their use of Linux..."

http://www.techweb.com/wire/story/TWB19990805S0020

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ABC News: MSN Set to Take on AOL

"Microsoft Preparing to Go After ISP Share"

http://www.abcnews.go.com/sections/business/DailyNews/ms_aol990805.html

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ZDNN: MS-AOL war heats up over Net access

"The IM battle is only the beginning. Microsoft is set to wage an all-out
battle for Net access."

http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2309639,00.html

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TechLinks: 3rd Annual Linux Showcase Stays in Atlanta

"So in Oct the best and the brightest of the Linux world are going to
assemble in town and for the first time, I feel like I need to go."

http://www.techlinks.net/local/L30Jul99203258.cfm

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CNN: Linuxbierwanderung: On the Linux trail

"Beer, Bavaria, hiking and ... computing? Indeed, Linux users from all
over the world are betting that these four ingredients can be combined
successfully, and are setting out to prove it next week in the hills of
Southern Germany."

http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9908/05/linuxbier.idg/

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SunWorld: VNC works miracles for system administrators

"A research lab now owned by AT&T has solved Unix-oriented system
administrators' second-biggest problem with Windows machines."


http://www.idg.net/idg_frames/english/content.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sunworld.com%2Fsunworldonline%2Fswol-08-1999%2Fsw

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Slashdot Feature: The End of the Tour

"Stewart Rosenberger has written an interesting piece about what the
success of Linux means for the users out there who are currently using it.
Will it mean that the pioneers will move on to other places? Is this
already starting-rather then Linux fragmenting, the user base
fragmenting?"

http://slashdot.org/features/99/08/05/147244.shtml

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Salon: life or death Software

"A proposal for open-source anesthesia software heightens the drama of the
question: Who's at fault when software fails?"

http://www.salonmagazine.com/tech/feature/1999/08/05/anesthesia/index.html

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Sun World: Cinderella languages Tcl and Perl: Uninvited belles of the
enterprise

"More stories of scripting's successful integration."

http://www.sunworld.com/swol-08-1999/swol-08-regex.html

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Smart Reseller: Survey: Linux is no fad

"Supporters of Linux now have additional documentation on which to base
their enthusiastic projections."

http://www.zdnet.com/sr/stories/news/0,4538,2309670,00.html

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IT-Analysis: Linux isn't just free, it's open

"The Red Hat European VP, Colin Tenwick, has emphasised that there is more
to the open source movement than simply free software. In an interview
with Silicon.com, he claimed that the major advantage was greater freedom
of choice and innovation."

http://www.it-analysis.com/./99-08-05-3.html

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Linux Weekly News for August 5, 1999

The lead story this week is on SGI's charge into Linux. Read it <a href="
http://www.lwn.net/1999/0805/">here</a>.

http://www.lwn.net/1999/0805/

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Forbes: Cashing in on a revolution

"Red Hat completes its initial public offering next week, giving everyone
a chance to see whether it's possible for a software company to make money
from a revolution."

http://www.forbes.com/tool/html/99/aug/0805/feat.htm

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SRO: Microsoft to Hackers: Crack This!

"But Windows 2000 test server appears to have crashed without any help."

http://www.zdnet.com/sr/stories/news/0,4538,2309474,00.html
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BW: Vovida Networks to Unveil the World's First Linux-Based VoIP
Communications System

"Next week at the LinuxWorld Conference and Expo in San Jose, California,
Vovida Networks will unveil the world's first Voice over IP communications
system running on a Linux operating system."

http://www.newsalert.com/bin/story?StoryId=Cn6KmqbKbytaYnJy

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BW: First Linux Based HSM Announced by UniTree Software, Inc.

"UniTree Software, Inc. announces the release of its industry leading
Hierarchical Storage Management (HSM) product on the Linux operating
system."

http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/990805/ca_unitree_1.html

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BW: Applix Announces Applixware Office Version 4.4.2 for Linux

"Incorporates New Open Source Architecture - Offers Free Support via
www.SmartBeak.com"

http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/990805/ma_applix__1.html

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Get a hair cut, get a real job

"What would be a great site,... is a place where college seniors can
search for Linux jobs..."

http://linuxtoday.com/stories/8379.html

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PRNewswire: MandrakeSoft Releases DiskDrake Hard-Drive Partitioning Tool
for Linux

"Full-Featured Beta Version of DiskDrake Allows Users to Install Linux
Without Removing Windows"


http://www.newsalert.com/bin/story?StoryId=Cn6E6WbWbsfnxmdiW&FQ=linux&SymHdl=1&Nav=na-search-&StoryTitle=linux

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BW: Canopy Group Propels Caldera Systems' OpenLinux Into the Embedded
Market Through Lineo, Inc.

"Caldera Systems, Inc. today announced that former Novell CEO and current
chairman of the Canopy Group Investment Company, Ray Noorda, and Ransom
Love, President and CEO of Caldera Systems, have agreed to support Lineo,
Inc. (formerly Caldera Thin Clients) in Lineo's development of Embedix, an
exclusive OpenLinux-based embedded system platform."


http://www.newsalert.com/bin/story?StoryId=Cn6KmqbKbyteWndi&FQ=linux&SymHdl=1&Nav=na-search-&StoryTitle=linux

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BW: Sun Free Solaris Program Surpasses 100,000 Shipments in Nine Months

"Membership In Solaris Developer Connection Surges, Strong Demand From
Microsoft Windows and Linux Developers"


http://www.newsalert.com/bin/story?StoryId=Cn6KmqbKbytaWnZK&FQ=linux&SymHdl=1&Nav=na-search-&StoryTitle=linux

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BW: OMNIS Software -- New Information Kiosks to be Launched at LinuxWorld
Expo

"Developed by OMNIS Software and sponsored by the International Data Group
(IDG), the Linux OS-based kiosks will supply visitors to LinuxWorld Expo
this year with information about the exhibitors and their products,
directions to specific booths and facilities, and allow attendees to vote
for their favorite product as well as order product literature online."


http://www.newsalert.com/bin/story?StoryId=Cn6KmqbKbyteYnJG&FQ=linux&SymHdl=1&Nav=na-search-&StoryTitle=linux

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LinuxPR: Frank Kasper & Associates to Offer Yellow Dog Linux

"Terra Soft Solutions is pleased to announce the distribution of Yellow
Dog Linux products through Frank Kasper & Associates. A specialist in
CD-ROM titles, FKA has established itself as the largest world-wide Linux
distributor, offering products by companies such as Red Hat, Caldera,
SuSE, Turbo Linux, and Walnut Creek, to name a few."

http://linuxpr.com/releases/216.html

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LinuxPR: Pinacor and Apple VARs to Offer Yellow Dog Linux

"Terra Soft Solutions is pleased to announce domestic distribution of
Yellow Dog Linux through Pinacor and the entire Apple dealer community."

http://linuxpr.com/releases/214.html

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LinuxPR: MacMall to carry Yellow Dog Linux

"Terra Soft Solutions is pleased to announce the formation of a reseller
relationship with MacMall for the purpose of selling Yellow Dog Linux
software. This is the most bold introduction of Linux for Apple PowerPCs
into the consumer world."

http://linuxpr.com/releases/215.html

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O'Reilly: Open Source IPOs

The arrival of your invitation to the Open Source Conference encouraged me
to follow through on a question that's been nagging at me since I read of
Red Hat's going public..."

http://www.oreilly.com/ask_tim/

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Linux's Big Break Downunder

AES has mailed out more than 20,000 free tickets for the Interact/PC IT99
trade show & fair in Melbourne, Australia. Every ticket features a blurb
about Linux

http://linuxtoday.com/stories/8363.html

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Zope Weekly News for August 5, 1999

This week saw the launch of Bruce Perens's Technocrat.net. This is one of
the highest profile Zope sites to date.

http://linuxtoday.com/stories/8362.html