Open Source software is likely to dominate the Software as a Service (SaaS) segment for reasons of economy and community building says market researcher Gartner: Open Source is cheap, and communities keep it popular.

The Linux company Red Hat has acquired system integrators Amentra and is now seeking to strengthen its Jboss business unit.

IBM has published plans for its own network service for IT infrastructures under the "Blue Cloud" heading.

Version 4.0.0 of System Imager, a software for automating the installation of Linux computers and for software distribution has just been released.

Hewlett-Packard has now completed the acquisition of Neoware. The thin client computing and virtualization solution provider will add value to HP's Linux portfolio.

Linuxconf Europe 2007 kicked off this Sunday in Cambridge, UK. Unix user groups from Great Britain and other parts of Europe will be hosting lectures and workshops until September 5.

The free but proprietary Skype is a popular calling option.

This month we’ll show you some popular Linux tools for Internet telephony