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Linux and business

Active server pages for Linux. If you absolutely have to run Active Server Page stuff on your site, you may want to check out this announcement from Chili!Soft, which will be offering an ASP product for Linux "by the end of 1999."

Linux binaries on Solaris. Here is the announcement from Sun that lxrun - the utility allowing Linux binaries to run on Solaris - is available for download. It is still interesting to contemplate how quickly vendors of other systems have gone from saying "Linux has no applications" to "we run Linux applications."

Warehouses on Linux. LIS Warehouse Systems has announced that its "Dispatcher-CS" warehouse and inventory management system will be made available on Linux. Here we are seeing another important step in the adoption of Linux - the increasing availability of industry-specific tools.

SuSE and CAI sign a deal Computer Associates and SuSE have announced a deal wherein SuSE will bundle CA's "Unicenter TNG Framework" with their distribution.

Clustered thin servers. Here's a twist on the Linux-based thin server product: Network Engines has announced a rack-mounted product that looks much like the Cobalt RaQ, but which is intended to be operated in clusters of up to 256 hosts. Software (presumably proprietary) is included for cluster management and load balancing.

OMNIS Software has announced Linux support for their Studio rapid application development tool. They promise 100% Linux, Windows & Macintosh application portability will be available soon.

Software AG jumps on board. Software AG has announced that it will be supporting Linux with a number of its products. "...Linux is a scalable, stable and secure system that is no longer behind other flavors of Unix and Windows NT. It is particularly appropriate as an economical platform for mission-critical applications for electronic business." (Thanks to Cezary Cichocki).

Linux-certified Toshiba servers. Toshiba has announced that it is certifying its servers for use with Red Hat's distribution. "The move came in response to growing customer demand for powerful and reliable Internet and enterprise server solutions based on the Linux operating system." Now if they would only see the light with their laptop line..

Linux training in Australia. Cybersource Pty Ltd in Melbourne, Australia has announced a set of Linux training courses.

Demo version of Linux accounting package The folks at Proven Software have announced that evaluation copies of their Linux-based small business accounting packages are now available for free download.

Another enterprise backup tool. Legato has announced support for its Networker backup software on Linux - at least, if you're running Red Hat.

Press Releases:

• American Biometric Companyannounced CardDrive, an advanced high performance smart card reader for Windows NT/95/98, Linux and Solaris.
• Aonix, TeleUSE GUI builder.
• BERGDATAreleased a range of biometric products at CardTech/SecurTech '99 Chicago, including BERGDATA Secure Linux.
• Bluestone Software announced their Sapphire/Web cross-platform application server. It is available for many platforms, including Linux.
• Client/Server Technologies, Inc. announced its Foundation/2000 Year 2000 testing software is now available for the Linux operating environment, free of charge in an introductory offer.
• Compaq Computer Corporationintroduced the AlphaServer DS10, a RISC System; 64-Bit AlphaServer. You get your choice of operating system, including Linux.
• Coyote Point Systemshas an adaptive load balancer, called Equalizer. It will run on Linux systems.
• Effnet Inc.announced EdgeServerPlus, a router/firewall combo. Drivers will be available for Linux/Unix servers soon.
• Geodesic Systemsannounced Great Circle Enterprise, a new suite of products and services for C/C++ enterprise development. It will be available for Linux systems.
• Intraware, Inc.will deliver INFORMIX-4GL, and INFORMIX-SQL, application development tools through Intraware's online purchase and electronic software delivery services. Linux version software will be available, free of charge, through June 30.
• Jason Clifford Consulting, selling Linux-installed laptops in the UK.
• JNI (Jaycor Networks Inc.)announced two new FibreStar PCI-to-Fibre Channel host bus adapter cards. The 32-bit FCE-3210 and the 64-bit FCE-6410 support a variety of operating systems, including Linux.
• Ludus Design, Quadra game.
• Marketwave Corporationand Vignette Corporation team up to provide a Vignette StoryServer Plug-In for its Hit List Live and Hit List Enterprise e-business intelligence tools.
• MathSoft, Inc.announced S-PLUS 5, technical calculation and analytical software, now available for Linux.
• MERANTintroduced DataDirect SequeLink for Red Hat Linux 6.0.
• NBase-Xyplex Layer 3 gigabit switch router wins NetWorld+Interop best of show award.
• Netcentric Solutions Ltd. announced Lychee, a web development tool, using the Objectivity, Inc. database. Lychee will run on Windows, Linux and Unix.
• Network Associates, Inc. announced a new PGP Command Line Edition now available for Windows NT, Solaris and Linux servers.
• OpenConnect Systems Inc.announced the availability of its Web-enabling software solution, OC://WebConnect Pro, for the Linux operating system.
• Phobos Corporationintroduces a load balancing embedding server switch. Linux is among the supported operating systems.
• PointBase, Inc.announced the release of a 100% Pure Java object-relational embedded database with data "hotsync" capability.
• Rainbow Technologies, Inc. announced the NetSwift development environment for security protocol acceleration integration with initial host support for HP/UX and Linux.
• REBOLannounced REBOL/core 2.0, an internet messaging language, available for 15 platforms, including Linux.
• Siemens Computer Systemsannounced the PRIMERGY 170, a new Intel-based workgroup server. Linux is among the supported platforms.
• Software Metrics, Inc.now has a UNIX Print Server Add-on (which will run on Linux systems) that works with their Windows NT Printer Accounting Server (PAS) 2.0.
• Solidum Systemsannounced the August availability of Linux and Windows NT drivers for its PAX.ware 100 fast ethernet network interface card.
• SuperAnt, Linux programming tools CD.
• Synkronix, Inc.announced BlueJ, a multi-platform application painter for COBOL and Java, available in a Linux version.
• Tower Technology Corporationannounced the general availability of TowerJ 3.0, a Java application server deployment solution, for a broad range of platforms, including Linux.
• Unify Corporation announced a developer partnership with Red Hat to provide e-commerce solutions for Linux.
• Web-4M, groupware environment.
• WRQ Inc.delivers Reflection X 7.2, for simplified integration of windows desktops with Unix, Digital, and Linux systems.

Section Editor: Rebecca Sobol.

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