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Linux and Business

Red Hat stock repurchase program; financial results. Red Hat, Inc. announced a stock repurchase program. The board of directors has authorized up to 10% of outstanding common shares to be repurchased over the next twelve months. The buy back was triggered last Monday in an effort to buoy stock prices after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said it would allow companies to repurchase stock without meeting the usual volume and timing restrictions. Red Hat currently lists approximately 170 million shares outstanding.

Later this week Red Hat reported its fiscal second quarter results. Red Hat's net loss, including some one-time only items, was $55.3 million, or 33 cents per share, compared with a loss of $20 million, or 12 cents per share, reported one year ago. Without the one-time items the loss was called "slim".

Caldera Announces Restructuring and Consolidation. Caldera International announced details of its recent reduction in force (51 people or 8 percent of the workforce). The company is consolidating unused facilities in Orem, Utah and Santa Cruz, California, streamlining product lines and reducing budgets to allow the company to immediately reduce its overall expenses.

Nortel switches to Red Hat. Nortel Networks has switched their Meridian MAX call center to Red Hat Linux.

Motorola Selects Lineo Embedix Digital Media Core for DCT5000 Family of Advanced Interactive Set-Top Terminals. Lineo, Inc. announced that Motorola Broadband Communications Sector has selected Lineo Embedix(TM) Digital Media core as the initial Linux operating system software for its DCT5000 family of advanced interactive digital set-top terminals.

Trolltech releases Qt PalmTop 1.4. The new release of QT provides basic palm-top applications along with a complete graphical interface that can run on handhelds running a version of embedded Linux.

Xi Graphics releases Beta 3D Graphics Drivers. Xi Graphics has announced the Beta release of Version 2.0 of their Accelerated-X 3D Linux Graphics Drivers (LGDs).

EU IDA study on the use of open source software in the European public sector. The European Commission Interchange of Data between Administration (EU IDA) program has posted a study into the use of open source software in the public sector.

LWN Linux stock page change. Danaher has replaced Microtest in the tier two companies on the LWN stocks page. Fluke Networks announced its completion of the acquisition of Microtest, Inc. on Aug 9, 2001. Fluke Networks, Inc., is part of the Danaher family of companies (NYSE: DHR).

Linux Stock Index for September 17 to September 19, 2001.
LSI at closing on September 17, 2001 ... 21.42
LSI at closing on September 19, 2001 ... 21.51

The high for the week was 21.54
The low for the week was 21.42

Press Releases:

Open source products

• Red Hat, Inc. (RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK): Red Hat Announces Red Hat GNUPro Tools to Support Intel Xscale Microarchitecture.

• VoiceAge Corporation (MONTREAL): VoiceAge Provides Voice Compression Technology to Vovida.org.

Proprietary Products for Linux

• IBM (): Get a list of useful articles, redbooks, and links on IBM eServer products.

• IBM (): Cluster Starter Kit for Linux.

• Mainline Information Systems (TALLAHASSEE, Fla.): Mainline Information Systems Joins Forces With Bynari Inc. to deliver comprehensive Linux solutions for the IBM product line. .

• Team ASA Inc. (San Diego, CA): Team ASA Announces NPWR SBC up-grade with Dual Gigabit Ethernet ports.

• Trilogy, Inc. (CONCORD, Mass.): Trilogy, Inc. Expands Product Portfolio With Announcement of AdmitOne Server for Linux.

Hardware and bundled products

• Dell (AUSTIN, Texas): Minimized and Maximized: Dell Workstation Puts High Performance in Small Package. The 340 is certified with Red Hat Linux 7.1 and is available in select configurations.

• Rising Edge Technologies (HERNDON, Va.): Rising Edge Technologies Announces Email Archiving Storage Platform.

Products and Services Using Linux

• Micro Sharp Technology (VANCOUVER, Wash.): Micro Sharp Technology Moves to Fulfill the Growing Demand for OEM Versions of the EM-I eMail Server Software Meeting the Growing Demands in the Internet Server Market.

• Mitel Networks Corporation (OTTAWA, Ont.): Mitel Networks Partners with Trend Micro to Offer Server-Based Managed Virus Protection to Small Enterprises.

Products With Linux Versions

• 1mage Software Inc. (ENGLEWOOD, Colo.): 1mage Software Forms New Alliance to Bring Integrated Document Management to the Construction Industry.

• Addonics Technologies (FREMONT, Calif.): Addonics New Pocket DigiDrive Allows Users to Copy Digital AV Files to PCs From Anywhere; New USB Drive Reads & Writes from Seven Different Digital A/V Formats.

• ATI Technologies Inc. (MARKHAM, Ontario): ATI Supports GLSetup Initiative, Technology That Ensures Optimal OpenGL 3D Rendering.

• DataFlux Corporation (CARY, N.C.): DataFlux Unveils Blue Fusion CS.

• InterWorking Labs (SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif.): InterWorking Labs Releases SilverCreek 7.0 with ODBC -- Open DataBase Connectivity -- for Comprehensive Database Support.

• Opera Software (): Opera Browser Server 5.2 for QNX 6.0.

• Sun Microsystems, Inc. and Philips Digital Networks (AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands): Sun and Philips Strengthen Alliance to Develop MPEG-4 Solutions for Wireless and Broadband Markets.

Java Products

• Insignia Solutions, Fremont (FREMONT, Calif.): Insignia Solutions Unveils Jeode PDA Edition.

• Lutris Technologies (SANTA CRUZ, Calif.): Lutris Technologies Announces Availability of Lutris EAS 4; New Services Architecture Delivers Next-Generation Modular Platform for J2EE and Web Services.

• SavaJe Technologies (NORTH CHELMSFORD, MA): Major wireless & Java developers join SavaJe's partner program.

• Sun Microsystems, Inc. (PALO ALTO, Calif.): Sun Ships Forte for Java, Release 3.0 to Simplify Development of Enterprise Applications for Sun ONE.

Books & Training

• Addison-Wesley Publishing (Boston, MA): Just published - 'Linux System Administration: A User's Guide' by Marcel Gagne.

• No Starch Press, Inc. (San Francisco): 'The Book of Zope: How to Build and Deliver Web Applications' to be released in November..

• Open Source in Banking and Finance (Baltimore, MD): Open Source in Banking and Finance - One day workshop on November 9, 2001.

• O'Reilly (Sebastopol, CA): "T1: A Survival Guide" Released by O'Reilly.

• O'Reilly (Sebastopol, CA): O'Reilly Releases "XSLT", Extensible Stylesheet Language for Transformations.

• SuSE (): SuSE Linux Training in North America - Sign up today!.

Personnel & New Offices

• SavaJe Technologies (NORTH CHELMSFORD, MA): BSQUARE Exec Joins SavaJe Management Team.

Linux At Work

• MSC.Software Corporation (SANTA ANA, Calif.): MSC.Software's Professional Services Help Scientists Solve Mystery of Subatomic Particles, Ensures Success of $300 Million Project.

Other

• Evans Data Corporation (SANTA CRUZ, Calif.): Linux Developers Embrace Web Services; Evans Data Corp. Study Finds 70% of Linux Developers Describe Web Services As ''Future of Internet Applications''.

• Free Software Foundation (BOSTON): Violation of The GNU General Public License by RTLinux.

• Free Software Foundation (Boston): FSF and FSMLabs come to agreement on a GPL-compliant version of RTLinux Open Patent License.

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