See also: last week's Commerce page.

Linux and Business

SafeDisc LT copy protection comes to Linux. Just what we needed: Macrovision has announced that TransGaming Technologies has signed an agreement to implement Macrovision's "SafeDisc LT" copy protection system for Linux. If it helps to bring games to Linux, then perhaps this is even a good thing, but it is hard not to see many people taking it as a challenge.

Linux Game Publishing opens its doors. A London-based company called Linux Game Publishing has announced its existence. It apparently has contracts to port "two major titles" to Linux, but we don't get to know what they are quite yet.

Trolltech releases Qt 3.0. Trolltech has announced the release of Qt 3.0. New features include a database frontend capability, better internationalization and font handling, improved development tools, and more.

Linuxcare names Avery Lyford as CEO. Linuxcare founder Art Tyde has stepped aside, and the company has appointed Avery Lyford as the new boss.

Ximian Names Mitchell Kapor to Board of Directors. Ximian has announced that Mitch Kapor will take a seat on its board of directors. Mr. Kapor, of course, is the founder of Lotus and a co-founder of the Electronic Frontier Foundation.

Red Hat Quarterly Report. For those interested in the details, here is Red Hat's amended quarterly report to the U.S. Securities and Exchange commission.

Navy to Test the Water With Open-Source Software. Here is a press release from a group calling itself the "Open Source Software Institute." It seems that this group is working with the Naval Oceanographic Office to look at that office's use of open source software, and to come up with other ways in which open source can help. "Several of the information gathering operations [at the Oceanographic Office] rely on Linux as a mission critical application."

Linux Stock Index for October 11 to October 17, 2001.
LSI at closing on October 11, 2001 ... 23.66
LSI at closing on October 17, 2001 ... 24.19

The high for the week was 24.20
The low for the week was 23.66

Press Releases:

Open source products

• GNU package maintainer Dave Sugar (BOSTON): New Release of GNU Bayonne Telephone System Software.

• Metadot Corporation (AUSTIN, Texas): The Metadot Open Source Community Gets Its Own Web Site.

• MOSIX-Cluster (): MOSIXVIEW contains some helpful, MOSIX-specific applications for cluster-management. MOSIXVIEW is free for download and is based on the GPL-licence model.

• Open Source Development Lab (Portland, Ore.): OSDL releases the Scalable Test Platform (STP).

Distributions and bundled products

• Caldera International, Inc. (OREM, Utah): Caldera Announces Borland's Certification of Kylix 1 With OpenLinux Workstation 3.1.1; New Developer Technology Provides Fast, Efficient Choice.

• SuSE Linux (Nuremberg, Germany): SuSE Linux Presents New eMail Server III at IT Expo Systems.

• SuSE Linux (ALISO VIEJO, Calif. & OAKLAND, Calif.): SuSE Linux and QLogic Advance Enterprise Storage Solutions for Linux; SuSE 7.3 Supported by QLogic SAN Infrastructure Solutions.

Proprietary Products for Linux

• Borland Software Corporation (SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif.): Borland Kylix Emerges as Leading Linux Application Development Solution in Evans Data Corporation Developer Survey.

Hardware and bundled products

• BOXX Technologies (AUSTIN, Texas): BOXX Technologies Announces Support for New AMD Athlon MP Processor 1800+.

• Penguin Computing Inc. (San Francisco, California): Penguin Computing and Sangoma Partner to Provide Integrated Routing Solutions.

• RealScale Technologies Inc. (Sophia Antipolis, France): RealScale Technologies Opens its High Availability Blade Server C luster to Beowulf High Performance Computing.

Products and Services Using Linux

• 1st Computer Telephony Innovators (PONTE VEDRA, Fla.): 1CTI Delivers Feature Rich LINUX Voice Processing for Auto Attendant, Voice Messaging and CTI.

• Altera Corporation (SAN JOSE, Calif.): Altera Rolls Out ARM-based Excalibur Product Family; Red Hat, Inc. provides Linux OS support.

• ITServ Inc. (GAITHERSBURG, Md.): Integrated Firewall/VPN Network Appliance to Deliver Secured, LAN-to-LAN Enhanced Capability for Small-to-Medium Sized Enterprises; ITServ Releases Rideway Station 4.0.

• NeuArchitect (SHELTON, Conn.): NeuVis Software Extends Product Support and Knowledge Transfer with Launch of NeuVis Developer Center Web Site.

• REDSonic, Inc. (SANTA ANA, Calif.): RED-Builder 2.0 XE integrated development environment.

• Transitive Technologies (SAN JOSE, Calif.): Transitive Technologies and Alchemy Semiconductor Collaborate to Enable ARM Binary Code to Run on Alchemy's MIPS-Based Processors; Runs ARM-Based Applications Software.

• Trinity Convergence (ATLANTA): Trinity Convergence Demonstrates SIP Support and Integration with Pingtel for VeriCall, an Integrated Packet Telephony Framework.

• ZNYX Networks, Inc. (ATLANTA, FALL 2001 VON): ZNYX Networks Debuts Extensible Managed Switch for Embedded Ethernet On CompactPCI Chassis.

Products With Linux Versions

• BakBone Software, Inc. (SAN DIEGO): BakBone Ships NetVault Version 6.5 With Powerful New Capabilities For Disaster Recovery, Open File Management and Disk Virtualization.

• Intel Corporation (ATLANTA): Intel Introduces High-Performance CompactPCI Boards for Mission-Critical Telecom Applications; Offers Increased Processing Power for High-End Systems in the Modular Network.

• Mentor Graphics Corporation (WILSONVILLE, Ore.): Mentor Graphics HDL Designer Series 2001.5 Enhances Team Design with HTML Documentation.

• Metro Link, Inc. (FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA): Metro Link Releases Small Footprint UPnP Device SDK in C.

• picoTurbo (SILICON VALLEY, Calif.): picoTurbo Introduces New pT-110Mx Microprocessor Core for Advanced Consumer Devices.

• Tech Soft America (Oakland, CA): Next Generation of SolidWorks' eDrawings Built with HOOPS Technology.

• Trolltech (OSLO, Norway): Trolltech Releases Qt 3.0; Database Capability, Full GUI Builder, Internationalisation Mark New Release.

• WebEvent, Inc. (): Introducing WebEvent Publish 2.0 beta.

Java Products

• Borland Software Corporation (MUNICH, Germany): Borland and Siemens Mobile Advance Wireless Java Development.

• JBoss Group LLC (SAN FRANCISCO): JBoss Open-Source Application Server Offers Dynamic Transparent Persistence With Its Integration of CocoBase(TM) Enterprise O/R from THOUGHT Inc.(TM).

• ViewletBuilder (): ViewletBuilder creates animated online demos of how software works..

Books & Training

• Espial (OTTAWA, Canada): Interactive TV seminars kick off next week (Espial).

• O'Reilly (Sebastopol, CA): O'Reilly Releases "Web Design in a Nutshell, Second Edition".

Partnerships

• Altera Corporation (SAN JOSE, Calif.): Altera Announces the Excalibur Partner Program.

• Beyond.com Corporation (SANTA CLARA, Calif.): Beyond.com Corporation Announces Launches New eStore for LynuxWorks; Online Store Will Offer BlueCat Linux and Development Tools for the Embedded Market.

• Tvia, Inc. (Santa Clara, Calif. and Fort Lauderdale, Florida): Tvia Taps Metro Link As Software Developmemt and Support Partner.

Personnel & New Offices

• VA Linux Systems (FREMONT, Calif.): VA Linux Names Colin Bodell Senior Vice President of Product Development; Veteran of WebGain, Intellicorp and Merant to Lead SourceForge Product Development.

Linux At Work

• Multi-User Solutions (ATLANTA): Computone's Multi-User Solutions Signs Lucrative Deal To Provide 24/7 Support for Megasys Hospitality Systems, Inc..

Section Editor: Rebecca Sobol.

Next: Linux in the news