PC World reports that the latest version of the data DVD recordable disc can hold 4.7GB, 20% more then the previous standard of 3.9GB.

IBM announced that CSK Network
Systems Corp., or CSK-Net, will use an IBM S/390
server running TurboLinux for its data centre’s Web server platform.
CSK-Net is the first company in Japan to run Linux on a
mainframe. The story is at LinuxWorld.com.au.

Want to setup software RAID on Linux? In this article from osfaq.com we will cover the installation and configuration of software RAID in Linux. If you are new to RAID, RAID is the combining of disks to increase stability, redundancy and performance. RAID stands for ‘Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks,” and is divided into different RAID levels. Each level provides a different mix of performance and stability advantages. RAID can either be done in software or hardware. So what RAID levels are supported by Software Raid on Linux? -Anonymous Reader

From PR Newswire: Enhanced Software Technologies, Inc.
and Hewlett-Packard Company today announced that HP’s
Ultrium tape drives are certified to run under Linux. EST is the sponsor and
administrator of the Linux Tape Device Certification Program.

Securityfocus.com asks the question: “What would you pay for a vintage computer once used by hacker Kevin Mitnick?” You’ll never get the chance to buy it, because eBay has pulled an auction of Mitnick items.

The delay between the generation of a computer event and its
realization can be frustrating. Two examples: when you’re playing an
interactive game and you turn a steering wheel, you expect the vehicle
on the screen to turn instantly. When you’re using a MIDI keyboard
and you press the key, you expect the sound to occur immediately. When
these things don’t happen quickly enough, you have a latency problem.
An Oreillynet.com article focuses on reducing Linux response times, inlcuding a number of adjustments that will create
near-instantaneous response times on Linux systems.

Jon Orwant on the O’Reilly Network discusses the results of spending time discovering what’s on Freenet, the Open Source, peer-to-peer system that makes it possible to publish data anonymously and in such a way that it effectively cannot be removed. –ftobin

Tomshardware.com has a review of the Pentium 4 processor including comparisons to AMD’s Athlon and
benchmarks for compiling the Linux kernel.

From PR Newswire: SGI today
announced the installation of a Linux-OS-based solution for bioinformatics
computing at Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, one of the world’s
leading diversified global health and personal care companies. Working
together with Incyte Genomics, Inc., SGI Global Services
delivered a bioinformatics solution that allows Bristol-Myers Squibb to
increase its raw computing power, deploy new scientific applications for Linux
environments and extend technology investments by increasing productivity and
reducing hardware and administrative costs.

From LinuxPR: Bruce Momjian, vice president of
database development for Great Bridge LLC, has been named a featured
speaker at the fall 2000 Linux Conference in Japan, a hotbed for open source
technologies. Momjian will discuss the history of PostgreSQL, the world’s most
advanced open source database system, which thousands of Japanese
businesses already use as core infrastructure for their Web-based applications.