Searching for SDRAM? The Duke of URL reviews several flavors while running Linux.

“As Compaq, Dell, HP, IBM and Sun, along with other high-tech heavyweights such as Motorola and Silicon Graphics Inc., throw their weight behind the operating system created by Finnish programmer Linus Torvalds, Linux may be in its best position yet to challenge Microsoft and its OS’ dominance.” That’s from a story on Inter@ctive Week.

From a Government Computer News story: Linux does not meet the Defense Information Infrastructure’s Common Operating Environment Kernel Platform Compliance requirements for a Posix-compliant application programming interface, Posix-compliant commands and utilities, the Motif X Window System interface, the Common Desktop Environment and Network File System sockets.

Caldera CEO Ransom Love has blamed inaccurate press reports
for the confusion for muddying the waters of Project Monterey, reports The Register.

AltaVista is to issue a statement later today confirming it
has been rolling out its unmetered service since June 30 and that it has, indeed, signed up tens of thousands of users, reports The Register.

ZDNet News reports Sun MicroSystems Inc.’s StarOffice productivity suite is gaining a small following as four OEMs agreed to preinstall the software on PCs.

CNET News reports, with the release of a new mobile phone Web browser today, manufacturing giant Nokia is betting on a modified Open Source
strategy to help it break further into the wireless software market

Guests this week include Gary Lawrence Murphy, CEO of TCI and Tom Adelstein, CEO of Bynari Inc. Rob Zimmer, Vice-President of RadioWallStreet.com, will help lead the discussion, from Linux PR.

This Chicago Tribune article reports, back-office backers of the Linux operating system have a new ally in communications giant Motorola Inc.

ZDNet News reports, Newtell Inc, on Monday announced it has begun operations to develop and promote software for sharing MP3 files using the Gnutella protocol.