eWeek columnist John Taschek talks about Caldera’s predicament after acquiring SCO, and the impact on the IBM-backed Project Monterey.

More than 275 IT professionals have signed up for free on-site Linux training and certification offered by Sair Linux Inc. at the LinuxWorld Conference and Expo in San Jose. The company will offer Linux certification reviews and exams all four days of the conference, according to a press release at LinuxPR Monday.

eWeek columnist John Taschek talks about Caldera’s predicament after acquiring SCO, and the impact on the IBM-backed Project Monterey.

Transvirtual Technologies will introduce a development platform for Linux on handhelds, according to ZDNet’s eWeek. The company will introduce Pocket Linux Developer Kits at LinuxWorld this week.

ZDNet’s Sm@art Partner reports on Linuxcare’s near-death experience. Without a CEO, the company has inked several big deals over the summer, including support agreements with Fujitsu Siemans Computers and Compaq.

A consortium of local companies will fund the translation effort, creating Linux Professional Institute-Japan. The translation project is expected to be completed by fall 2000, according to a press release at LinuxPR.

Red Hat Inc., announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to purchase privately held C2Net Software. CBS Marketwatch says Red Hat “graps the spotlight” at Linux World with the announcement.

The two companies
announced Monday they will jointly manage branding
and distribution of DV Linux, an upcoming universal standard operating system for console video gaming and TV-based entertainment applications.

From
LinuxPlanet: “A group of nearly 100 test tools designed to make Linux kernel hacking easier is just one manifestation of rapidly growing involvement in Linux by SGI. The tools, announced on the linux kernel mailing list, allow kernel developers to thoroughly test changes before offering them up for incorporation into the kernel source itself.”

O’Reilly Network has an overview of OpenBSD security on their site. It discusses such points as the included cryptography, the source code audit, and the security updates system used by the project.