IBM.com has an article about National Security Agency’s recent release of a “security-enhanced version of
Linux — code and all — to the open source community.”

From PR Newswire: eOn Communications Corporation
(Nasdaq: EONC), a leading provider of unified voice, e-mail and Web-based
communications systems, announces the addition of a fully integrated,
browser-based e-mail and chat management capability for its eQueue contact
center solution. The open solution based on the Linux operating system
delivers e-mail, web chat, and voice through a single queue, enabling contact
centers to more efficiently interact with their customers regardless of the
media.

From LinuxPR: Rauch Medien (http://www.rauchmedien.com) is proud to
announce the opening of our Linux-only compatible computer component store.
This store features hardware that has been tested and picked for its ease of use
and performance in Linux. The store will provide computer components in
addition to the Rauch Mediens current product catalog including its server
appliance series and cluster series.

From LinuxPR: FireLogic, Inc., a software solutions company, announced the release of the first
in a new line of home healthcare software products based on its HealthEngage
Technology Platform.

“The power and stability Linux brings does not have
to be constrained to the server and development
market. There are over 100 million Americans who
suffer from chronic diseases, hypertension,
diabetes, etc. who must regularly use medical
devices in their homes. They would greatly benefit
by having a “home health station” in their living
rooms.” said Michael Slage, FireLogic’s President.

From Reuters: ” A federal judge
has issued an injunction ordering the wildly popular
song-swap service Napster to eliminate all copyright
materials in its system.”

From PR Newswire: Lineo, Inc. a leading innovator
in embedded systems, real-time and high availability solutions, today
announced it has obtained a signed letter of intent to acquire Convergence
Integrated Media. Convergence is the leading developer of operating systems
and software for digital communications products, such as personal video
recorders (PVR) and digital versatile disk (DVD) devices. With this
acquisition, Lineo is enhancing its position as the first and only provider of
Linux-based development tools for digital television products. Terms of the
deal are not being disclosed.

Anonymous Reader writes: “I am sad to see Napster bending to the record labels’ will,” said Matt Goyer co-founder of Fairtunes.com. “Let’s preserve it and we’ll move it offshore where the record industry can’t touch it.” It’s at mp3newswire.net.

eWeek has a review of the Open Source MySQL and it’s newly added transaction support. It’s “taking a big step forward in the corporate world.”

Chromium Communications writes: “ChromeLinux/WebServer is a fast (nearly 3x faster than Apache), Apache-based Web server. To achieve maximum performance it is designed to fully exploit the Linux 2.4 kernel, but it will still run on distributions which are based on Linux 2.2, such as Red Hat, TurboLinux, and Mandrake.

Beta available for download at:
http://www.chromium.com/cr_productsWeb.html“

From LinuxWorld.com: “After months of press releases and flashy booths at LinuxWorld Expo, Chilliware has
delivered some software. Find out how the first release of the iceSculptor desktop publishing
program tested out.”