[Updated 8:00 PM PDT] — While Linux and open-source software keep making progress in the server market, could this be its time to break through in the wider enterprise? eWEEK.com looks at the state of the market from the floor of LinuxWorld San Francisco, August 2005 . . .

• LinuxWorld: Professionals Look for Real-World Apps — Reporter's Notebook: This year's LinuxWorld conference has drawn more IT professionals who say they are convinced that Linux is ready be put to work in real-world business applications.
• Microsoft's Hilf Gives Out Freebies at LinuxWorld — Bill Hilf, Redmond's director of platform technology, gave a session at the conference that provided a look into Microsoft's Linux/Open Source Software Lab; he also gave attendees a full copy of Microsoft Virtual Server Enterprise Edition.
• Red Hat Looks to Cede Control — Company seeks to empower Fedora Foundation by funding patent filings and supporting copyright assignments to assure compliance with open source licenses.
• Red Hat Launches 'Security in a Networked World' Initiative — New Red Hat add-on programs take Red Hat Enterprise Linux from platform-level security to network-level security with identity management, network monitoring and authentication.
• Business Objects Launches BI Platform for Linux — Business Objects' XI package for Business Intelligence–the fulfillment of the roadmap it laid out after acquiring Crystal Decisions–supports Red Hat and Novell flavors of Linux.
• IBM Adds Support for Geronimo App Server — Developers will be supported with open-source code and additional functionality from Gluecode Software.
• Neon Supplements Mainframe Integration With SOA — Shadow RTE provides an enterprise service bus approach to mainframe integration — and a single architecture for accessing legacy data in a variety of ways.
• MontaVista, PalmSource Share Linux Party Line — Two leaders in mobile device software have joined forces to foster the development of next-generation Linux-based mobile phones.
• Wyse Debuts Linux Thin Client — Wyse Technology debuted a compact yet powerful Linux-based thin-client at LinuxWorld and announced a 1,900-unit deployment by a European health insurance provider.
• EnterpriseDB Ships Open-Source PostgreSQL Database — The company's announcements include the hire of three well-known developers and the creation of a PostgreSQL community committee.
• Novell to Resell MySQL — MySQL has been picked up by Novell, its second huge reseller deal in so many days, the companies announced at LinuxWorld.
• Torvalds: How to Keep Linux Kernel on Course — The progress of the Linux kernel is now focused into three developmental “trees,” which balance technological progress and bug fixes. The new approach is bearing fruit, say open-source developers and founder Linus Torvalds.
• Black Duck, Olliance Will Partner on Strategy — Companies will work together to help clients develop and implement strategies to deal with the business, technical and risk management issues.
• LinuxWorld Focus Turns to Security — Red Hat and HP are giving the battle against vulnerabilities top billing at this week's show.
• Open-Source Database Technologies Flourish at LinuxWorld — Microsoft can snipe all it wants, but news coming out of LinuxWorld shows one thing: Linux has drilled so far down into overall IT frameworks that it's simply another option on the short list.
• Emic's Open-Source App Clusters Find a Host — Emic Networks is bringing its application clusters for open-source databases together with hosting and management services from Dutch company Multrix.
• ANTs Takes On TimesTen in Battle of the Super-Fast Databases — ANTs is staying nimble, releasing a version of its super-fast database that's now able to support applications written for TimesTen, a fast database bought up recently by Oracle and also ANTs' biggest competitor.
• Microsoft, Google to Tangle in LinuxWorld Trivia Game — In addition, Microsoft will address its open-source strategies at the conference, and Google workers will participate in a keynote panel.
• Sources: Novell Plans to Open SuSE Linux Pro to Community — Scoop: Novell is opening SuSE Linux to community-based development, sources say, with a model similar to Red Hat's recent move with Fedora.
• Business Trumps Technology at LinuxWorld — Analysis: This summer's LinuxWorld will feature more in the way of wheeling and dealing than technical breakthroughs and changes.
• Debian Core Consortium Continues to Come Together — Officially, there's no word yet, but insiders say that the group will be ready to make major announcements by LinuxWorld in early August.
• Novell to Launch Community Linux Distribution — Novell is following Red Hat's model of getting others involved in development.
• Microsoft, Google to Tangle in LinuxWorld Trivia Game — In addition, Microsoft will address its open-source strategies at the conference, and Google workers will participate in a keynote panel.
• Debian Linux: Living in Interesting Times — Opinion: The emerging Ubuntu and Debian Core Consortium developments take the distro in unexpected directions.
• Analysts: Enterprise Debian Distro Takes On Red Hat, Novell — News Analysis: Open-source analysts are divided on whether the enterprise Linux field has room for new contenders.
• Debian Common Core Alliance Gets Ready for Its Grand Unveiling — At LinuxWorld, curtains will rise and the new Debian Alliance will take the stage to challenge Red Hat and Novell for Linux supremacy.

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