Opinions

Rant Mode Equals One: Shhh--We're Winning
Fresh from attending ApacheCon, Paul Ferris reflects on how the Open Source movement is changing how users approach their software acquisitions, as well as how Apache has succeeded in the marketplace.
Sunday, March 12, 2000 10:53:19 AM EST

Previews

VMware Makes Move for Server with Two New Products
VMware is bringing its multiple-OS technology to the server field with two new products designed for corporate servers, ISPs, and the enterprise. With them, corporate managers will be able to run multiple operating systems--like Linux and Windows 2000--simultaneously on one Intel-based server.
Kevin Reichard reports.
Tuesday, December 5, 2000 06:24:06 AM EST

Reports

The Yin and Yang of Open Source Commerce, Part 4
"The bulk of Linux business opportunity is demonstrably in the SMB/SME marketplace, a market that is presently under-serviced by Linux companies. The nature of the market as a whole has been discussed, and in this concluding part of the series, the competitive situation is briefly mentioned so as to round out the argument that it is time for seriously profitable Linux business activity from businesses that know the rules for success..."
Friday, November 4, 2005 01:33:23 PM EST

The Yin and Yang of Open Source Commerce, Part 3
"Had Linux companies better focused their efforts on the SMB/SME market, the operating system market share picture would look far more rosy for Linux and OSS than it does today. There is some suggestion in what we have seen so far that Linux has performed well despite the efforts of the Linux vendors. It is as if the market has made a run for Linux, in spite of the lack of market presence by Linux vendors..."
Thursday, November 3, 2005 10:47:01 AM EST

Linux Is Sometimes a Pleasant Surprise
Sometimes companies aren't actively seeking Linux for the solution to their problems; sometimes Linux just happens to be the best solution for their needs. One NY-based sporting goods chain found itself in this position recently, and they are so far pretty impressed with the benefits of the unsought platform.
Monday, October 20, 2003 11:44:49 AM EST

PGA Tour Is On Par With Linux
The PGA is probably more well-known for Tiger Woods, mulligans, and the occasional hole-in-one rather than for IT systems. But the real-time demands of an information-hungry audience has brought PGA Tour organizers driving down the information age fairway. And guess which flightless fowl is holding the No. 3 Wood?
Monday, June 9, 2003 12:25:19 PM EST

Linux a Very Silent Player in New Cobalt Release
Cobalt made its name as a vendor of Linux-based servers, but Sun's acqusition of Cobalt put this strategy in doubt. And when the dust settled on a press conference announcing a new line of Cobalt servers -- which are still running Linux, by the way -- it was clear that Sun executives wanted nothing to do with any discussion of Linux as a strategic part of Sun's future. Brian Proffitt reports.
Wednesday, January 17, 2001 05:11:36 PM EST

Net Returns: Linux and Netware
Linking Linux and Netware systems used to be one of the most eagerly anticipated trends in the server field. But, as William Wong writes, suddenly Linux and Netware are on separate paths, as Caldera quietly drops support for Netware and the Open Source community fails to develop any cross-system tools.
Friday, December 22, 2000 10:00:55 AM EST

Web Coding in Romulan? Open Source at the Worldcon
There is certainly a lot of overlap between Linux geeks and science-fiction fans, so it's no surprise that the onsite Web servers at the current Worldcon (the yearly world science-fiction convention) is built around a raft of Open Source tools: Linux, BSD, Apache, mySQL, and PHP. Scott Courtney reports from Worldcon in Chicago and shows how Open Source tools are used in a real-world--and otherworldly--situation.
Monday, September 4, 2000 09:00:00 AM EST

The Ultimate Install Fest: Linux on the IBM System/390
With 4,000 downloads and a raft of dedicated support personnel from several companies, Linux on the IBM S/390 is definitely a reality. The centerpiece of the Linux/390 evangelism is an IBM-sponsored Install Fest, where 150 customers from countries as diverse as Austria, France, United Arab Emirates, Israel, Switzerland, Canada, and the United States signed up for assistance in installing Linux on their S/390s. Scott Courtney details the Install Fest and also explains how IBM is further supporting Linux on the S/390.
Monday, July 31, 2000 07:47:10 AM EST

It's Official: IBM Announces Linux for the S/390
What began as an underground project is now an official product: Today IBM adds System/390 hardware to its list of supported environments for Linux, completing a range of systems that extend from Intel laptops to the largest mainframes the company has ever made. Scott Courtney reports on why IBM's release and support of Linux is important.
Wednesday, May 17, 2000 12:01:07 AM EST

ApacheCon: Fueling the Web Revolution
Apache is the workhorse of the Web, and ApacheCon is the yearly gathering of Apache developers and devotees. Paul Ferris reports from ApacheCon 2000 and explains how Apache is changing the way corporations approach Open Source software.
Thursday, March 9, 2000 04:01:28 PM EST

Do-It-Yourself Caching: Squid 2.3
This open-source solution is a great low-cost way to get into caching. However, a stable Squid installation calls for some fairly hefty hardware--not to mention considerable tuning effort. Lisa Phifer explains.
Tuesday, February 29, 2000 12:19:06 AM EST

Akamai CEO Swings His Elbows
It's not that you wouldn't want to meet George Conrades, the chairman and CEO of Akamai Technologies in a dark alley. It's more that you'd want to avoid him in an open playing field. Meet the man who is using Linux to distribute data around the globe.
Tuesday, January 11, 2000 09:57:51 AM EST

Application Servers and Linux: The Enterprise Awaits
Application servers were once solely deployed in the world of big iron. But as Linux penetrates the enterprise, app-server vendors are finding that supporting Linux makes good business sense.
Sunday, October 31, 1999 02:28:47 PM EST

Reviews

Linux at the (Server)Beach
An ISP running Linux is no big surprise these days. But how such an ISP, particularly one as popular as ServerBeach uses Linux now and in the future may be of interest. How they feel about Linux and Microsoft may also be an education in itself.
Wednesday, June 11, 2003 04:12:04 PM EST

StaQWare: High Availability for Cobalt RaQ3i Servers
If your business relies heavily on Cobalt RaQ servers, this modestly priced software add-on can offer peace of mind. Mediating for a matched pair of RaQ3i's, it handles monitoring, fail-over, and data synchronization, ensuring as much as 99.9 percent uptime.
Tuesday, September 19, 2000 10:26:45 AM EST

PHP 4.0: Dynamic Content for the Web Warrior
PHP 4.0 makes its debut. Paul Ferris puts PHP 4 through its paces on one of the busiest Web sites around--Linux Today--and what his benchmarking shows will amaze you: PHP 4.0 is an amazingly fast tool that can optimize any Web site.
Thursday, May 25, 2000 02:28:29 PM EST

Vision for Apache: Put on a Happy Face
Critics of Apache complain that the world's most popular Web server lacks a graphical interface, rendering it difficult to use. Vision for Apache, a Java-based graphical front end, should quiet some of those critics with its clean design and high level of usability. Jim Jagielski reviews.
Thursday, February 17, 2000 09:19:40 AM EST

Merging Linux and Java on the Server Side
Java is an increasingly important language in the enterprise, and many new initiatives are built around it. Here are four Java-based Web servers--Jigsaw, Avenida, iServer, and vqServer--that have been tested on Linux.
Saturday, December 11, 1999 01:53:24 PM EST

Cold Fusion 4.5 for Linux: A Review
With the release of Cold Fusion Server 4.5 for Linux, Allaire makes a play for the enterprise--and at the same time legitimizes Linux in the world of big iron. Kevin Reichard reviews a beta version.
Sunday, November 14, 1999 05:09:10 PM EST

Are You Talkin' to Me?
Powerful enough to handle even the toughest chat situations--Yo, Brooklyn!--this customizable Java-based chat server is geared towards larger chats in the corporate, educational, and ISP worlds.
Wednesday, November 3, 1999 02:23:14 PM EST

Lucid Chat: Pricy Discourse?
Lucid Chat is a low-overhead, low-maintence real-time chat server for Linux-based servers. But with a relatively high price tag and a lack of support for IRC, Lucid Chat is a mixed bag.
Monday, November 1, 1999 01:37:00 PM EST

Tutorials

The Penguin's Practical Network Troubleshooting Guide
Linux has everything you need to do any kind of networking, plus it has eleventy-eight hundred different software utilities for network monitoring and troubleshooting. Today Carla Schroder shows how to pinpoint connectivity problems and how to map your network and all running services. This is handy not only for keeping tabs on everyday activities, but also to catch users running illicit hosts and services.
Tuesday, June 6, 2006 10:24:09 AM EST

Web Marketing Your Business With Linux, Part 1
Web sites for your business don't have to be big and flashy or hard to manage to get your message across. And they certainly don't need to run on Microsoft platforms. In this first part of two articles, Rob Reilly breaks down the open source tools you need to get started building your own professional-looking Web site with Linux.
Thursday, December 11, 2003 11:13:51 AM EST

Linux Networking, Part 6: Securing Your Network
Now that you've mastered the basics of setting up a small-office/home-office Linux network, it's time to tackle an incredibly important issue: securing your network. In this installment, William Wong describes the steps you can take to secure your Linux network.
Wednesday, November 8, 2000 09:28:42 AM EST

Using the Apache CVS Repository
Want to keep up with the latest and greatest versions of the Apache HTTP Server? Then you've got to spend some time figuring out how the latest and greatest is distributed to the public. Ken Coar explains the Apache CVS Repository and how you can use it to stay on top of Apache.
Thursday, April 13, 2000 01:40:22 PM EST

Security and Apache: An Essential Primer
With Web security becoming a paramount concern in the face of several DoS attacks in prior weeks, securing your Apache/Linux installation should be the highest priority on your to-do list. Apache expert Ken Coar explains how Apache enforces security mechanisms and what you can do to enforce a secure system.
Monday, February 21, 2000 10:50:08 PM EST

Using Apache with Suexec on Linux
When you're running an Apache Web server for yourself, you don't think about the user that's running the Apache server itself (typically nobody on Linux systems). But what if you're an ISP with multiple companies being hosted on your system? Or an educational institution with faculty who want to be able to execute their own scripts? Either everything has to be accessible to the Apache nobody user, or you have to run multiple instances of Apache on multiple ports and IP addresses, one of each per user, with the concomitant confusion of configuration files. The solution is the use of the suexec wrapper, which is part of the Apache distribution. Apache developer and pioneer Ken Coar explains.
Friday, January 21, 2000 01:07:47 PM EST