Opening a new chapter in its 10-year history and a new front in its war against Microsoft, the leading Linux seller plans to announce its first version of the open-source OS for the desktop. Stephen ...

Red Hat used to be in the desktop business along with all the other Linux distributors. Then, they left. As Jim Whitehurst, Red Hat’s CEO, explained Red Hat’s desktop approach to me last year, “There ...

Red Hat has no plans to create a traditional desktop product for the consumer market, but will continue to place its bets on a desktop for commercial markets. “We are focused on infrastructure ...

Red Hat will release a new version of its software for corporate desktops, while Sun will use Linux on its own desktop PCs as part of a plan to cut real estate costs. Stephen Shankland Former ...

Notable commercial companies in the Linux desktop space--including Ximian, Xandros, CodeWeavers, MandrakeSoft and SuSE Linux AG--announced on Wednesday the creation of the Desktop Linux Consortium.