Richard Hillesley

In-depth The growth of open source operating systems, adoption of recognised standards and the impact of proprietary formats and systems on accepted industry standards has pushed system interoperability back into the spotlight.

In-depth The Microsoft/Novell patent agreement and the attempted litigation by SCO with various Linux users underline business concerns about the potential liabilities connected to open source software.

In-depth Despite the legal uncertainties affecting Linux, open-source software development and use is growing in the enterprise community, even in mission-critical environments and business sectors.