Sales of the open-source operating system dipped in 2001 but are expected to increase through 2006, an IDC study finds. Windows, however, still rules the roost. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from ...

A new study on future trends for Linux operating systems backs up claims made by several server makers that Linux should show strong growth in the data center over time, proving itself as a competitor ...

Linux sales lost some ground to Windows last year, but they're expected to climb in coming years as distributors of the alternative operating system create new revenue streams. According to market ...

A recent study done by a software company comparing the two most recently-released versions of the Linux kernel revealed that Linux is getting better, even with just a little aging. Coverity, a maker ...

There’s been a lot of talk — including from me — that Linux is hurting Microsoft because of its big market share in netbook sales. But recent figures from the research firm NPD Group show that it’s a ...

A Microsoft-commissioned study has found that companies could save up to 28 percent by developing certain programs with Windows instead of Linux, the software company plans to announce on Tuesday. The ...

eWEEK content and product recommendations are editorially independent. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More. This time around, Microsoft commissioned a study to show ...

MANHASSET, N.Y. – Linux is being used to run mission-critical applications in large companies, not just providing infrastructure services, according to a recent study by Forrester Research. Some 53 ...

eSpeaks’ Corey Noles talks with Rob Israch, President of Tipalti, about what it means to lead with Global-First Finance and how companies can build scalable, compliant operations in an increasingly ...

Linux, once viewed as an operating system only computer geeks could appreciate, is today much more user-friendly software that companies, public administrations and consumers can master almost as ...

DUSSELDORF, Germany — Linux, once viewed as an OS only computer geeks could appreciate, is today a much more user-friendly software that companies, public administrations, and consumers can master ...