SuSE may be speaking softly, but it's carrying a big stick. Linux Supercomputing and Los Lobos Combine Linux with 256 IBM Netfinity servers and clustering software, and you have one of the fastest supercomputers on the planet. Welcome to Los Lobos at the University of New Mexico, where a planned Linux supercomputer could change the face of computing in the 21st century. Kevin Reichard reports. We look at all three of these Perl-based packages, currently available in alpha and beta.
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If so, that creates a huge opportunity for embedded Linux to serve as the underlying OS for the next generation of smart devices. David Haskin, managing editor of AllNetDevices, explains how Microsoft is rethinking its OS strategies. Scott Courtney reports on why IBM's release and support of Linux is important. 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. Brian Proffitt reports.