Adobe is joining the Linux Foundation as part of an effort to show its commitment to Linux. Adobe is also now making its AIR platform available for Linux -- as an Alpha. Finally there is also an update to the alpha version of Adobe Flex Builder 3 for Linux.

I put out a list of open-source business influencers recently, knowing full well that it would cause some controversy. Few lists can be all-encompassing, and somebody is bound to feel slighted. You receive an award and go to thank the folks who helped you along the way with your project and you're bound to leave somebody out.

US intelligence agencies are using Google's technology to help its agents share information about their suspects.

The apparent International Organization for Standardization vote to approve Microsoft's Office Open XML document format as an international standard is just the start of a likely lengthy adoption and implementation process, according to critics and supporters of the specifications.

The result from a vote on whether the Microsoft-built Office Open XML file format will become an international standard won't be revealed until Wednesday.

"Identity Management" for the Internet is a long-unrealized dream; a centralized magic single sign-on for the whole Internet. The idea is to spare us Web surfers from the hassles of managing multiple logins, and instead have a single universal logon verified in some magical way by a trusted third party.

In the third of a series of interviews by Linux Foundation executive director Jim Zemlin, Novell CEO Ron Hovsepian (right) insisted his company is not being hurt by its association with Microsoft.

Linux user groups across the region are ramping up efforts and activities this year to raise public awareness of open source and attract more members.