News in Brief

Zenith notebook gets Microsoft certification



MUMBAI: Zenith's notebook - the 21 A notebook computer of the series -
is the first Indian notebook to have received the PC 99 Certification from

Microsoft. The Microsoft PC 99 Certification logo identifies hardware and

software products that have been designed and tested to meet Microsoft standards

for compatibility with Windows 98 and Windows 2000. The products displaying this

logo have passed rigorous testing for eight days followed by an assessment for

21 consecutive days, which assures that they are easy to use, stable and take

advantage of the new features of Windows 98 and Windows 2000. The software was

tested by Veritest, an independent testing lab based in Singapore while the

hardware, both PCs and peripheral devices are tested by Windows Hardware Quality

Labs (WHQL), Singapore.CIOL Bureau

Red Hat, IBM tie-up for Linux servers



MUMBAI: Red Hat India has joined hands with IBM on a strategic
alliance to promote Linux-based servers targeted at enterprises in India. The

alliance will entail IBM India offering Red Hat Linux bundled with xSeries range

of servers. In addition, Red Hat will also promote the xSeries range of servers

as standard entry level servers for their Linux offerings. Red Hat also plans to

launch a series of road shows across the country to make corporates familiar

with Red Hat. Red Hat India’s director Javed Tapia, said, "Linux is

rapidly becoming the platform of choice for enterprises in India because of its

open source nature and its ability to create successful e-business

infrastructure. Our tie-up with IBM, which is the leader in enterprise servers

market, is aimed to leverage this benefit." — CIOL Bureau