Joe Brockmeier rounds up salient news in the world of Linux.

The new products are focused on simplifying deployment and management of virtual machines.

The report studied the most common packages used at the application library level.

The report also looks at career advancement strategies for open source developers.

eLxr Pro delivers an enterprise Linux solution backed by expert commercial support.

TuxCare provides automated vulnerability patches for up to 4 years after the vendor-supported lifecycle.

The switch will improve integration with Linux, the company says.

Lack of training cited as a major challenge to secure software development.