The Linux Foundation today announced Markus Rex will become its new Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and lead its Linux Standard Base (LSB) initiative and other standardization and technical initiatives for the foundation.

The LiMo Foundation on Monday launched its LiMo Platform, a Linux-based software stack for mobile phones that is designed to be device-independent. Several handsets already are in the works that make use of the platform. The Foundation also announced that Texas Instruments has joined as a core member.

The Linux Foundation announced today that mimio® has become the newest member of the Linux Foundation. mimio® embraces Linux as an important and affordable platform for interactive teaching technologies.

A few media technology companies have joined the LiMo Foundation, Adobe Systems among the newest ones. The fact that the LiMo platform supports Flash should motivate developers and content providers to create corresponding LiMo applications, said Adobe in what the LiMo Foundation considered worth a special press release.

The Linux Foundation is now a year old. Formed by the 2007 merger of Open Source Development Labs and the Free Standards Group and home to Linux's creator Linus Torvalds, the Foundation promotes the use of Linux through support for kernel development; the development of common definitions, standards and best practices; and resolution of legal issues.

VIA Technologies, maker of chip-sets, graphics chips and other components, has joined the Linux Foundation. Richard Brown, VP of marketing at VIA Technologies Inc, said in the announcement "VIA shares the Linux Foundation’s goal of fostering the growth of the Linux ecosystem".

The Linux Foundation has announced that long-time open source contributor Collabora Ltd. has become its newest member and will contribute to the MeeGo mobile Linux platform

Virtualisation maker and OpenVZ sponsor joins the Linux Foundation in the run up to the Foundation's Collaboration Summit

The Linux Foundation today announced that LG Electronics is its newest member. LG will participate in the Linux Foundation’s events and community development efforts.