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The latest version of Rocks cluster distribution – an open source toolkit for real and virtual clusters – has been released.

PowerTOP releases v2.0 of its Linux tool, with improved diagnostics and user interface.

Dell and Red Hat Launch OEM Solutions group for integrated hardware/software solutions.

The Apache OpenOffice Project announces Apache OpenOffice 3.4, the first release of OpenOffice under the governance of the Apache Software Foundation.

Canonical has launched Ubuntu 12.04 LTS for the desktop, marking the fourth long-term support (LTS) release with maintenance updates guaranteed for five years.

IBM has introduced new IBM PowerLinux Systems and Solutions to help customers exploit the cost efficiency of Linux and virtualization for business-critical workloads.

Carry your own Linux with this new hardware-encrypted boot stick.

Coverity rolls out a new testing tool and launches a developer community.

Red Hat’s new Data Grid 6 in-memory database helps enterprise users ease into the cloud.

According to the Kubuntu announcement, Blue Systems will encourage Kubuntu to follow its proven formula.

Citrix unveils its cloud computing strategy and moves CloudStack to the Apache Software Foundation.

Canonical's MAAS "metal-as-a-service" provisioning tool is available for testing in Ubuntu 12.04 Beta 2 and LTS.

The XBMC team announces the release of a new and improved XBMC 11.0 (Eden) for Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, and iOS, as well as XBMCbuntu Final, built on the LXDE desktop.

Gnome 3.4 offers new features, updates, a multitude of bug fixes, and other minor improvements.

The Vector Linux 7.0, desktop distribution features four lightweight desktop configurations with JWM, IceWM, Openbox and LXDE.

Annual Future of Open Source Survey points out market opportunities.

Changes in the new Linux 3.3 release include the merge of kernel code from the Android project.

Fluendo, Lineo Solutions, Mocana, and NVidia join the Linux Foundation and see the benefits of Linux in the future of computing.

At the Linux New Media Awards 2012 prize giving ceremony for special achievements in the field of Linux and free software, Libre Office and Android each took two of a total of seven prizes.

All presentations from the Open Source Forum at CeBIT 2012 are now available for free from the Linux Magazine video archive.