A new global survey was published yesterday by IBM entitled Linux Desktop Easier to Deploy Than Expected. This announcement follows another one on the same day entitled Gruppo Amadori to Roll out Linux-based Desktops with IBM Software to Cut Costs. More here

Intel has also recently made a strong push toward Linux for its Moblin 2.0 operating system for netbooks, a thin version of Linux with a special desktop designed to make using the mobile device easy. (By the way, Geek.com will have a review of Moblin 2.0 out soon.)