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Software: Big Blue wears Red Hat
Red Hat Inc has formed a partnership with computer giant International Business Machines Corp under which the Linux company will strike up a cozier relationship with Big Blue's hardware, services and software divisions, the companies said Monday. Under the alliance, Red Hat's new and more expensive software, called Red Hat Advanced Server, will be sold by IBM's consulting division and run across four lines of IBM servers and mainframes. In addition, a full line of IBM software popular with big businesses -- including Web Sphere, DB2, Tivoli and Lotus -- will be tweaked to run on Red Hat's version of Linux. The agreement addresses what has become a troubling issue for the 8-year-old Red Hat: how to make money on the Linux operating system, which is essentially available free on the Internet.

Secret recipes: Top chef feels the heat
An upmarket Italian restaurant chain is suing a former top chef who allegedly stole secret recipes and offered them to customers at his own restaurant, a news report said yesterday. Giovanni Battista Lacalendola was sacked as executive chef with the Milan-based Cova restaurant chain in July when his employers discovered he had become a shareholder in a rival Italian restaurant chain in Hong Kong.

Beverages: Milkshake in bad taste
Prospects have turned sour for "Moo Joose," Australia's first alcoholic milkshake, which has been banned by licensing authorities and slammed by health groups as encouraging under-age drinking. Victoria-based Wicked Holdings is set to appeal against the ban, saying its chocolate, strawberry and banana flavoured milk drinks were aimed at 18 to 35-year-olds and would only be sold on licensed premises, Melbourne's Herald Sun newspaper reported yesterday. With an alcoholic content of 5.3 percent, the drinks are stronger than most standard Australian beers.

Computers: Gateway replaces its CFO
Personal computer maker Gateway Inc on Monday named a former software executive to replace its chief financial officer. Roderick Sherwood III, who most recently served as chief financial officer of the automation software firm Loudcloud, will assume the top financial job at Gateway Oct. 1, the company said. Sherwood, who has also held senior positions at Chrysler Corp and Hughes Electronic Corp, will replace Joseph Burke, who is becoming Gateway's senior vice president of business development.

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