http://www.linuxandlife.com – Despite the growth of Linux adoption in enterprise and business use, Red Hat, the large company that sells Linux operating-system software fell after reporting fiscal fourth-quarter sales that missed estimates as some customers stopped purchasing, due to the current global economic situation. Profit excluding some items was 36 cents a share on sales of $347.9 million, the Raleigh, North Carolin (Distributions)

http://www.thevarguy.com – Distributor Tech Data’s (NSDQ: TECD) TDCloud unit is offering a stepped-up education series for channel partners detailing how to profitably integrate cloud-based IT services into their repertoire. (IT news)

http://techcrunch.com – Growing up, I pretty much had the standard dolls and toys everyone did — Trolls, Barbies and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles action figures. But with the advent of 3D printing, kids today have access to something truly special: their very own custom-made toys. A U.K.-based startup called MakieLab is making a bet that the rise of smartphones and tablets coupled with the decline of traditional r (IT news)

http://techcrunch.com – SAP just opened another co-innovation lab, this time in Singapore. The lab is its 21st globally, and the fourth in the Asia-Pacific region. The German software giant hopes it will allow member organizations to have a space to experiment with different hardware and software combinations, and provides its cloud infrastructure to them to back this. (IT news)

http://www.thevarguy.com – Samsung has plunked down $111 million for a 3 percent stake in Sharp, the financially struggling iconic Japanese display maker, in a rare cross-border transaction that immediately slotted the Korean manufacturer among Sharp’s major shareholders. (IT news)