It has been confirmed that Dell is developing a consumer PC line that will run multiple versions of Microsoft Windows and Linux software at the same time using virtualization platforms to perform the magic.
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Is Microsoft winning the web server war?
The Novell/Microsoft Deal Dissected
A regular reader of this site, MattD, has taken a look at Novell’s FAQ about the Microsoft deal. His analysis is worth extra attention. The FAQ is by no means new, but knowing what we know 9 months later, the intents are transparent.
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What the XenSource deal says about open source
Very little, in my opinion. While Matt Asay sees the deal as "a big win for open source... mostly because it pegs the value of an open source company quite high" I'm not sure that's true in this case.
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Is VMware too close to Linux?
Maybe you've heard of VMware. You know, EMC's baby, huge IPO, Bloomberg called it the hottest tech stock since Google in 2004, drove a member of our staff mad?
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Creating an Open Source Strategy - Part 2
Our first step was to create an inventory of the open source products that we use at my IT shop. We have a few areas within the organization that were early adopters of OSS and have a variety of products in use. When polling the staff for OSS products, I expected to find between 20-30 actively being used.
Read more »Giving proprietary vendors a run for their money
As businesses look to become less dependent on software vendors to solve their integration issues there is a groundswell of support for open source solutions. For companies already using open source, a survey of IT decision makers by Forrester earlier this year found that 51% were using it in mission-critical applications.
Read more »Forrester: Businesses still saying no to Vista
An anticipated rush by businesses to adopt Windows Vista hasn't materialized as IT managers stick with familiar systems and wait for the release of Vista Service Pack 1
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Virgin America migrates to Red Hat Linux
New US airline Virgin America has migrated to Red Hat Linux to host its website.
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Ada Core Technologies: Free Software Business Model Is Viable
It has been said there is no such thing as a 'true' Free Software business. Blue GNU interviewed the Ada Core Technologies team to learn about the company that has been a 'true' Free Software business for over 20 years.
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Open source security OK, experts assure SMBs
Ignore the myths. Open source security technology is an affordable and robust option for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs).
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Can Large Commercial Web Sites Be Run on Free Linux?
Many Linux distributions can run large Web sites, but are you prepared to bet your online business on a free Linux distribution? eWEEK IT expert Stephane Saux, IT director at the San Francisco Chronicle, has some answers.
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Linux Boom Ahead?
The SCO Group frightened potential business users away from Linux with lawsuits demanding billions in royalties.
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Oracle CEO Ellison: Open source software is no threat
Oracle founder and CEO Larry Ellison, on his first visit Israel last weekend, told TheMarker that collaborative open source software is nothing to be feared, and mocked the "Google-envy" he said Microsoft was suffering.
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Red Hat Named #1 IT Vendor To Do Business With By Customers In Japan
Red Hat (NYSE: RHT - News), the world's leading provider of open source solutions, today announced that Red Hat's operations in Japan has been named the number one vendor that customers intend to conduct business with in the future by Nikkei Market Access' "Industry Trends in Intended Use of Products/Services of Major Vendors" study.
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