Monthly Archives: February 2006
Sun Seeks Linux Customers
Sun Microsystems, fighting hard to stem the tide of migrations off its Solaris operating system, is now aggressively moving to try and lure customers...
Will OpenSolaris and Linux Soon Be Trading Code?
Sun Microsystems puzzles me sometimes.
Take, for instance, Sun president Jonathan Schwartzs recent announcement that Sun might dual-license Solaris under its own CDDL (Common Development...
Google? Linux? Goobuntu? Balderdash!
It wasnt long ago that we were all excited about the possibility that Google was going to get into the office suite software business....
OpenPages Tackles Enterprise Risk Management
OpenPages on Jan. 30 announced the availability of OpenPages ORM, its new risk management technology that allows companies to prevent unexpected outcomes by identifying,...
Linux Powers Military Ground Vehicle
iRobot used embedded Linux to build an autonomous UGV (unmanned ground vehicle) aimed at military scouting, guarding, and hauling applications.
The "R-Gator" is based on...
Microsoft Shows How to Build Windows Live Services
SAN FRANCISCO—Microsoft livened up what had been a stodgy enterprise-focused conference here at VSLive, and gave developers a peek at some of the newfangled...
IBM Leads Open AJAX Initiative
IBM and a group of industry leaders on Feb. 1 announced an open-source initiative to promote the adoption of AJAX technology.
The new initiative, known...
DoS Flaw Flagged in IE7 Beta 2
An independent security researcher has pinpointed a denial-of-service flaw in Microsofts brand new Internet Explorer 7 Beta 2 Preview just moments after installing the...
Benioff Blames Data Center for Salesforce.com Outages
Salesforce.com CEO Marc Benioff said that ending the outages that have hit users of its Web-based CRM (customer relationship management) application service is a...
Persystent Automates Desktop Repair
Four-year-old startup Persystent Technologies on Monday will introduce a new support tool for desktop management, designed to automatically repair day-to-day damage.
The company is encouraging...