Monthly Archives: September 2013
Open-Source LibreOffice Gets Commercial Support
The open-source LibreOffice office productivity suite—a widely deployed application on Linux operating systems with development led by The Document Foundation—is gaining new backing today...
Applied Micro CEO: X-Gene SoC Is X-Factor in Microservers
Intel officials are expected to announce on Sept. 4 the availability of “Avoton,” the company’s next-generation Atom processor aimed at the growing ultra-low-power server...
Microsoft’s Buyout of Nokia’s Mobile Phone Business Is No Panacea
In 2011, newly minted Nokia CEO Stephen Elop sent a 1,300 word internal company memo comparing the company's phone business to the plight of...
IBM Pushes Cloud-Based Disaster-Recovery Services
IBM announced that three organizations in India have selected IBM's cloud-based disaster-recovery service to ensure business continuity and operational resiliency.IBM said its SmartCloud Virtualized...
Nokia Gives Microsoft Much More Than Just a Mobile Phone Maker
The announcement by Microsoft that the company would buy Nokia's cell phone division made plenty of headlines, but surprised almost no one. Such a...
Stephen Elop Is Destined to Be Microsoft’s Next CEO: 10 Reasons Why
Stephen Elop Is Destined to Be Microsoft's Next CEO: 10 Reasons Why
by Don Reisinger
Microsoft Needs Mobile Help
If Elop can bring anything to the table...
Linux 3.11 for Workgroups Adds Lustre
The fourth major milestone release in 2013 of the open-source Linux kernel is now out, providing users with improved performance and new capabilities, including...
Google Chrome Browser Gets New Updates
Google has released the latest Version 29 of its Chrome Web browser with various updates and fixes for Windows, Linux, Mac and Chrome Frame...
Skyera Shoehorns 500TB of Flash Capacity Into 1U Box
Skyera, an upstart all-NAND flash storage provider, has been making news lately. A year ago, the San Jose, Calif.-based storage hardware and software maker...
Linux Is the Best OS for Big Data Apps: 10 Reasons Why
Linux Is the Best OS for Big Data Apps: 10 Reasons Why
by Darryl K. Taft
Scalability
The open structure of Linux allows for expanding amounts of...