Darryl K. Taft

The Linux Foundation, the organization dedicated to accelerating the growth of Linux, has announced it will host the Moblin project, an open Linux-based mobile project started by Intel. According to Jim Zemlin, executive director of the Linux Foundation, “the Moblin project will be supported by the Linux Foundation. With technical support from some of the […]

It is April 1 and the focus on the cloud is as serious — or not-so-serious — as ever. A new organization has formed to ensure that cloud computing remains free and open. According to a group identifying itself as “Sons of the Internet,” on April 1: “Today, major cloud vendors, in conjunction with the […]

Microsoft has introduced a new entry-level Windows server offering for small businesses, known as Windows Server 2008 Foundation. Windows Server 2008 Foundation is an entry-level server operating system for running business applications as well as sharing information and resources in a secure manner for small businesses with up to 15 users, according to Ross Madlener, […]

A new cloud computing security effort is on the horizon called the Cloud Security Alliance. Reuven Cohen, a cloud computing expert as well as founder and chief technologist at Enomaly, cited the new organization, called the Cloud Security Alliance, which will launch at the RSA Conference 2009, in his blog on March 31. Of the […]

At the Web 2.0 Expo in San Francisco on April1, Palm let loose new details of its developer program for the new Palm WebOS platform. In a keynote address, Palm’s senior vice president of Application Software and Services, Michael Abbott, said Palm is expanding its early access program for the Palm Mojo SDK (software development […]

MySpace has announced support for Microsoft’s Silverlight to deliver rich Internet application experiences into the MySpace Open Platform. The introduction of Silverlight into the MySpace Open Platform empowers MySpace developers with more freedom and flexibility to design OpenSocial applications using the tools and technology they want, MySpace officials said. Silverlight and the MySpace Open Platform […]

Cloud computing enthusiast Reuven Cohen plans to call for the creation of a cloud computing trade association. Cohen, who is chief technologist and founder of Enomaly, a cloud computing infrastructure provider, said in a March 31 blog post that he has been invited to speak at the Cloud Computing Expo in New York on April […]

Sun Microsystems has confirmed that it will lay off an additional 1,500 workers during the week of March 30. A company spokesperson said on March 31 that Sun would be sending layoff notices to some 1,500 workers. These layoffs follow a round of layoffs Sun did in January when the company let 1,300 workers go. […]

At the Embedded Systems Conference (ESC) Silicon Valley 2009, Microsoft will announce the Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Professional Edition with Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) Embedded subscription and Windows Embedded Developer Update service. The company also will announce expanded software-plus-services offerings for the Windows Embedded platform. The new offerings expand the Windows Embedded software-plus-services platform with […]

Microsoft and TomTom, on March 30, announced a settlement in “the patent infringement cases brought by Microsoft before the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington and the International Trade Commission … and by TomTom in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. “The cases have been settled through a […]

The much ballyhooed Open Cloud Manifesto, as of March 30, is now officially out and supported primarily by IBM and a host of other companies, including Sun Microsystems, VMware, Cisco, EMC, Red Hat, Novell, and Juniper Networks. However, conspicuous by their absence in the effort to set the direction for the future of cloud computing […]

Is the Open Cloud Manifesto doomed even before it’s officially announced? Well, if not, it’s certainly been hampered. Why? The top three cloud platforms have decided not to participate. So it looks like IBM, Sun, Cisco and a host of smaller companies will be on hand to represent the new Open Cloud Manifesto when it […]