Jason Brooks

While theres no shortage of new and expanded functionality in Microsofts “Longhorn” Server, the forthcoming follow-on to Windows 2003 Server also makes a virtue out of doing less. In eWEEK Labs tests of Longhorn Server Beta 3, we noted the strides that Microsoft has made in building more helpful server management tools and in extending […]

Earlier this month at JavaOne, Sun made good on its pledge to release Java 2 Standard Edition as free software, a move that should mark the start of a beautiful new relationship between Linux and Java. Until now, licensing conflicts between Suns Java and prominent Linux distributions such as Debian or Fedora made it tough […]

The small steps that Dell has taken toward offering desktop and notebook PCs preloaded with Ubuntu 7.04 could mean a giant leap forward for the viability of desktop Linux. Linux preloads from Dell would give computer buyers who aren’t out to install their own operating system an opportunity to choose Linux in the same way […]

eWEEK’s Peter Galli is reporting that Dell has joined the Microsoft-Novell Axis of Patent FUD. Dell already offers Novell’s SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for sale through its Web site, so the deal isn’t a particularly momentous one. Rather, it seems that the primary focus of the agreement is to provide Microsoft with a new outlet […]

This week, Microsoft set loose “Longhorn” Server Beta 3, and the release is brimming with evidence of the hard work Microsoft has put into polishing the configuration wizards that work to abstract away the knotty details of the applications and services these interfaces front. Of course, the yellow brick road to the configuration wizard isn’t […]

This week, Microsoft set loose “Longhorn” Server Beta 3, and the release is brimming with evidence of the hard work Microsoft has put into polishing the configuration wizards that work to abstract away the knotty details of the applications and services these interfaces front. Of course, the yellow brick road to the configuration wizard isnt […]

With companies and individuals everywhere failing to find the wow in Windows Vista, Apples OS X riding iPod sales and snarky commercials to steady growth, and long-time Microsoft partner Dell announcing plans to market a Linux desktop to the mainstream, it seems certain that the days of Microsofts desktop monopoly are numbered. Granted, that number […]

The small steps that Dell has taken toward offering desktop and notebook PCs preloaded with Ubuntu 7.04 could mean a giant leap forward for the viability of desktop Linux. Linux preloads from Dell would give computer buyers who arent out to install their own operating system an opportunity to choose Linux in the same way […]

Server virtualization products can work some impressive tricks—such as helping feed a multitude of new server demand without requiring companies to buy more hardware. However, the magic of virtualization cant erase the need for traditional management processes, such as system backup. While the same backup strategies that companies employ for their physical servers can be […]

Enomalys Enomalism Open Source Edition is a Web-based management console for the Xen hypervisor. Enomalism does not comprise a complete virtualization solution on its own; rather, it is meant to sit atop an existing Xen implementation, such as those that ship with many Linux distributions, including those of Red Hat and Novell. Enomalism, which is […]

In the recent crowd of interesting developments in the world of server virtualization, Amazon.coms Elastic Compute Cloud, or EC2, may be the most exciting. The service, which is currently in a limited beta period, lets companies or individuals rent compute time on Amazon.coms data centers for running Xen virtual machines. The service, combined with the […]

My Microsoft Watch colleague Joe Wilcox recently blogged about a Microsoft advertising campaign for its beginning developer-oriented Visual Studio Express Edition, in which a picture of a young Bill Gates sits beside a caption that reads, “Inspiration Starts Somewhere.” However, in light of the patent troubles in which VOIP pioneer Vonage now finds itself, it […]