Peter Galli

GNOME users and developers are upbeat about Sun Microsystems Inc.s decision last week to work with partners to develop a GNOME 2.0-based desktop for Solaris. Sun will collaborate with open-source software developer Ximian Inc., of Boston, and IT services company Wipro Ltd., of Bangalore, India, to provide a next-generation GNU Network Object Model Environment desktop […]

Microsoft Corp. should be forced to offer a modular version of its Windows operating system in addition to the fully integrated version of the product, according to the nine states and the District of Columbia that have refused to sign off on the proposed antitrust settlement between Microsoft and the Department of Justice. In an […]

Sun Microsystems Inc. on Monday reiterated its commitment to expand Linux across its product line and again voiced the huge opportunities that exist for the company in edge computing. In a presentation to the media in San Francisco, Sun rolled out several of its executives to reinforce its message that Linux and edge computing were […]

Microsoft Corp. on Monday complied with an order from a federal district court judge and released the transcripts and video recordings of the depositions of two of its top executives in relation to the antitrust case between the software company and the Department of Justice. The transcripts of the depositions for CEO Steve Ballmer and […]

Microsoft Corp. is pushing back the release of its Windows .Net Server family, the first casualty flowing from the companys focus on its Trustworthy Computing initiative. The Redmond, Wash., software company said late Thursday that it is delaying the release of the .Net server family into the second half of this year, citing the focus […]

Microsoft Corp. is already working on incorporating changes required under its proposed settlement with the Department of Justice in the first Service Pack for Windows XP, which is expected to be released in the second half of this year. “We are already moving forward and complying with the terms of the proposed settlement agreement in […]

The Project to Promote Competition & Innovation in the Digital Age (ProComp) and SBC Communications Inc. would be allowed to participate as “friends of the court” in the Tunney Act proceedings currently underway in the antitrust case between Microsoft Corp. and the U.S. Department of Justice, Washington District Court Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly ruled on Thursday. […]

In another win for Linux, advertising agency BBDO Interactive on Wednesday will announce that it would use Linux to develop and host Web sites and applications for those clients who require availability of 99.99 percent and higher for their business-critical applications. Andreas Walter, the IT manager for the German agency, which provides complete Web hosting […]

Sun Microsystems Inc. on Monday denied an online news report that it has decided to charge license fees for the Linux and Windows versions of its StarOffice 6.0 productivity suite when it is released in May. A report on the German-based Heise online site said Sun has decided that StarOffice 6.0 will only be free […]

Sun Microsystems Inc. has asked open-source desktop software provider Ximian Inc. and IT service company Wipro Ltd. to work with it on developing a next-generation open-source desktop environment that will be based on GNOME 2.0 for the Solaris operating environment. While Sun had originally hoped to have GNOME (GNU Network Object Model Environment) 2.0 as […]

Microsoft Corp. may have bitten off more than it can chew with its Web services offerings. The company is now telling partners and customers that it may delay the rollout of the first batch of its .Net My Services to fine-tune the architecture and business model. The initial set of 15 Microsoft-owned-and-operated XML-based My Services, […]

The media will be given access to the transcripts and video tape recordings of the recent depositions of Microsoft Corp., Washington District Court Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly has ordered on Monday. The recordings would include: Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and Senior Vice President James Allchin, former Netscape CEO Jim Barksdale, Liberate Technologies CEO Mitchell Kertzman, and […]