Peter Galli

IBM is stepping up to the interoperability plate and releasing a toolbox for its Unix operating system, AIX, that allows developers to recompile Linux applications to run on AIX. The toolbox, which can be downloaded at www.ibm.com/aix, contains a range of open-source and GNU software, including recompiled versions of GNU Network Object Model Environment and […]

Hoping to ultimately establish a standard file format for desktop productivity applications, Sun Microsystems Inc. last week released the latest draft specification of its XML file format that will be included in the next version of its StarOffice suite, which is due later this year. StarOffice is an open-source productivity applications suite that includes word […]

Long before Linus Torvalds released the 2.4 Linux kernel early this month, the Linux development community was hard at work on a wish list for the next development cycle for the open-source operating system. Torvalds and his team will continue to tweak the 2.4 kernel for some time, with patches and bug fixes released as […]

Microsoft Corp. is engaging in some serious damage control following its announcement earlier this month that the company will drop two significant features from Office 10. Lisa Gurry, product manager for Office 10, said Microsoft had been unable to get the Office Designer and Local Web Storage System features to meet the quality standards expected […]

The increasing use of multi-function equipment is forcing large software companies to broaden the core operating systems they provide to handle the range of applications required by these machines, while also being able to accommodate the additional dedicated devices of the future. This, in turn, is forcing companies such as Microsoft Corp. to increasingly enter […]

As linux creator linus Torvalds prepares the 2.4 kernel for final release later this month, testing of the kernel and bug fixing are proceeding at a rapid pace. The preparation bodes well for this kernel, which will include a slate of enhancements that improves Linuxs robustness and goes a long way toward proving its suitability […]

IBMs big plans for Linux are getting bigger every day. While the Armonk, N.Y., companys initial goal was to enable Linux on the mainframe, it is now working to effectively cluster large-scale Linux configurations. The result should mean more scalable and reliable server and mainframe applications for such things as e-mail, Web hosting and enterprise […]

The U.S. Court of Appeals, in Washington, is likely to send the Microsoft Corp. antitrust case back to the District Court for further proceedings, and the software company may well get its wish that the case be heard by a different judge, antitrust experts said. Microsoft last week filed a 150-page brief with the appellate […]

Sun Microsystems Inc. is gearing up to unveil software and services to further complement the hardware platform behind its Net Effect vision. Sun Chief Operating Officer Ed Zander announced the companys Net Effect strategy in September and at the same time announced a range of new hardware based on the companys UltraSPARC processor. At Suns […]

In a 150-page brief filed with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia today, Microsoft Corp. launched a stinging attack on the way Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson handled the antitrust case against the software giant in the U.S District Court. The Redmond, Wash., company said the entire proceeding, including Jacksons order to […]

The war of words between Microsoft Corp. and the U.S. Department of Justice shows no signs of abating, with both sides sniping at one another over the timetable for the appeal and the length of the briefs to be filed. For its part, the Redmond, Wash., software giant has continued its delaying tactics by requesting […]