Sean Gallagher

You can look at the Apache Software Foundations Geronimo project from two perspectives. For some developers, services firms and customers, Geronimo is the fulfillment of the dream: a commoditized, open J2EE (Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition) server market. For some major application server players, Geronimo is the realization of a nightmare: a commoditized, open J2EE […]

A few years back at the very first LinuxWorld conference in San Jose—back when they could fit LinuxWorld in the San Jose Convention Center, and girls in BSD Unix red devil costumes attempted to lure top-hatted Linux kernel hackers into temptation—Linus Torvalds joked about his goal for Linux being “total world domination.” It was funny […]

Hewlett-Packard Co. and open-source middleware vendor JBoss Inc. on Friday said that HP will now provide first-line support for JBoss open-source Java application server. The move will provide HPs Linux server customers a unified support structure for hardware and open-source software. “This is a great channel for us,” said Marc Fleury, president of JBoss, in […]

Sun Microsystems Inc. announced Wednesday that the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry has selected its Java Desktop System to be part of a ministry initiative to promote the use of open-source desktops in educational institutions. The initiative is part of METIs efforts to stimulate the growth of an open-source community within Japan and […]

Once again, hackers are trying to sell what they purport to be the source code for Ciscos PIX firewall. But it isnt clear that theres any threat posed to customers by the code. In fact, the only people who might benefit from the code are Ciscos competitors. The “Source Code Club” is offering to sell […]

A year ago, in their debut in Fairfax County, Va., electronic voting systems succeeded in uniting local Republicans and Democrats—in dismay. Problems with the systems in the local Fairfax elections threw the results in at least one race into doubt. What concerns many election experts and voters alike is that history will repeat itself in […]

Dell Inc. and Novell Inc. announced Wednesday an agreement between the two companies to distribute Novells SuSE Linux distribution preinstalled on single- and dual-processor Dell PowerEdge servers. Novell SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 is available for order now and will begin shipping in December, according Linda York, vice president of global alliances marketing in Dells […]

Apple introduced a new iPod Tuesday that moves the device beyond audio media. The new iPod Photo features a high-resolution color screen that can be used to display digital photos. The iPod Photo, which comes in 40 GB and 60 GB capacities and is the same size as the current full-sized iPod line, is compatible […]

Just in time for holiday shopping, Apple released on Tuesday a new line of its entry-level iBook notebook computers. The latest version of the iBook line packs more processing power than its predecessors and comes with 801.11g wireless networking as a standard feature. But its slimmed-down price tag will no doubt appeal to its targeted […]

The news that Microsoft is planning to milk even more from its Office brand with “server” versions of its office productivity applications can be interpreted in many ways—particularly since it was leaked on the fourth birthday of OpenOffice.org. The open-source desktop productivity suite has increasingly been a thorn in Microsofts side. Born as a result […]

Sun Microsystems Inc. is expected to unveil a collection of new products and services at the companys quarterly systems release event tomorrow in New York. At the top of the bill is Solaris 10, the latest version of Suns Unix System V-based operating system. The event, which will be Webcast, will play on Suns ties […]

All it takes is one word to explain why software whose source code is open for the whole world to see is becoming so widely adopted by profit-seeking enterprises. And the word isnt “free.” Its “developers. Or, as Microsoft ceo Steve Ballmer once put it, “Developers! Developers! Developers!” Its easy to forget that a big […]