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Is SCO Grasping at Straws?

The SCO Group is going down swinging. In its recent attempt to breathe life into its IBM lawsuit, the company alleged that IBM destroyed...

Researchers Differ on Fibre Channel, iSCSI Adoption Rates

One survey of IT professionals released July 26 contends there is continued growth in the adoption of both older Fibre Channel and newer iSCSI...

Aventail EX-2500

The Aventail EX-2500, part of a family of SSL VPN appliances, neatly combines a straightforward user interface with powerful remote access and security policies....

Group Pledges Free Patent Access to Speed OSGi Adoption

Five IT companies—including giants IBM, Nokia and Samsung—and the OSGi Alliance announced July 26 that they will pledge royalty-free access to patents they own...

XenSource, VMware Conflict Holds Back Linux Virtualization

PORTLAND, Ore.—Dont expect to see a single virtualization technology baked into the Linux kernel in the near future. Thats because XenSource and VMware are butting...

HPs Livermore Says $4.5 Billion Mercury Bid Shut Out Rivals

Hewlett-Packards announcement of plans to acquire Mercury Interactive pre-empted any of the other rumored players who may have been looking at the 800-pound gorilla...

VMware Server 1.0: Why Wouldnt You Use It?

Based on functionality alone, VMwares VMware Server 1.0 would merit serious consideration for inclusion in any developer or system administrators tool kit. However, its...

IBM Cranks Up System p Servers

IBM is rolling out enhanced high-end System p servers armed with the latest Power5+ processor and greater virtualization capabilities. The servers—the 64-core p5-595 and the...

Startup Combines Identity Management, Access Control

Startup Apere hopes to carve out a place in the midsize enterprise with a unique security appliance that melds identity management with access control. The...

HP to Buy Mercury Interactive in $4.5B Deal

Hewlett Packard on July 25 advanced the consolidation trend in the management software space when it announced its plans to acquire Mercury Interactive for...