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Virtualisation companies vie for advantage
Three companies selling software to let servers run software more efficiently will try to advance their respective fortunes in the US on Monday with new software, a new partnership and a new promotion. Read more »
Microsoft Hyper-V 'virtually there' but not
The long wait is almost over for Microsoft's Hyper-V virtualisation software for Windows Server 2008 -- it has reached the feature-complete release-candidate stage placing it in limbo between beta-stage development and a final release. Read more »
Cassatt launches Java server consolidation software
The project is currently only certified to work with WebLogic, but JBoss and WebSphere support is on the way. Read more »
IBM's 'Microsoft-free' desktop saves '50%' on costs
IBM has made available a Linux-based collection of virtual desktop applications that run on a server without the need for desktop hardware — or Microsoft software, according to a report on Wednesday on The Wall Street Journal's website. Read more »
Standard coming to virtualisation format
Major virtualisation companies are co-operating to bring some simplicity to the world of their mutual interest, the format used to save virtual machine images to disk. Read more »
IBM AIX 6 beta improves virtualisation
IBM has launched a public beta of the AIX 6 operating system, which incorporates a number of major changes including a more complete virtualisation offering. Read more »
IBM throws weight behind multi-OS push
IBM has quietly added a new option to the suddenly vogue market for "hypervisor" software that lets a computer run multiple operating systems simultaneously, CNET News.com has learned. Read more »
IBM steps into open-source Java project
IBM has begun participating in open-source Java project Harmony and intends to contribute code to the initiative, according to a Big Blue executive. Read more »
Grassroots computing languages hit the big time
Once considered simple toys by serious programmers, scripting languages are becoming first-class citizens in the world of corporate software development. Read more »
New server order, new IBM software pricing
New server technologies, such as multicore processors and virtualisation, have led IBM to begin radically revamping its server software pricing method. Read more »
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VMware's US$200,000 virtualisation challenge
Fancy coding virtual appliances? Then you might be in with a chance... Read more »
IBM lights up mainframe's 40th birthday
Forty years after Big Blue introduced the S/360, the zaftig systems are still going strong and finding a way to fit into 21st-century computing. Read more »
IBM to Sun: free Java
Big Blue heavyweight Bob wants Sun's Java to be open-sourced and ultimately turned into a standard. Read more »
Find your piece of the portal puzzle
With more portal solution options than ever before, it can be confusing deciding what your needs are. This article helps you decide. Read more »
Turf wars on the Java front
Has the JCP been corrupted by the efforts of IBM and BEA? Will Sun's AppServer 8.0 provide competition to the incumbents and more options for customers? I give you my impressions and talk with Sun software czar Jonathan Schwartz. Read more »
The beginning of the end of Java as we know it?
Though the two companies appear to be cooperating more, especially in the area of Web services, the desires of IBM and Microsoft to vanquish one another should not be underestimated. Read more »
Will Microsoft, Google, Amazon talk you out of your datacentre?
Several big technology vendors are racing to build a fleet of big datacentres that will enable them to offer more internet-based services to consumers and enterprises in the next five to 10 years. See why they think they will be able to talk you out of running your own datacentre. Read more »
IBM hopes to upend industry standard server ROI equation
IBM introduced a new class of industry standard servers that it hopes will widen its market share lead and put rivals like HP and Dell on defence. Read more »
IBM's P3P Policy Editor
P3P is a standard that allows Web site managers to describe their Privacy and Preferences Polices in XML format. Builder.com looks at IBM's release of its P3P Policy Editor. Read more »
Virtual computing offers real benefits, real challenges
Virtualisation breaks the link between software and hardware; great for managers but not so good for others. Read more »
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News from Oracle OpenWorld 2009
-- News from the Oracle OpenWorld 2009 conference and more in this week's Roundup. Read more »
Sun's JavaFX RIA platform MIA?
-- Adobe and Microsoft have taken the early lead in the RIA market but Sun is still waiting to get out of the starting blocks with JavaFX. Is Sun too late to the party? Read more »
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