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BEA runs Java on bare (virtual) metal: BEA Weblogic Server Virtual Edition doesn't run on Windows. It doesn't run on Linux, or MacOSX, or FreeBSD, AmigaDOS, CP/M, OS/2, or any other operating system you can think of.It runs directly on an x86 hypervisor.A hypervisor is a thin layer of low level code that sits just above...; Tags: BEA Systems Inc., Hypervisor, Java, Operating System, Ed Burnette; Blog posts 2007-08-13
Photos: azul systems' new Java servers: The centralized machines are revved up by the second-generation Vega 2 processor, which has 48 cores.; Tags: Java server, Java, processor, Azul Systems; Image galleries 2006-12-04
Day 4: JavaOne summary: Today was a bit more subdued during the day but if you could stand the lines it looks like the annual After Dark party was a big hit. Here's a synopsis of the sessions I went to on Day 4 of JavaOne week (or day 3 if you don't count...; Tags: Azul Systems, Java; Blog posts 2006-05-19
Is it time to consolidate your Java apps? Onto a mainframe?: For the better part of three decades now, IBM's mainframes -- often referred to as big iron -- have been coming under assault from smaller iron: minicomputers and servers that may not by themselves have the sheer horsepower to keep up with a mainframe but can often get the...; Tags: Java, mainframe; Blog posts 2006-05-08
Sun countersues start-up Azul: Sun countersues start-up Azul$un should shut upand stop bulling smaller rivals.They claim they promote open source and yet use patents against smaller competitors.$un the ‘innovators’ look more and more like the M$ hypocrites."These employees were specifically targeted for recruiting by Azul"... as supposed to who? people they don't need.I...; Tags: Azul Systems, Sun Microsystems Inc.; Discussion threads 2006-05-04

Java hardware start-up Azul sues Sun: Java hardware start-up Azul sues SunSun's DIH mentalitySun has a DIH (Dont-Invent-Here) mentality. Check out Wikipedia if you have not heard of this before. For example, Sun claims it supports OSS. In truth, Sun only supports OSS that it controls. OpenOffice committers have to sign...; Tags: Programming languages, OPEN SOURCE, Azul Systems, hardware, Sun Microsystems Inc., Java, Linux; Discussion threads 2006-03-15
Time to clear out those J2EE boxes: I'm always on the look-out for ways to slash spending on application servers. Here's a new one: utility processing for VM-based applications. Azul Systems says that its "unbound compute" appliances can help clear out racks and racks of servers by diverting Java VM calls to the company's proprietary SMP boxes,...; Tags: Azul Systems; Blog posts 2005-10-19
Technology Audit: Butler Group Evaluates Industry's First Network Attached Processing Solution: This Butler Group report describes the Azul Compute Appliance, the industry's first Network Attached Processing NAP solution that's purpose-built to meet the power and processing demands of computationally intensive and multi-threaded Java applications. The paper explains how Azul's Compute Appliances, which can be pooled to provide virtually unlimited processing capacity,...; Tags: Butler Group, Audit, Azul Systems, Network, Industry, Java, Programming Languages, Software Development, Software/Web Development; White papers
Global Banking and Financial Services Firm Drives Down Cost, Risk, and Complexity with Azul Compute Appliances: This case study explains how a leading financial services firm solved the performance problems that plagued its Java-based trading applications. The paper describes the problems the bank was having and explains why the company was looking for a solution that could: Deliver extraordinary performance and scalability ...; Tags: Azul Systems, Financial, Performance, Financial Service, Banking, Performance Management, Financial Planning, Financial Services, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Finance; Case studies
azul systems - Global Banking and Financial Services Firm Drives Down Cost, Risk, and Complexity with Azul Compute Appliances: With trading volumes doubling every year, this multinational bank needed to find a way to support growth projections with its existing infrastructure or risk severe business consequences. To solve this challenge, the company had to find a way to make its Java™ environments run faster, while at the same time...; Tags: Azul Systems, Financial, Financial Service, Banking, Financial Services, Programming Languages, Java, Software Development, Software/Web Development; Case studies
Webcast: The Growing Need for Extreme Transactional Processing (XTP) in the Real-Time Enterprise: This on-demand Webcast from Azul Systems features Massimo Pezzini, Research VP and Distinguished Analyst for Gartner. Pezzini discusses Extreme Transactional Processing XTP and how it enables companies to respond faster to business events. He also describes the business drivers behind the escalation of transactional workloads and explains why Gartner is...; Tags: Azul Systems, Webcast, Pezzini, Programming Languages, Digital Media, Java, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology; Webcasts

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Microsoft, HP ready XP SP3 endless-reboot patches: Help is on its way for users affected by the Windows XP Service Pack SP 3 endless-reboot problem that has plagued some users for the past week-plus. Both Microsoft and Hewlett-Packard are readying patches that should remedy the glitch, which seems to affect primarily users of AMD-based...; Tags: Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2008-05-16
Photos: Video cameras eye Richmond Port: Northern California's busy Port of Richmond has completed installation of a wireless mesh digital video surveillance system.The Port of Richmond, located about 15 miles northeast of San Francisco, has completed installation of a wireless mesh digital video surveillance system with the help of security firm ADT and a $2.3 million...; Tags: Video Surveillance, Richmond, Video Camera, Video, Photograph, Camera, Corporate Communications, Marketing, CNET News.com; Image galleries 2008-05-16
XP meets XO: Will Linux get an equal shot?: Updated: The One Laptop Per Child program will put XP on its XO laptop and children in the developing world will have a choice between Windows and Linux. On the surface, a little choice isn't going to kill anybody. In fact, choice is good. And if some...; Tags: Laptop Computer, One Laptop Per Child Project, XO, XP Screen, Linux, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems, Software, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-05-16
Nortel Demos Virtual World Platform: Nortel demoed a virtual world prototype here in a Ottowa at a day long event. Dubbed Web Alive, the virtual world is the first project to come out of Nortel new research effort that imposes a VC-like model for funding research. Like other virtual worlds, Web...; Tags: Web, Collaboration, Nortel Networks Corp., Voice, World Platform, Web Alive, Channel Management, Telecommunications, Marketing, Dave Greenfield; Blog posts 2008-05-16
Windows 7 ship date? The crowd has spoken...: Last month, I kicked off the Windows 7 release date prediction pool with my analysis on why I think Windows 7 will be released in time for the holiday buying season in 2009, picking July 29, 2009 as my entry. At the same time, I invited readers to add their...; Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Ed Bott; Blog posts 2008-05-16
Universal coverage changes the debate: Once you start following countries with universal health care, it's clear that problems remain but the terms of debate shifts. Take Canada, for instance. (Please?) Questions of how much money is spent on drugs cease being academic. Government can freely decide what people can...; Tags: Health Care, Canada, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Government, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-05-16
Putting the XP into the OLPC: So, Microsoft has managed to get in on the OLPC bandwagon and put XP in front of millions of eyeballs in the developing world. But is this move about the children's education, or it is about recruiting more Windows users. What's important to note is that Microsoft...; Tags: Team, One Laptop Per Child Project, Team Management, Microsoft Windows XP, Management, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Blog posts 2008-05-16
Fight card: AMD Radeon 4800 vs. Nvidia GTX 200: The high-end graphics card market isn't the straightforward, mano-a-mano battle it used to be. Graphics cards with dual GPUs, systems with multiple cards in CrossFire or SLI implementations, and most recently hybrid graphics have all muddied the picture. Meanwhile, Intel has improved its integrated graphics and has long-term plans in...; Tags: Card, NVidia Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Graphics, Radeon, GPU, John Morris; Blog posts 2008-05-16
WinXP on XO laptops OK as long as Linux runs, too: Microsoft's agreement to offer Windows XP on OLPC's XO laptop is appropriate and long overdue. It was pure hypocrasy for Microsoft billionaire Bill Gates to publicly decry the so-called "Digital Divide" while privately refusing to support the XO simply because Linux was a supported operating system. ...; Tags: Operating System, Bill Gates, Microsoft Corp., Laptop Computer, One Laptop Per Child Project, XO, Gates Foundation, Linux, Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems, Software, Microsoft Windows, Paula Rooney; Blog posts 2008-05-16