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- "HP promises Unix improvements" uhuh
- "HP promises Unix improvements" uhuhHP-UX -- End of Life?Although HP-UX support on PA-RISC has been marked for end-of-life,I don't believe that HP has announced that HP-UX's death is imminent. Can you provide a reference?There are some advantages of getting your hardware and software from the same vendor. ...
- Tags: Operating systems, Servers, Windows 2000 Server Edition, Unix, HP-UX, Hewlett-Packard Co., Microsoft Windows, HPUX, Intel Corp., Linux, Sun Solaris, software
- Discussion threads 2006-12-07
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- UNIX - Let's get together and feel all right
- People have often accused me of dreaming too much and not having my thoughts anchored in reality, particularly in this world of multi-billion dollar technology companies and big business, when huge amounts of money are at stake and every competitor is vying for the top spot. In...
- Tags: GPL, Sun Microsystems Inc., IBM Corp., CDDL, Linux, UNIX, Operating Systems, Open Source, Sun Solaris, Software, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2008-04-18
- The ZEN of PlateSpin
- Fellow ZDNet blogger Dan Kusnetzsky this morning addresses the organizational challenges of Novell integrating virtualization ISV PlateSpin into its culture. While I agree any acquisition of any type has organizational challenges, I think Novell has already shown it can take a company with a radically different corporate culture, SuSE, and...
- Tags: PlateSpin Inc., Novell Inc., VMware Inc., PowerRecon, Virtualization, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Storage, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2008-03-04
- Macs join the Army - Hooah!
- Macs join the Army - Hooah!This is going to help with security how?Yeah, yeah...monoculture and all that jazz. I work for a fortune 500 company (> $100B in market cap). Over 75K employees. When virus outbreaks occured only a small number of systems were actually infected. Only a handful of...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, UNIX, Hooah, security, monoculture, Apple Macintosh
- Discussion threads 2007-12-21
- Linux vs. Unix (Cost)
- Linux vs. Unix CostUnix/Linux distinction a mistake?Linux is cheaper than Unix. Whether an observation or a perception, buyers believe that in making choices. That's the reason Linux server sales have been primarily Unix replacements. Calling that a change within the same family is reasonable. There's a...
- Tags: Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Linux, Unix, hobbyist
- Discussion threads 2007-11-30
- Virtualization is hot because Windows is not.
- Like many frustrated Unix weenies I bear a long standing resentment for the way Microsoft simply obliterated the enterprise server market back in the mid 90's. Whether your favorite flavor was Solaris, HPUX, AIX, or IRIX (mine!) a Unix guy grew up with things like reliability, uptime, shared resources, multitasking,...
- Tags: Virtualization, Server, Microsoft Windows, VMware Inc., Microsoft Corp., Richard Stiennon
- Blog posts 2007-08-21
- A dumb prediction: IBM will buy HP's Unix customers
- A dumb prediction: IBM will buy HP's Unix customersDumb[i]"So, bottom line, how dumb is this prediction? It’s a bet on how smart IBM is - and, really, how can that be a loser?"[/i]IBM is a multi-billion dollar making company whereas Sun seems to specialise in multi-billion dollar losses. HP is...
- Tags: Sun Solaris, Operating systems, Servers, HP Unix, Sun Microsystems Inc., Hewlett-Packard Co., IBM Corp., IBM AIX, Unix
- Discussion threads 2007-08-17
- Climb mount buffer?
- Climb mount buffer?Those super-reliable DellsQUOTE: The Dell web servers are powered by Intel Pentium Pro and Pentium II processors running a Microsoft NT/IIS solution. Same source. I'm sure trading is still done on a *nix platform, but the data is still dated...maybe you need to read thishttp://whitepapers.zdnet.co.uk/0,1000000651,260061063p,00.htmWith time tight,...
- Tags: Tools & Techniques, Processors, Microsoft Windows 2000, attack, software, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., server
- Discussion threads 2007-06-26
- The eternal question: Can Apple go enterprise?
- The eternal question: Can Apple go enterprise?vendor lock-in issueThe biggest hurdle I see is that to choose Apple you lock yourself into a single vendor for both software *and* hardware. That's rarely a good idea.Enterprise IT & Apple? Not very likelyWhile I use a Mac myself, and have been involved...
- Tags: Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2007-02-28
- Think 'Patch Tuesday' is just for Microsoft? Think again!
- Think 'Patch Tuesday' is just for Microsoft? Think again!Let see if it lasts for the non-MS systems"in 2006, IE was unsafe 78% (284/365) of the time - 27% (98/365) had known criminal use - compared to Firefox's 2% (9/365). This is an improvement for IE; in 2004, it was...
- Tags: Patches, Web browsers, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Patch Tuesday, security, patch management
- Discussion threads 2007-02-17
- GPL 3 release could slip past March
- GPL 3 release could slip past MarchYes, Stallman, be sure GPL3 blocks dealsWe wouldn't want any business to benefit from GPL3. I know you think it's a sin for anyone to make money writing software. We should all be hermits living in caves, writing code for the good...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, GPL 3, Stallman, GPL
- Discussion threads 2007-02-12
- HP's blade strategist: IBM's a tantrum child that's about to get egg on its face?
- HP's blade strategist: IBM's a tantrum child that's about to get egg on its face?King Kong is going downNodoubt that Fichera of HP should be telling the truth.However there is no doubt that King Kong IBM is a spent force. Currently consulting which is maintaining IT departments of major companies...
- Tags: Blade servers, Utility computing, Servers, Operating systems, King Kong, IBM Corp., blade, Hewlett-Packard Co., Fichera
- Discussion threads 2007-02-09
- Microsoft ISA 2006 firewall adds new features
- Microsoft ISA 2006 firewall adds new featuresSounds better, but what aboutPoor web design? Ultimately even if Microsoft does get a good product out, the pitfall is usually that the product is so easy to use that any Tom, Richard, or Harry decides to set this up and forget to...
- Tags: Firewalls, Patches, Linux, Network security, Microsoft Corp., firewall, patch management, Windows Based Computer, Microsoft Windows, stigma, Microsoft ISA 2006 firewall, Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.
- Discussion threads 2006-09-14
- IBM goes on mainframe offensive
- IBM goes on mainframe offensiveNow to undercut IBMand offer China something they can really afford, . . homegrown and leaving out the IBM fee.Software fees are the kickerIBM's mainframes *may* be a bargain from a hardware platform perspective, but the accompanying software fees will kill you. We run a...
- Tags: Mainframes, Tools & Techniques, Servers, Operating systems, Software fee, IBM Corp., mainframe, software, Unix
- Discussion threads 2006-08-28
- XSecurePro (exe)
- XSecurePro is a X Server software package allowing you to securely connect to many different UNIX/Linux environments including RedHat, Solaris, OpenVMS, HPUX, AIX, IRIX, SuSE, and Mandrake using the SSH protocol right from your Windows desktop. XSecurePro allows Window displays in single, full, and multiple modes and provides full control...
- Tags: Mouse, Network File System, Window, SSH, XSecurePro, Telnet, Construction, Mice, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Open Source, Networking, Hardware, Peripherals, Software
- Software downloads 2006-08-21
- Sun boots server with Niagara II chip
- Sun boots server with Niagara II chipHow could punny SUN pull off a very radical chip insuch as short time and with the little resources they have, even though the behemoth Intel, to produce a decent processor (Itanimu-2) it took them Soooo Looooooongggg (like another looooomghhhhorrrrnnnnn nn n n ...)????...
- Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Servers, Network technology, Processors, Woodcrest, chip, server, Sun Microsystems Inc., Linux, Sun Solaris, IBM POWER6, T2, Linux Support
- Discussion threads 2006-07-17
- Mainframes, IFL, and Linux
- Mainframes, IFL, and LinuxMainframes suckand if UNIX hadn't been Balkanized and Gerrymandered, it would have knocked mainframes out of the IT world forever. Mainframes have one advantage that UNIX doesn't - there's no forking . . .Black & WhiteIf there isn't a high level of blogging response, it's probably because...
- Tags: Mainframes, Servers, Linux, mainframe
- Discussion threads 2006-05-16
- System Management
- As you plan for transition from Tru64 UNIX on AlphaServer systems to HPUX 11i v2 on Intel Itanium 2-based HP Integrity servers, you should have an understanding of how these two UNIX offerings from HP are similar and different from a system management perspective. This understanding will help to administer...
- Tags: Compaq Tru64 UNIX, Hewlett-Packard Co., UNIX, Operating Systems, Servers, Software, Hardware
- White papers 2006-01-08
- SuSE and Novell: Personality friction or culture war?
- SuSE and Novell: Personality friction or culture war?Blatant piece of FUDI can see the potential for some real fallout over the KDE vs. Gnome issue, but that last paragraph is pure FUD. The author doesn't even know who Novell is planning to tap to replace Mantel...maybe they will bring...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, UNIX, Novell Inc., SuSE, Mantel, Linux
- Discussion threads 2005-11-10
- Googlers want to slim down OpenOffice
- Googlers want to slim down OpenOfficeOO.o was supposed to be all JavaThat was Sun's grand plan. Now with version 2, that future vision is still, well in the future! WOuld an all-java OO.o be slow? Maybe, but it would be modular! WHich is what Google would LOVE to see. Can...
- Tags: AJAX, Hewlett-Packard Co., OpenOffice.org, Googlers, OpenOffice
- Discussion threads 2005-10-31
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