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Sun’s McNealy Plugs Service Model, Open Solaris
ORLANDO, Fla.—In an exclusive interview with eWEEK.com at the Gartner Symposium and ITxpo here, Sun Microsystems CEO Scott McNealy talked about Sun’s new service business model, the open-sourcing of Solaris, and Sun’s acrimonious partnership with Red Hat. Talking about Sun Microsystems‘ push for its customers to move to a subscription-service model, McNealy said, “People are…
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Novell Expands GUI Choices for Linux Desktop
ORLANDO, Fla.—At Gartner Inc.’s Symposium/ITxpo, eWEEK.com got a sneak peek of Novell Inc.’s forthcoming Linux Desktop. According to company officials, the anticipated software package may arrive sooner than expected and offer customers a choice of looks and feels. Contrary to earlier reports, the Waltham, Mass.-based Novell has changed its plans and will not release a…
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Gartner Analysts: Outsourcing Will Only Grow
ORLANDO, Fla.—According to Gartner analysts at the Gartner Symposium/ITxpo here, spending on outsourcing will rise to 33 percent of all IT spending by 2008. “In 2000, we reached the tipping point where spending on external IT services [project-based and outsourced] exceeded internal IT spending,” said Linda Cohen, a managing vice president at Gartner Inc. At…
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SAP Beefs Up R/3 Links
SAP AG has upgraded its Business One e-business suite to enable subsidiaries and small businesses to better communicate with their corporate offices running R/3. Version 2004 of Business One, announced last week, is geared toward the Walldorf, Germany, company’s installed base of large enterprises, as well as small and midsize businesses, and provides a single,…
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Microsoft Trims Next Windows Server Release
Microsoft wants to deliver its Windows Server 2003 update, known as “R2,” in 2005. To make sure it will be able to do so, the company is prioritizing its feature list and moving some R2 features into later releases. Microsoft officials updated the company’s Windows Server roadmap and made the changes public on Monday, in…
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When Is a Manufacturer Not a Manufacturer?
When I talked to Michael Chang a few days ago about his company’s decision to sell Microsoft XP Media Center in quantities of one, it soon became clear that this wasn’t a mom-and-pop operation screwing computers together in the backroom. No, what Chang and his company Directron.com have become is a maker of custom solutions.…
