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IBM, HP Map Linux Migration Plans
IBM and Hewlett-Packard Co. are putting renewed pressure on Sun Microsystems Inc. with new solutions to help customers and ISVs move away from SPARC/Solaris and onto Linux. At this week’s LinuxWorld conference in San Francisco, IBM will announce new resources to help ISVs and developers port Linux applications to the company’s Power microprocessor architecture, which…
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Channels Pose Challenge for Data Management
In its race with archrival Office Depot Inc., Staples Inc. is tackling a problem that retailers in many markets are facing: coordination of a variety of sales channels. “The big buzzword today is to have a customer-focused organization because you have all these channels,” said Patti Freeman Davis, an analyst at JupiterResearch, in New York.…
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Sun, Novell to Merge?
Sun Microsystems Inc. is considering making an attempt to acquire Novell Inc., a move that would have enormous repercussions for competitor IBM. In an interview with eWEEK, Sun President and Chief Operating Officer Jonathan Schwartz acknowledged that the Santa Clara, Calif., company is considering making a move to buy Novell, saying that such a move…
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SCO Readies New OpenServer Unix
LAS VEGAS— On Monday, The SCO Group Inc. will announce the release of the developer preview of Legend, the next major release of its flagship Unix operating system, SCO OpenServer, at is annual partner show, SCO Forum. This new version of SCO’s OpenServer goes into beta in September. SCO hopes to release it to distribution…
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SCO’s Resellers Focus on Unix
LAS VEGAS— As SCO opens SCOForum, its annual trade show, reseller partners appear to want to know about what SCO will be doing with its SCO’s Unix products, not necessarily with its current Linux litigation. SCO’s partners are, for the most part, resellers and system integrators. This powerful group has always had a strong pragmatic…
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Microsoft to Offer Free 64-Bit Windows Upgrade to Some Customers
Microsoft acknowledged earlier this week that it won’t ship its new 64-bit Windows serverversions until mid-2005. But that doesn’t mean Microsoft is content to leave the 64-bit market to Solaris and Unix customers, according to officials with the Redmond, Wash., software vendor. Microsoft is putting the finishing touches on what it’s calling the “x64 Technology…
