SAP is going into the Linux appliance business. It expects its OEM friends and IHVs to sell a quad Xeon-based server that Intel's put together for it that's got SUSE and SAP's own MaxDB database and Business All-in-One software pre-installed.

Under its collaboration deal with Microsoft, Zend Technologies has certified Zend Core 2.5, its commercially supported version of PHP, on Windows Server 2008, and that's supposed to mean that high-performance web applications written in PHP should run as good on the Microsoft operating...

Linspire and Fluendo announced a partnership that will bring legal multimedia software to desktop Linux users worldwide. Now available and one-click accessible through CNR.com's software delivery service, Fluendo's multimedia software products are now available to Freespire 2.0, Linspi...

Linspire and Parallels announced the availability of Parallels' Workstation 2.2 desktop virtualization solution for download through the CNR.com free software delivery service to desktop Linux users. Available for the Freespire 2.0, Linspire 6.0 and Ubuntu 7.04, 7.10 operating systems,...

IBM is lending at least its ODF-based Lotus Symphony software to another mission to rid the world of Windows PCs. According to a Reuters story Tuesday, IBM is part of an eastern front designed to supply Microsoft-free Linux-based PCs to Russia and perhaps other Eastern European markets...

Mainsoft Corporation announced that its C++ application porting platform, Mainsoft for UNIX and Linux, Version 5.2 now supports five new platforms, including the Intel Itanium 64-bit processor. Altogether, independent software vendors (ISVs) can now port Visual Studio applications to ...

SCO filed a Chapter 11 Reorganization Plan and Disclosure Statement with the bankruptcy court in Delaware on Friday, a step on the company's path to emerging from the protective cover of bankruptcy, going private, and rejoining the fight over Linux. Pending court approval, the 63-page ...

One of the beauties of Linux from a business point of view is that it doesn't require the 'latest and greatest' hardware to run properly. This means you can increase the return on investments (ROI) for legacy hardware. As I'll show in this article, as in the case with virtualization, t...

Parallels has released the beta of its baremetal hypervisor-based Parallels Server hardware virtualization scheme to public download. It works on Windows, Linux and Intelbased Macs and includes a Parallels Management Console, Transporter physicalto-virtual migration tool and backup uti...

Red Hat announced that Florida Hospital relies on Red Hat Enterprise Linux, JBoss Enterprise Application Platform, Red Hat Global File System, Red Hat Cluster Suite and Red Hat Network to maintain reliable disaster-recovery systems that protect and maintain critical patient information...

Josep Mitjà, COO of Openbravo and OSA board member, argues that while technological advances in open source software should be viewed on a worldwide basis, its ultimate success in the market requires a localized approach. The secret, he says, is to 'think global, but act local.'

Throughout the last decade, society has witnessed an explosion of network connectivity among PCs and mobile devices as well as a vast proliferation of networked applications, ranging from Web-based email to online banking. The end result of this is that network connectivity has become ...

AccuRev and Electric Cloud announced a technology partnership designed to improve software development productivity and efficiency. The combined solution, which integrates the automated build, test and deployment functionality of Electric Cloud's ElectricCommander software with proces...

AccuRev announced the availability of AccuRev 4.6 for ClearCase, the latest add-on to its software configuration management (SCM) solution. AccuRev 4.6 for ClearCase provides coexistence for optimal support of parallel, geographically distributed and Agile development with AccuRev in e...

Avenda Systems announced two software releases that will enhance the adoption of Microsoft Network Access Protection (NAP). The Avenda NAP Agent for Linux extends NAP to network endpoints running the Linux operating system. Network Access Protection (NAP) technology from Microsoft is a...

Although organizations are not realizing the full potential benefits of open source due to the way open source projects are currently managed, this does not mean that there are no benefits from developing in open source. Once you get past the 'free developer' presumption and carefully ...

Enterprise networks are growing increasingly complex. Over the past five years, the increased focus on unified security, network optimization, and application acceleration has resulted in an explosion of new technologies, specialty devices, and vendors. The proliferation of high-speed ...

Over the last several years, integration technology has been growing by leaps and bounds. The XML/REST/Web Services/SOA revolution has driven engineers and software firms to create an abundance of protocols, adaptors, transports, containers, standards, best practices...you name it. The...

I am always being told off by i-technologists for quoting Picasso as having said that computers are useless. But I still love his reasoning: 'Because they can only give you answers.' Picasso, like AJAXWorld Magazine, liked questions. So we thought we would share with you what some of t...

Canonical announced the availability of Parallels Workstation for Linux through the Ubuntu Partner Repository -- giving Ubuntu users the ability to quickly find, install and run Parallels software. The Ubuntu Partner Repository and associated services from Canonical allow software pr...

Varonis Systems thinks it's solved a 40-year-old Unix problem: the chronic lack of visibility into file share data use and poor access control. The three-year-old New York start-up says it solved it - at least for Solaris servers and NetApp filers - by taking its agent-based DatAdvant...

Microsoft today attempted to exorcize the interoperability bogeymen that have haunted it since it was first discovered to be using secret APIs 20 years ago, bogeymen that now quote European antitrust law at it and carry writs from the Court of First Instance in Luxembourg. To avoid fur...

I am glad to introduce you to a new set of resources to help surface scalability and performance issues in Service Oriented Architecture (SOA.) The SOA Knowledge and Performance Kit is a free open-source resource to show you what it really takes to build services using today's leading ...

So it's kicking off an 'Enterprise Acceleration' initiative. It means to add products to its middleware portfolio, sponsor new open source projects, grow its partner ecosystem, and offer new enterprise-class performance and interoperability resources. It also means to buck up sales and...

'Not only will this deal position us to emerge from Chapter 11, but it also marks an exciting future for our business,' said Jeff Hunsaker, President and Chief Operating Officer of SCO Operations. 'This significant financial backing is positive news for SCO's customers, partners and re...

ACCESS and MontaVista Software reinforced their shared commitment to accelerate the development of smart mobile devices by releasing a pre-integrated software stack combining the ACCESS Linux Platform with the MontaVista Mobilinux operating system. ACCESS Linux Platform enables the cre...

3DLABS Semiconductor announced the availability of its Linux 2.6.21 based Software Development Kit (SDK), bringing the latest open source innovations to developers and device makers using its DMS-02 processor to deliver unrivalled application and media processing performance within low...

MontaVista Software and DataViz announced the availability of Documents To Go for the MontaVista Mobilinux 5.0 mobile operating system. As a result of the integration of the mobile office suite Documents To Go by DataViz with Mobilinux, mobile device users will be able to open and view...

Arxan Technologies announced Linux platform coverage for its GuardIT product. Linux has made it a mainstream platform for desktop- and server-based applications as well as software within embedded devices. Fulfilling the need to protect Linux applications against piracy, reverse engine...

Alfresco announced the availability of its second global survey of trends in the use of open source software in the enterprise. The Alfresco Open Source Barometer survey was conducted throughout 2007 using opt-in data provided by Alfresco's 35,000 community members and shows deployment...

Linpus Technologies will be demonstrating its brand new Linux operating system, Linpus Linux Lite, designed to empower the next billion PC customers. Linpus Linux Lite has a unique dual-mode user interface making it an easy way to start enjoying the opportunity of information. It also ...

STMicroelectronics expanded its Nomadik multimedia application processor ecosystem with the integration of Linux and Trolltech's Qtopia application environment in the STn8815 Nomadik engine. This platform provides equipment manufacturers with a complete reference design that facilitate...

SYSOPENDIGIA today announced that it will contribute to open-source the software created and modified for the 3G Linux smartphone. The SYSOPENDIGIA 3G Linux smartphone has been created using Linux operating system and other open-source software components, as well as commercially licen...

Mobile Linux company, Azingo (formerly Celunite), announced an open mobile Linux solution for mobile phones and advanced mobile devices, based on the Samsung application processor S3C2442 and Azingo Mobile, Azingo's comprehensive mobile Linux platform software.

Levanta announced that the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, also known as LA Metro, has successfully deployed Levanta's Intrepid Linux Data Center Automation solution. LA Metro, which runs over 200 Metro Bus lines and four Metro Rail lines in Los Angeles, Calif...

Novell's got a new pre-built installation server that simplifies the installation of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server on IBM's mainframes by using z/VM tools natively. It's called the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Starter System for System z and was developed for Novell by Sine Nomine Asso...

One of the most exciting things about the software industry is how fast it moves. Software is constantly optimizing itself around the state-of-the-art. Inherent industry bottlenecks change cyclically every five years or so. Architectures and solutions change too. CPUs too costly? Enter...

Embarcadero is introducing a new version of Change Manager that allows developers and database administrators (DBAs) to conduct high-speed data and database configuration comparisons from a Linux workstation. Change Manager for Linux runs on both Red Hat Enterprise 5.0 and SUSE Linux E...

Novell announced the availability of the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Starter System for System z, a pre-built installation server that simplifies the installation of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server on IBM's System z mainframes. The starter system eliminates the need for IT managers to se...

Microsoft and Novell announced that French carmaker Renault SA has joined the growing ranks of customers taking advantage of the two companies' cooperation to deliver greater interoperability between Microsoft Windows and SUSE Linux Enterprise. Under the agreement, Microsoft will deliv...