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AMD Revenues Hit by Supply and Demand Issues By Sean Michael Kerner | Data Center Article Published January 25, 2012 Chip vendor AMD reported fourth quarter results showing a net Loss, but CEO pledges a bright future. Oracle Advances Open Source NetBeans By Sean Michael Kerner | Open Source Article Published January 5, 2012 Open Source developer environment adds support for JavaFX 2.0 and CSS3. Microsoft Moves IE to 'Silent Update' By Sean Michael Kerner | Applications Article Published December 15, 2011 Soon, you'll never need to manually update a browser -- Chrome, Firefox or IE -- as Microsoft announces its intentions to move to the silent updating model. Oracle Affirms Unix Commitment with Solaris 11 Release By Sean Michael Kerner | Data Center Article Published November 9, 2011 Serious operating system debuts as Oracle exec declares that Oracle is "not a toy company." HP Pushes ARM for Project Moonshot Data Center Effort By Sean Michael Kerner | Data Center Article Published November 1, 2011 HP is rethinking the way that data centers servers should be made with new Project Moonshot effort to reduce energy and improve efficiency. Facebook Opens Up Open Compute By Sean Michael Kerner | Data Center Article Published October 27, 2011 Open Compute project gets a foundation and support from Red Hat, Intel and Dell LibreOffice 3.4.0 Released as OpenOffice Heads to Apache By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published June 3, 2011 OpenOffice fork continues to move further away from Oracle with new release. Is there any chance the two projects will ever come back together? HP Launches Executive Scorecard to Track IT By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published June 1, 2011 HP platform aims to take in all types of IT input to create a dashboard tracking all IT operations and then mapping it to a scorecard of key performance indicators. WWDC: Apple Teases iOS 5, Mac Lion and iCloud By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published May 31, 2011 In a surprise move, Apple is deflating rumors of what they'll announce at WWDC by announcing what they plan to talk about. Skype Updates for Outage Flaw By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published May 27, 2011 Skype fixes flaw that prevents users from signing into the VoIP service. OpenLogic Collaborates for Open Source Compliance By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published May 26, 2011 Enhanced SaaS service aims to help enterprises comply with open source licensing. Fedora 15 Lovelock Linux Debuts GNOME 3 By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published May 24, 2011 GNOME 3 desktop lands in Red Hat's community Linux distribution. U.S. Department of Defense Details Open Source Lessons Learned By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published May 23, 2011 DoD issues major report on best practices for open source adoption. What should enterprises learn from the DoD's adoption of open source? Red Hat Updates Enterprise Linux By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published May 19, 2011 RHEL 6.1 delivers new hardware support, virtualization and networking improvements as well as Enterprise Identity tech preview. Linux 2.6.39 Debuts with Improved Performance By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published May 19, 2011 New kernel released by Linus Torvalds provides performance and virtualization improvements. Attachmate Exec Takes Control of SUSE Linux By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published May 18, 2011 What are Attachmate's plans for Linux? Where Will the Internet Be in 2015? By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published May 12, 2011 Intel executive tells Interop audience that massive changes are on the road ahead. Do Cloud Standards Matter? By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published May 11, 2011 Interop panel discusses the key features that enterprises need to consider before they leap to the cloud. Cisco Challenges 'Good Enough' Networking By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published April 29, 2011 In what appears to be an answer to newly tough competition, Cisco makes noise about networking standards. Novell Sale to Attachmate Completed By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published April 27, 2011 $2.2 billion bid to take Novell private is closed as patent deal is reached. Russia Takes Top Hacking Honors, U.S. Lags By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published April 27, 2011 Russia produces more hacking attacks than anywhere, while America falls a few spots in this dubious honor roll. Zend, Rightscale Partner in PHP Cloud Deal By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published April 21, 2011 The commercial PHP vendor Zend and cloud management firm RightScale ink a deal to promote PHP in the cloud. Cisco Goes Green With New Data Center By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published April 15, 2011 Cisco opens new Texas data center to power its own operations. Google Q1 Revenues: Double Digit Growth By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published April 15, 2011 Mobile searches are up more than 500 percent in the last two years. Gartner: Get Ready for Tablets in the Enterprise By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published April 14, 2011 Analyst forecasts that 80 percent of enterprises will support tablets by 2013. IBM, Akamai Partner to Boost Application Speed By Sean Michael Kerner | Data Center Article Published April 14, 2011 The partnership focuses on the WebSphere Application Accelerator, including a hardware element and managed services. VMware Unveils Open Source Cloud App Platform By Sean Michael Kerner | Cloud Article Published April 14, 2011 The virtualization vendor's new offer expands a PaaS engine across disparate frameworks and application services. Where Will Linux Be in 20 Years? By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published April 6, 2011 Open source operating system celebrates 20 years, but what does the future hold and where does Linux go from here? Microsoft Complains About Google To European Union By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published April 1, 2011 Microsoft files a formal complaint with the European Union’s antitrust regulators over anticompetitive practices that it claims hurt competitors. Virtualization Beat: Small Player Targets Virtual Storage By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published March 31, 2011 The former head of VMware's research and development, now heading a storage startup, says storage challenges can hinder broader virtualization deployments. McAfee Buys Database Security Vendor Sentrigo By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published March 24, 2011 The database security vendor's products include a Database Activity Monitoring (DAM) solution that provides virtual patching for database deployments. Firefox 4 Debuts Faster, More Secure Browser By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published March 22, 2011 The latest open source browser release features a new user interface, synchronization, HTML5 and overall performance improvements. Red Hat JBoss SOA Platform 5.1 Goes After Enterprise Data Services By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published March 11, 2011 New product release includes data services, SOA and developer tools, including new technical previews for the next generation of SOA. How to Solve the Innovator's Dilemma By Sean Michael Kerner | Data Center Article Published March 4, 2011 Juniper Networks executives explain how to get around the Innovator's Dilemma and build a pipeline of disruptive technologies. HP Unveils 900 Mbps Enterprise Wi-Fi By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published March 2, 2011 Demand for faster access keeps prompting vendors to up the ante in the wi-fi sector. Novell Adds IBM DB2 Templates to SUSE Studio Linux By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published March 1, 2011 Novell notes that SUSE Studio users can benefit from the DB2 integration without any initial cost. FreeBSD 8.2 Expands ZFS Support -- Without Oracle By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published February 25, 2011 Latest release of FreeBSD open source operating system inherits code from the dead OpenSolaris project. Will FreeBSD become the defacto platform for ZFS now? Apple Unveils Mac OS Lion, MacBook Refresh By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published February 24, 2011 Apple touts Mac OS Lion as offering new dashboard control and better application start-up. Ethernet Switch and Router Market Totals $12.8 Billion By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published February 24, 2011 The impressive total represents a robust 20 percent increase over the 2009 total. Cisco Kills Cloud Computing Email By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published February 23, 2011 After pumping millions into hosted email effort, Cisco throws in the towel. Avaya Adopts Shortest Path Bridging, Expands Network Virtualization By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published February 22, 2011 New networking gear switch upgrades support the latest 802.1aq spec, bringing flatter, virtualization-friendly networking to enterprises and college campuses. Novell Shareholders Approve Attachmate Deal By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published February 18, 2011 $2.2 billion bid is approved by Novell stakeholders, but the deal isn't quite done. Cisco's SecureX Claims Context-Aware Security By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published February 18, 2011 The network giant touts its new solution as still more secure than the self-defending network architecture it has long promoted. Google's Chrome 9 Browser Gets Security Fixes By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published February 10, 2011 Google rates three of the five security issues as having high impact. ICANN Moves Into IPv6 Era By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published February 4, 2011 With the last block of IPv4 addresses exhausted, the Internet transitions into a new era. OpenStack Expands with Glance, Ubuntu and Cisco By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published February 3, 2011 Open source cloud computing platform debuts new image discovery service to enable cloud portability as new members join the effort. World Mobile Data Usage Sees Historic Spike By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published February 2, 2011 Network vendor Cisco reports a dramatic upturn in global mobile usage in the last year. Verizon Buying Terremark in $1.4 Billion Cloud Play By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published January 28, 2011 The cloud is big business and Verizon wants a bigger piece of the pie. Can Virtualization Save Your Life? By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published January 27, 2011 Virtualization is a key component of enterprise IT consolidation and it’s also being used to help improve medical reliability too. CoreTrace Brings Application Whitelisting to Linux, Mac By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published January 24, 2011 Do Linux and Mac users need another layer of application security? At least one vendor thinks so and is building a solution to meet the need. EnterpriseDB Releases New Postgres Plus Security Tools By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published January 20, 2011 Commercial vendor updates its version of the open source PostgreSQL database and provides new security tools, at a price. Cisco: Java Attacks on the Rise As Spam Declines By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published January 20, 2011 Annual security report from Cisco shows the first ever decline in spam volume, but don’t get too optimistic -- other types of attacks are growing. Xeround Expands Cloud Database Platform By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published January 12, 2011 MySQL for the cloud enters public beta as global footprint for cloud database platform grows. Sourcefire Acquires AV Vendor Immunet By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published January 6, 2011 Commercial open source IPS vendor shells out $21 million for cloud based anti-malware technology. Cisco to Leverage Open Source in Cloud Computing By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published January 6, 2011 Networking giant Cisco plans on using open source as it continues to build presence in cloud computing deployments. Qualcomm Acquires Atheros for $3.1 billion By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published January 5, 2011 Qualcomm acquires Wi-Fi vendor, making a major play for enterprise and consumer Wi-Fi as convergence between cellular and Wi-Fi access continues. Open Source Group Challenges Attachmate Bid for Novell By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published January 3, 2011 Will European regulators delay acquisition of Novell over patent issues? Oracle Updates OpenOffice 3.3 and Debuts Cloud Office 1.0 By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published December 16, 2010 Forget about forks: Oracle is pushing forward on its own with a new OpenOffice release and the debut of a cloud office offering. LibreOffice 3.3 isn't too far behind either. Opera 11 Released With Tab Stacking By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published December 16, 2010 New version of Opera browser is out, piling on new tab, extension and translation features. Oracle Releases MySQL 5.5 By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published December 15, 2010 A year after its first development milestone release, Oracle rolls out new version of the open source MySQL database. WhamCloud: Open Source Lustre Moves Forward By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published December 14, 2010 Open source, cloud high-availability and a project with some real ‘Lustre’ where Oracle works well with the community. The 'Who Writes Linux?' Report By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published December 10, 2010 Trends include a slower pace and more contributions from mobile vendors. Survey: Cloud Computing Still in Infancy By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published December 9, 2010 A vendor sponsored study indicates that the move toward cloud computing may be not as advanced as it sometimes appears. Cisco Teams Up with BMC for Joint Cloud Solution By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published December 6, 2010 New Integrated Cloud Delivery Platform melds Cisco's hardware with BMC software for new solution for cloud deployment, provisioning and management. Novell's Final Earnings Report? By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published December 3, 2010 In what may turn out to be Novell's final earnings report as a public company, revenues continued to fall as the company is set to be acquired. Novell Sold to Attachmate for $2.2 Billion By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published November 22, 2010 Saga of who will buy Novell is now over, but intellectual property concerns still remain as Micrsoft takes control of some assets. Building Windows and Linux Systems with rPath By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published November 19, 2010 The vendor that pioneered the Linux software appliance market 5 yearrs ago is now at long last adding Windows to its roster. How do you build a Windows appliance/software stack anyways? Mozilla Earns $104 Million By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published November 18, 2010 Mozilla revenues grow by over 30 percent in the face of new browser competition. Baracus: Novell's New Open Source Network Boot Project By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published November 18, 2010 TIme to forget about PXE and Etherboot? The new Baracus network boot manager project takes off. Cisco Hits Air Pocket as Cable, Government Revenues Fall By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published November 11, 2010 Cisco’s data center business continues to grow, though it’s not all smooth sailing as IT spending troubles resurface. Red Hat Debuts RHEL 6, touts Virtualization By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published November 11, 2010 The enterprise software vendors touts the virtualization features and scalability of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. Tips on Creating IT Policies By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published November 9, 2010 Yes, many organizations have an IT policy in place, yet many professionals opine that it is in need of refinement. Novell Gets the Social Cloud Vibe By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published November 9, 2010 Thought that Google Wave was dead? Novell’s rebranded Pulse effort aims to continue the wave federation protocol with new Vibe, based on earlier open source efforts. Juniper Expands IPv6 Migration Options By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published November 5, 2010 Moving from IPv4 to IPv6 is no easy task, as IPv4 access remains a requirement for service providers even as address space runs down. Six Secrets of Open Source Community Building By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published November 4, 2010 Drupal founder and open source rock star Dries Buytaert tells all about how how he built the Drupal content management system community from his dorm room to a $20 million plus software company used by Fortune 500 companies. |
