Sean Michael Kerner

Mark Shuttleworth makes no apologies for the Ubuntu Unity Linux desktop interface, in fact he sees it as the foundation for his company’s platform strategy as the company moves beyond desktops, servers and the cloud. Shuttleworth, the founder of Ubuntu Linux, delivered a keynote address today at the Ubuntu Developer Summit (UDS), reminding the Ubuntu […]

The IT industry has had open source software to help fuel innovation and the time is now right to have open source for hardware too. That’s the message coming out of the Open Compute Summit in New York City today from multiple technology companies including Facebook, Intel, Dell and Red Hat. Facebook initially announced the […]

The cloud represents tremendous opportunities for IT to achieve better agility and scale. According to Mike Rothman, Analyst and President at security research firm Securosis, the cloud also represents a different set of risks that enterprises need to understand. Rothman detailed his views on securing the cloud at the SecTor security conference, currently underway in […]

As increasing numbers of enterprises begin to make the move toward the cloud, the need for automation and management is becoming increasingly important. For virtualization vendor VMware, their vCenter software is the cornerstone of virtualization management. Today VMware is expanding vCenter, with a new vCenter Operations Suite that combines virtualization and management features for cloud […]

Mozilla is making a significant strategy shift for mobile development. Instead of going against the grain, they’re going with the flow and going native for the Android version of Firefox. The move toward a native implementation of Firefox for Android is likely to debut for Firefox 10. By moving to a native user interface, Mozilla […]

Google is continuing to grow its business even as the global economic recovery appears to be slowing down. Part of Google’s growth and future optimism comes from the success of its Android mobile operating system and new efforts like Google+. For the third quarter of 2011, Google reported revenues of $9.72 billion which is a […]

While some tech vendors believe that the world has moved to the post-PC era, Dell is not one of them. At the DellWorld conference, Dell founder Michael Dell explained the mission of his company, and why the PC still holds down the foundation. While PC’s are still important to Dell, Dell is no longer just […]

Canonical is set to release Ubuntu 11.10, codenamed the Oneiric Ocelot this week, with a key focus on the cloud. Among the cloud-focused technology components that are set to debut in the new Linux distribution is something that Canonical is branding as Juju. With Juju, Ubuntu is aiming to deliver a cloud orchestration technology for […]

Apple Founder Steve Jobs passed away on Wednesday leaving behind a tech legacy of innovation and inspiration. Those who knew him best, those that learned from him and those that competed with him have been lavishing accolades and praise in the hours since the announcement of his passing. Among Apple’s fiercest rivals over the years […]

Oracle remains committed to Intel and to Linux even as it continues to promise the delivery of Solaris 11. That’s the message that Oracle executives delivered during a keynote at the OpenWorld conference this week. The commitment to Intel is particularly key, since Oracle CEO Larry Ellison’s comments during the company’s recent earnings call. Ellison […]

Not that long ago, enterprise software such as business intelligence apps resided exclusively on hard drives within the corporate perimeter. Jaspersoft is one of many vendors riding the trend toward mobile BI platforms.   Jaspersoft is expanding its business intelligence software for Apple’s iPhone and iPad. The Jaspersoft 4.2 release also provides an open source […]

A new mobile Linux project is starting to take shape that combines the efforts of the LiMo Foundation and the Linux Foundation. The new Tizen project is set to be hosted by the Linux Foundation, which has been the home of the Meego project. LiMo is home to multiple vendors, including Samsung and Panasonic. Tizen […]