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Sean Michael Kerner

Sean Michael Kerner is an Internet consultant, strategist, and contributor to several leading IT business web sites.

Sun to Open Cluster Code

High availability clustering technology has long been the domain of expensive, proprietary systems. Sun Microsystems (Quote) may well be changing...

Stallman Urges Users to Upgrade to GPLv3

After nearly 16 years of use, the GPL -- the cornerstone license of the Free Software Movement -- has...

Over 5,500 Projects Slated to Adopt GPL 3

The official final release of the GPL is is expected today and it's possible that over 5,500 projects could...

GPL Version 3 Hits The Home Stretch

I can still remember the day two years ago when one of my fellow editors at internetnews.com told me...

With ‘Iron’ Grip, Cisco Tightens Network Defense

Nearly seven months after it bought security firm Ironport for $830 million, Cisco (Quote)is leveraging the investment into a...

We Need Fat Pipes

Reporter's Notebook: Convergence. Triple Play. IP. Ethernet. After four days at NXTcomm in Chicago, I probably heard each of those...

Alcatel-Lucent: The Network Matters

CHICAGO -- Convergence has been a key IT buzzword for years. For Alcatel-Lucent it means a few different things, because...

IBM Helps Red Hat to EAL 4 Certification

Government users, it's time to trust Linux vendor Red Hat (Quote). After over a year and a half of effort,...

Linux Collaboration Options Improve

Novell and its former partner Open-Xchange are updating their collaboration offers in an effort to make their respective products more feature...

LiPs For Mobile Linux

Mobile Linux growth is accelerating, but mobile Linux standards have not kept pace until now. The Linux Phone Standards (LiPS)...