How Is the Linux Server Market Shaping Up?
by Timothy Prickett Morgan

Despite all the noise that people (including myself) made about supporting Linux on Intel, proprietary, and Unix servers, people are still trying to figure out what to do with Linux. And they are doing so in a near vacuum of information about how other companies are using Linux on various platforms. But IBM, which is pushing the most Linux revenues right now, and Hewlett-Packard, which is pushing the most Linux server shipments, both have a very good idea of what is going on. READ MORE >

SCO Launches $1 Billion Unix, Linux Lawsuit Against IBM
by Timothy Prickett Morgan

Unix and Linux operating system maker The SCO Group has launched a lawsuit against former partner and one-time Unix ally IBM that accuses Big Blue of willfully distributing Unix intellectual property to the Linux community and of undermining the Unix market with anti-competitive business practices. SCO is seeking $1 billion in damages and is requesting a jury trial in its home state of Utah. The company says that it has given IBM 100 days to settle or face revocation of its licenses to Unix. READ MORE >

HP Ships Compact Four-Way ProLiant
by Timothy Prickett Morgan

Hewlett-Packard this week launched a new four-way, rack-mounted server, using Intel's "Gallatin" Pentium 4 Xeon MP processors, that fits into a 2U form factor. Most four-way machines using Xeon-class processors require two, three, or four times the space, depending on their vintage. These bigger machines, to be fair, also have a lot more expandability, but the new DL560 is going to be a good fit for a lot of customers, in terms of its packaging and performance. READ MORE >

Jinfonet Adds Enterprise-Class Features to Reporting Software
by Alex Woodie

Jinfonet Software recently announced JReport 5.0, the latest version of its suite of report generation software for OS/400 and other platforms that support Java. JReport helps users create sophisticated reports and other documents using dynamic data pulled from ODBC, JDBC, and XML data sources, and then provides the means to deliver those reports in a variety of formats. With the 5.0 release, designers gain new report generation capabilities, while the server portion gains enterprise-class features such as load balancing and failover. READ MORE >

InstallShield Ships New Version of Multiplatform Installation Utility
by Alex Woodie

InstallShield last week launched MultiPlatform 5.0, the latest edition of its cross-platform installation solution for Windows, Linux, Unix, OS/400, and Mac OS platforms. With this release, InstallShield introduces support for Mac OS X and for more flavors of Unix. InstallShield 5.0 also enables developers and vendors who use InstallShield to get their customers up and running more quickly than before, to distribute executables in more formats, and to customize installations according to InstallShield's customers' needs. READ MORE >

Shaking IT Up: You Have the Right to Remain Trained
by Kevin Vandever

With COMMON "setting the pace" in Indianapolis this week, I've been thinking a lot about what it means to attend this conference, as well as taking advantage of other types of training. I strive to keep up to speed with the latest technologies and with what's going on in the industry, but I sometimes feel as if I'm in the minority. You would be surprised by some of the reasons why people attend COMMON--or any training, for that matter. READ MORE >

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