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In This Issue
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Bill's, Andy's, and Linus' Enterprise Adventure, Every Week
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Gartner Updates Server Platform Rankings
by Timothy Prickett Morgan
Analysts at Gartner have put out an updated application server evaluation model that any prospective server buyer should take a gander at. Back in January, I went through the prior Gartner server comparison and lamented that Gartner had not yet added Linux systems to the comparison. With the latest model, a Linux is ranked next to big SMP boxes like the iSeries. READ MORE >
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Microsoft Promises to Make Windows More Secure
by Timothy Prickett Morgan
Microsoft has been trumpeting its Trustworthy Computing initiative since February 2002 as a bold plan to put the company's entire code base under the microscope and to look for holes that hackers, worms, and viruses can exploit. While there is little doubt that the Trustworthy Computing effort, which has cost hundreds of millions of dollars, has made Microsoft's products more reliable and secure, there is still much work to be done. READ MORE >
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IBM Offers Self-Managing Blade Server Bundle
by Timothy Prickett Morgan
The reason why IBM bought Canadian systems provisioning and automation software maker Think Dynamics this year was to allow it to create Wintel and Lintel servers that could help provision themselves based on policies set by business directors. And today IBM is announcing a special bundle of hardware and software that aims to create a more self-managing platform for Web infrastructure than it has offered to date. READ MORE >
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Sun Talks Up Solaris for X86, Misses Big Opportunity
by Timothy Prickett Morgan
Metaphors are fun, so here's one: Sun Microsystems was early to the X86 party, got a little drunk on its own booze, left early, fell into a ditch after antagonizing its friends, got a bad hangover, and now it seems to have realized what happened, has choked down some aspirin and cleaned itself up, and come back to the party. Another sharp wiseguy came to the party while Sun was being belligerent--one might call that wiseguy Linux--and now Sun is trying to win back those X86 friends and influence people. READ MORE >
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Shaking IT Up: Who the Heck Signs Up for Management?
by Kevin Vandever
Why did you get into IT? Maybe you took a programming class in college and liked it so much that you changed your major. Or maybe you knew before you even went to college that you wanted to twiddle bits for a living. Whatever the case, I doubt any of you got into this IT racket so you could swim in red tape, go to infinite meetings, or become a glorified babysitter, but that's what happens to many of the best programmers. READ MORE >
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But Wait, There's More
Operating System Pie Stays About the Same for 2002 . . . Microsoft Debuts Channel Networking Initiative to Bring Partners in Contact with Each Other and Customers . . . IBM Helps UK, Russia Governments to Push Linux . . . HP Sets Up Web Exchange Store for Retailers . . . Linux Networx Sells Baby AMD Cluster to John Deere . . . Stampede to Support Instant Messaging in Notes/Domino Compression Software . . . READ MORE >
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Reader Feedback and Insights
We value your feedback and insights. Feel free to send a letter to the editor. Letters may be printed, unless otherwise specified, and edited for clarity or length. READ MORE >
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Editor: Timothy Prickett Morgan
Managing Editor: Shannon Pastore
Contributing Editors: Dan Burger, Joe Hertvik, Shannon O'Donnell,
Victor Rozek, Hesh Wiener, Alex Woodie
Publisher and Advertising Director: Jenny Thomas
Advertising Sales Representative: Kim Reed
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