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Guild Companies, Windows & Linux Edition, is edited by Timothy Prickett Morgan and has Dan Burger, Joe Hertvik, and Alex Woodie as contributing editors. This newsletter will be dedicated to following the shakers and movers in the enterprise Windows and Linux server markets and their products as this sector of the server industry matures.

Current Issue: April 7, 2004

MandrakeLinux 10.0 Delivers Linux 2.6 Kernel

Forrester Says Windows Is More Secure Than Linux

IBM Demos 1.5 GHz Four-Way Squadron

IBM to Take Its Power Chips Out onto the Open Road

Big Blue Debuts Opteron-Based Windows Workstation

March 31, 2004

Bill Gates Talks Up Next 'Holy Grails' of Computing

HP to Lead with Novell's SuSE Linux on Desktops, Servers

Linux Is Finally Prebundled on IBM eServers

SUNY Buffalo Builds 1.3 Teraflops Linux-Blade Super

Blue Gene/L: A Big, Bad Linux Box

March 24, 2004

Microsoft Rolls Out Betas for Management Middleware

The First Steps Toward Open Source Insurance Taken

Novell Launches Linux 2.6 Kernel in SuSE 9.1

Intel to Remove Xeon's Advantages to Push Itanium

Maddog 21/21: Bone Appetite

March 17, 2004

Brace Yourself: Major Intel Architectural Shifts Ahead

Microsoft Delays Future Versions of SQL Server, Visual Studio

Stratus Debuts First Fault-Tolerant Linux Server

IBM Chases Entry Customers with xSeries 206, 306

As I See It: The Path of Service

March 10, 2004

PeopleSoft to Support Linux with EnterpriseOne

HP Doubles ProLiant Blade Density, Ships Entry Tower Server

SCO Sues First Linux, Unix Users Related to IBM Lawsuit

Dell to Push VMware ESX Server on X86 Servers

Shaking IT Up: 10 Ways Programmers Can Ruin Your Day

March 3, 2004

Intel Cranks Up Xeon Clocks, Caches

Gartner Says Server Revenue Up in 2003

Cray Buys Opteron-Linux HPC Upstart OctigaBay for $115 Million

IBM Explains Merged Systems and Technology Groups

As I See It: Jobs and Jehovah

February 25, 2004

Intel Bites the Bullet: Xeon Gets 64-Bit Support

Intel Draws More Lines on Xeon, Itanium Roadmaps

Server Makers Swear Fealty to Intel's Xeon, Itanium Plans

AMD Keeps the Heat on Intel with Low-Power Opterons

Mad Dog 21/21: A Lion in the Sand

February 18, 2004

Windows Source Code Appears on the Web

Microsoft Fights Unix, Linux with Free SFU

Linux 2.6: Let's Take a Look Under the Hood

OctigaBay Takes Opteron-Linux to New HPC Heights

As I See It: Censoring the Self

February 11, 2004

Gartner Says Server Market Closed 2003 with a Bang

IBM to Push Linux as Upgrade for Two Million Windows NT Servers

Sun Offers First Opteron Server, Two-Way Xeon Blade

Fujitsu Siemens Puts Pentium M in Blade Servers

HP Debuts Skinny Itanium-Linux Boxes

February 4, 2004

Linux At the Tipping Point

Intel Aims for Desktop with Prescott, But Hits Servers, Too

Is HP Inching Toward Opteron Machines?

Rumors Say IBM Will Merge Server, Technology Units

As I See It: The Unknown Face of Marketing

January 28, 2003

Companies Want to Cut Down on OS Platform Sprawl

Novell's Messman Commits to Not Mess Up Open Source

IBM to Pump Up Linux on Power Processors

HP Says It Takes Away $75 Million in Unix Biz From Sun with Linux

Java Tools Consortium: Just What We Needed?

January 21, 2003

IT Industry Execs Slam Education, Dodge Offshoring

IBM Ends 2003 Upbeat, Sounds Optimistic About 2004

Intel to Remove Xeon's Advantages to Push Itanium

IBM Moves Fast on J2EE 1.4 Spec with WebSphere 6 Preview

As I See It: What Might Have Been

January 14, 2003

Intel Previews Xeon, Itanium Roadmaps

HP Girding Its ProLiant Loins for Battle in 2004

IBM Taps TopSpin for InfiniBand Gear for eServers

SGI Targets Midrange HPC with Linux-Based Altix 350s

Shaking IT Up: Is the Sunset Better in France?

January 7, 2003

Fujitsu Siemens Announces Itanium 2 Server

Microsoft Rejiggers Windows Business Unit

VMware Forgoes IPO to Become EMC Subsidiary

Microsoft Puts Host Integration Server 2004 into Beta

As I See It: This Year, I Really Mean It

December 17, 2003

Analysts Prognosticate About IT in 2004

HP to Merge Server, Services Units?

international Business (machines)

Red Hat, IBM Hook Up on Linux V3 for eServers

HP Wins $50 Million IRS Contract for Servers, Storage

As I See It: A Shopper's Guide to an IT Christmas

December 10, 2003

Oracle, HP Show Killer Cluster Performance and Value

HP Launches Blade PC, Other Adaptive Enterprise Gizmos

Sun Continues Low-End, High-Volume Product Push

Gartner Says Server Sales Up a Tiny Bit in Q3

HP to Resell RadiSys Carrier-Grade Servers to Telecoms and SPs

Disk Array Sales Firming Up, Says IDC

December 3, 2003

IT Matters, But Not Like Vendors Think It Does

Gateway Opts for SuSE Linux on Servers

Intel Talks Up HPC Prowess With Big Itanium Win

Eclipse Visual Editor Project Unites Java GUI Methods

Mad Dog 21/21: Post Mortem

But Wait, There's More

November 19, 2003

Sun, AMD Alliance Targets Entry and Guild Companiess

IBM Announces PowerPC 970 Blade Server

ERP Software Spending Seems to Be Picking Up

Stratus Offers Free Upgrades to ftServer Customers

VMware Debuts VMotion, VirtualCenter Add-Ons to Partitions

As I See It: Attracting What You Want

November 12, 2003

Gartner Says Q3 Server Shipments Are Up

IBM Launches 16-Way xSeries Itanium Server

HP Superdomes Break Through 1 Million TPM

IBM Uses Express Products to Drive SMB Sales, Loyalty

Shaking IT Up: IT Is Like an Airport

But Wait, There's More

November 5, 2003

Novell Buys SuSE, Targets Linux Dominance

HP Fleshes Out Integrity Line with Midrange Boxes

HP Launches Low Cost, Low End Xeon DP Box

Is SCO's Attack on the GPL a Bluff, Or Is It in the Cards?

As I See It: The Forces of 'Should'

But Wait, There's More

October 29, 2003

Microsoft and Intel Report Quarterly Gains

IBM Boosts Power4+ for Entry pSeries 615 Server

SuSE Launches Openexchange 4.1, Partners with BMC, Veritas

IBM Partners with Adobe for the Future of Forms

Mad Dog 21/21: Script Kitties

But Wait, There's More

October 22, 2003

Unisys, NEC Push the Performance Envelope

EDS, Opsware Propose Data Center Markup Language

Citrix Announces New Pricing, Product Bundles, Portal Enhancements

Bellwether IBM Sees Stabilization in Third Quarter

As I See It: Dissecting Diversity

But Wait, There's More

October 15, 2003

Gartner Updates Server Platform Rankings

Microsoft Promises to Make Windows More Secure

IBM Offers Self-Managing Blade Server Bundle

Sun Talks Up Solaris for X86, Misses Big Opportunity

Shaking IT Up: Who the Heck Signs Up for Management?

But Wait, There's More

October 8, 2003

HP Targets Sun Solaris Base with Linux on ProLiant

SuSE Targets SMBs with Linux 8 Standard Edition

HP Lands $500 Million Army Contract

Retail CIOs Say Tech, Outsourcing Critical to Cutting Costs

As I See It: There's a Man with a Visa Right There Telling Me I've Got to Beware

But Wait, There's More

October 1, 2003

Red Hat Launches Open Source Architecture, Enterprise Linux 3

IBM Offers Virtual Servers on CPU/Hourly Basis

HP Indemnifies Its Linux Base Against SCO Suits, Fees

IBM Says Indemnity Is Useless, Amends Claims Against SCO

SSA Outlines Product Convergence, Branding Strategy

As I See It: The Disappearing Grown-Up

September 24, 2003

Intel Talks Up Pentium, Itanium Futures

Gartner Ranks Worldwide, U.S. Server Sales for Q2

HP Targets SMBs with 'Smart Office' Initiative

The Case for IBM eServer Convergence

Mad Dog 21/21: Gravity's Drain Bowl

But Wait, There's More

September 17, 2003

Intel Debuts New Itanium 2s, AMD New Opterons

Two HP Server Execs Throw in the Towel

Vision Ships Orion, Industry's First Cross-Platform HA

IBM Offers Improved Networking for BladeCenter Servers

EDI Providers Support UCCnet with New Products, Services

Shaking IT Up: Fill Our Reserves

September 10, 2003

HP Sets Up Grid/Web Services Consulting Practice

Opsware System 4 Plays Nice with Microsoft's DSI

SGI Rolls Out Shared Storage for Windows, Linux, and Unix

University of Utah Opts for 500-Node Opteron Cluster

Baan to the Bone: One on One with SSA GT's Graeme Cooksley

As I See It: Attila in the Workplace

September 3, 2003

The Economy, IT Spending, and Optimism Are Up

Server Sales Rise Slightly in Second Quarter

IBM Serves On-Demand Middleware at U.S. Open

HP Pushes Wintel Superdome Performance Again

IBM Domino Express Takes On Exchange Server 2003

As I See It: The Big Dream

August 27, 2003

Midrange Madness

HP Promises Q4 Profit, Explains Q3 Miss

Dell Cuts Prices for Enterprise Products

Open Source Guru Picks Apart SCO Evidence

Mad Dog 21/21: Fickle Flingers of Fat

But Wait, There's More

August 20, 2003

Good News, Bad News: IT Workers Very Busy

Gartner Positions Server Platforms with Magic Quadrant

Big Blue Hits SCO with Countersuit

The IT Fab Four Love Linux, Says DH Brown Study

Sun Keeps the Heat on Dell, Others with Entry Servers

Shaking IT Up: Putting QA to the Test

August 13, 2003

EC Again Warns Microsoft Before Imposing Hefty Fines

Novell Leaps at Linux, Mulls Putting NetWare Out to Pasture

HP Improves Blade Server Processors, Switch Backplane

SCO Responds to Red Hat Suit, Releases IP Indemnity Pricing

As I See It: The Problem with Pensions

But Wait, There's More

August 6, 2003

Red Hat vs SCO: Prelude to a Class Action Suit?

IBM Debuts eServers Based on AMD Opterons

HP Rolls Out Linux Wares at LinuxWorld

IBM Serves Up 'Blue Ice' Packaging for Linux Across eServers

IDC Runs the Numbers for iSeries Wintel-Lintel Server Consolidation

Mad Dog 21/21: Blocking the Sewers of Cyberspace

July 30, 2003

Microsoft Pushes Autonomy, Accountability into Its Divisions

Sun Inks Deal with Tech Data to Push Entry Servers

Opsware Readies Data Center Intelligence for System 4.0

What Are We Going to Do with Java?

Hyperion Buys Brio, Glimpse of BI's Future Provided

As I See It: What You Believe Can Hurt You

July 23, 2003

Dell Kills Eight-Way Xeon Plans, Debuts Puppy Intel Server

Intel Ups Cache on Xeon DP Processors

IBM Posts a Good Second Quarter in a Tough IT Environment

Cray, IBM, Sun Split Phase Two of $146 Million DARPA Super Deal

Dell Pushes In Alongside IBM in Saudi Aramco Linux Cluster

Shaking IT Up: Value-Added Resellers, Now That's Funny

July 16, 2003

IBM Offers Low Rates, Deferred Payments for IT Financing

HP Signs OEM, Support Deal With SuSE for Linux

Unisys Puts Sun's JVM On Its ES7000 Wintel Servers

VMware Gets Into Utility Computing with Control Center

IBM Regains Top Spot on TPC-C Test With Power4+

As I See It: Fanning the Flame

July 9, 2003

Intel Counts on Third Time Charms, Performance with Madison

Intel Cranks the Clock, Ups the Cache on 32-Bit Xeon MPs

HP Debuts Integrity Itanium Boxes, ProLiant Gets New Xeons

Dell Starts Out Small with Madison Itanium Commitments

IBM's Summit-II xSeries Supports Madisons, Fast Gallatins

Unisys Adds New Intel Chips to ES7000 Wintel Servers

June 25, 2003

Intel Sells a Million Enterprise Chipsets, Reveals Roadmaps

Intel Readies HPC Variant of Madison Itanium 2

IBM Shows Off AMD-Based eServer at ClusterWorld

Lintel Iron Makes Headway in the Top 500 Super Rankings

Vision Solutions Adds New Features, Performance to Replication Software

Lessons for Long-Timers in IT and Life

June 18, 2003

Looks Like "Madison" Itanium 2 in Late June, Early July

SCO Seeks Injunction to Stop AIX Sales, Linux Could Be Next

HP, JDE Team Up to Push Apps on Wintel Iron

Unisys Says Don't Build or Process Without IT Blueprints

As I See It: Alchemy

But Wait, There's More

June 11, 2003

Server Market Share Size Definitely Matters for IBM and HP

Invensys Sells Baan to SSA GT, Keeps Marcam Unit

HP, VMware Forge Closer Ties to Push Server Virtualization

The Midrange Gets a New Storage Vendor

Shaking IT Up: Consultant or Employee? That Is the Question

But Wait, There's More

June 4, 2003

PeopleSoft Pays $1.7 Billion to Buy Rival J.D. Edwards

IBM Debuts Entry pSeries 615 Server with Power4+ Chip

IBM to Build Telecom-Compliant BladeCenter Blade Servers

HP, Opsware Ally to Chase Their Own Utility Computing Dreams

As I See It: When the Flame Dies

But Wait, There's More

May 28, 2003

Rant: Offshoring in the Offing

HP Retakes Top Spot on OLTP Test with Windows on Superdome

Gartner Says New iSeries Database Sales Dropped by 24% in 2002

IBM Ready for the Next Database Race

IBM Puts BladeCenters in Preconfigured Clusters

Bytware Expands SNMP Support in Messenger Product Line

May 21, 2003

HP Outlines Its Future in IT with Adaptive Enterprise Strategy

SCO Suspends Linux Sales, Warns Linux Shops of Liabilities

Microsoft Licenses Unix from SCO Group

Sun Debuts Xeon-Based Two-Way Solaris, Linux Servers

IBM Acquires Think Dynamics for Policy-Based Utility Provisioning

As I See It: Softwareism and Countersoftwareism

May 14, 2003

Intel Says Some 'McKinley' Itanium 2 Chips Have Bugs

ITAA Says Demand for IT Workers at Historic Lows

PeopleSoft to Port Its Applications to Linux

IBM Ships 3582 LTO Tape Library and Upgrades 3583 Library

J.D. Edwards Introduces Business Modeler for Supply Chains

But Wait, There's More

May 7, 2003

HP Reorganization Consolidates Server, Storage Units

IBM Launches "Man-O-War" xSeries 450 Itanium Box

Palmisano Outlines On Demand for Shareholders, IBM Rolls Out Products

Unisys Bests 16-way IBM xSeries 440 with Aggressive ES7000 Performance, Pricing

As I See It: Only Mushers Lead from Behind

But Wait, There's More

April 30, 2003

Windows 2003: Microsoft's Software Finally Grows Up

IBM Steals the Show at the AMD Opteron Launch

HP Takes TPC-C Lead With 64-Way Superdome Running Windows

NEC AzuzA Server Breaks 500,000 TPM Barrier with Windows 2003

HP Tops Q1 Worldwide Server Shipments, Dell Tops in US

Shaking IT Up: What a Wonderful IT World

April 23, 2003

AMD Steps into the 64-Bit Ring with Opteron

Unisys Launches Hybrid Xeon-Itanium-Blade Server

HP, Intel Making Strides With Itanium Ecosystem

Madison Isn't Here Yet, But HP's Benchmarks on the Chip Are

Red Hat Tests Enterprise Linux ES Pricing With 25 Percent Discount

But Wait, There's More

April 16, 2003

Microsoft Commits to Windows on 64-Bit AMD Chips

Microsoft Talks Up Windows 2003, Attacks Viruses and Spam

Global Services Saves IBM's Financial Cookies Again

Unisys Profiles ES7000 Customers, Hints at Future Servers

IBM Introduces Autonomic Computing Blueprint and Cure for 'Spaghetti Code'

But Wait, There's More

April 9, 2003

Unisys Debuts Compact "Dylan" ES7000 Wintel Servers

Gateway Announces Two New, Dense Xeon DP Servers

Dell, Oracle Use and Push Oracle RAC on Linux

Gartner Sees J2EE Leading New Development Through 2006

As I See It: The Bracket Racket

But Wait, There's More

April 2, 2003

Microsoft Releases Windows Server 2003 to Manufacturing

Gartner Forecasts Thaw in IT Ice Age, Sunny Days for IBM

It's Still a Buyer's Market in Server Land

Red Hat's Enterprise Linux Sales Up in Q4

New BPCS Release Targets FDA Auditing Requirements

But Wait, There's More

March 26, 2003

Red Hat Rolls Out Its Enterprise Linux Line

Bull Announces Itanium-Based NovaScale Server Line

Microsoft Explains Its Vision of the Autonomic Windows Future

Tech Insight: UCCnet Touted as Cure to Product Data Woes

Mad Dog 21/21: Calculated Risks

But Wait, There's More

March 19, 2003

Microsoft Locks Pricing with Windows Server 2003

HP, Red Hat Ink Linux Sales, Support Deal

VMware Readies Virtual Machines Spanning Two CPUs

Microsoft Makes Productivity the Issue with Visual Studio.NET

As I See It: Myth Conceptions

But Wait, There's More. . .

March 12, 2003

How Is the Linux Server Market Shaping Up?

SCO Launches $1 Billion Unix, Linux Lawsuit Against IBM

HP Ships Compact Four-Way ProLiant

Jinfonet Adds Enterprise-Class Features to Reporting Software

InstallShield Ships New Version of Multiplatform Installation Utility

Shaking IT Up: You Have the Right to Remain Trained

March 5, 2003

NEC Itanium-Windows AzuzA Server Tops Performance Charts

Microsoft Taps Dutch Bank to Finance Windows Solutions

IBM VP Says xSeries Strategy Will Win High-End Intel Wars

J.D. Edwards Says OneWorld Claims Are Ancient History

As I See It: Caring Leadership--The Leader As Servant

But Wait, There's More. . .

February 26, 2003

Intel Talks Up Xeon, Itanium Roadmaps at IDF

Microsoft Buys Connectix for Virtual Machine Partitioning

xSeries GM Susan Whitney: IBM Will Push Intel Engines

Inventive Designers Readies Scriptura for the Enterprise

Mad Dog 21/21: When the Saints Go Marching In

But Wait, There's More. . .

February 19, 2003

HP Talks Up Its Itanium Plans At Intel Developer Forum

HP Announces Next-Generation Eight-Way Xeon Servers

IBM Sells 5,000 Blade Servers, Fleshes Out Future Plans

EMC Launches New Symmetrix DMX Disk Arrays

As I See It: Process As Our Most Important Product

But Wait, There's More. . .

February 12, 2003

Sun Enters the Blade Server Fray

AMD, Intel Float New Server, Workstation Chips

U.S. Server Sales Up 5.1 Percent in Q4, Says Gartner

Shaking IT Up: The Application Development Death Cycle

February 5, 2003

AMD Readies 64-Bit Hammer for Servers, Delays Desktop Version

VMware Makes Scalability Improvements to GSX Server

Server Shipments Up in 2002, But Pricing Pressure Intense

IBM to Attack $300 Billion SMB Market with Partners

PKWARE Refreshes Entire PKZIP Line with 256-bit AES Encryption

As I See It: The View from the Ivy

January 29, 2003

Intel Helps Fujitsu Build Big Xeon, Itanium Iron

IBM Closes 2002, Glad It Ditched Some Units and Hopeful for 2003

Domino and WebSphere Wedding Date Draws Near

But Wait, There's More . . .

January 22, 2003

Intel Revs Up Itanium Roadmap for 2004 and 2005

HP Revamps QuickBlades, Adds Four-Way Server Blade

As I See It: Insight and Outlook

But Wait, There's More . . .

January 15, 2003

IBM's 16-Way xSeries Itanium 2 Server Due in Weeks

Gartner Says Windows Servers Still Chasing Unix, Mainframes

Mid-Comp International Taking Odyssey to the U.S.

But Wait, There's More . . .

January 8, 2003

Microsoft Shows Exchange Beta 2, Updates ISA Middleware

IBM Outsources xSeries Server Manufacturing

As I See It: You Say You Want a Resolution

But Wait, There's More . . .

December 11, 2002

IBM Supports Gallatin Xeons in xSeries 440, Delivers 16-CPU Server

HP Demos Itanium 2 Superdome Running Windows, Linux, and Unix

IBM's Linux Plan Questioned by Aberdeen Report

But Wait, There's More . . .

December 4, 2002

Will Open Value Licensing Keep SMBs from Defecting?

SuSE, SCO Unveil Updated Linuxes

Server Sales Rebound Slightly from Terrible Q3 Last Year

MAPICS Acquires Frontstep, Rival Manufacturing ERP Vendor

November 20, 2002

Microsoft Pushes .NET Server to April 2003

Intel Debuts Faster Buses, New Chipsets for Xeon DPs

IBM Hopes Express Packaging Is the Fast Track to SMB Sales

OpenMFG Takes Open Source Ethos to ERP

November 13, 2002

Capellas Leaves HP for Other 'Career Opportunities'

Sanford to Head IBM On-Demand, Storage Merged into Server Group

Microsoft's Longhorn Server Is Short-Lived; Whistler Server Slipping

IBM Launches New Eight-Way Regatta with Power4+

November 6, 2002

Judge Approves Settlement of Microsoft Antitrust Suit

Gallatin Pentium 4 Xeon MPs Ready To Roll

Palmisano Named IBM Chairman, Presents Autonomic Vision

ClientSoft Ships .NET Integration Tool for Legacy Apps

October 30, 2002

Dataquest: Server Market Still Shaky Despite 3Q Gains

HP to Put Two Itaniums in One CPU Slot

Linux 2.6 Coming in Mid-2003, Or So

Dell, EMC Launch Entry CX200 Disk Arrays

October 23, 2002

Microsoft Has a Killer Q1, Intel Holds Steady Course

Intel Iron Makes Gains in a Bad Economy

Big Blue Rises Above the IT Market Downdraft

But Wait, There's More. . .

October 16, 2002

Microsoft Talks Up Various Middleware Initiatives at MEC

HP Says It Will Be First Out the Door with Gallatin Xeons

Dell, EMC Partner on CX400 Clariion Disk Arrays

Stalker Creeps Up on Microsoft with Exchange Replacement

October 9, 2002

IBM To Sell Linux-Only Regatta Servers?

Red Hat Debuts Linux 8.0, Database 2.0

Standards and Commoditization Strategy Doing Well for Dell

Regal Finds Linux Perfect Tool for a Dirty Job

October 2, 2002

HP, Microsoft Pony Up $25 Million Each For .NET Push

Microsoft Makes Share Gains with Windows on Servers

Security Specialist PentaSafe Acquired by NetIQ

IBM Focuses on TCO, Ease of Use with Domino 6

September 25, 2002

HP Announces Entry ProLiant Servers

BladeCenters Can Be IBM's Fifth Kind of eServer

J.D. Edwards Standardizes on IBM Middleware, Databases

Stampede's TurboGold EE Boosts Domino/Notes Performance

September 18, 2002

Intel, IBM Tag Team for Blade Server Development

IBM, Red Hat Team Up to Push Linux into Enterprises

Intel Ships Faster Prestonia Xeon Chips Early

AMD Tweaks Athlon, Opteron Processor Roadmaps

September 11, 2002

NEC Shows 32-Way Windows Server with Unix-Class Oomph

Intel Talks Up Technologies at IDF, Previews Madison Itaniums

Microsoft to Support Multipath I/O in Wintel Servers

inFORM Decisions Launches Document Management for Windows

September 4, 2002

Whistler Is Now Windows .NET Server 2003

Are Programmers the Coal Miners of the 21st Century?

Who Is Top Gun For Servers? It Depends on Who You Ask

Dell Sets Up University Centers to Push Linux Clusters

August 28, 2002

Turbolinux Sells Linux OS Biz, Caldera Changes Name to SCO Group

Compaq Adds Dual-Processor Blades to ProLiant BLs

Dell Ships $600 Small Business Server

Microsoft Readies New Web Services Tools

August 21, 2002

Price Cuts Keep Server Shipments Humming

IBM's Server Group Marketing Strategy for 2002

Red Hat Supports AMD's 64-Bit Hammer Chips

As I See It: Loving Your Manager

August 14, 2002

Sun, IBM Announce New Linux Servers at LinuxWorld

Dell Uses Red Hat, Oracle to Push Linux Against Unix

Microsoft Puts Out .NET Framework SP2

IBM Leans on Business Partner Channel to Push Server Sales

July 31, 2002

Microsoft Puts Out Windows .NET Server Release Candidate 1

Microsoft Loads Silver Bullets for IBM, Linux, and Java

Sybase Updates Linux Data Replication Software

Sterling Commerce Giving Free Upgrades for EDI Software

July 24, 2002

Gates Explains How Microsoft's Trustworthy Computing Initiative Is Going

Microsoft Snags Systems Management Expert From BMC

Microsoft Finishes a Respectable Fiscal 2002

IBM Server Sales Down 16 Percent

July 17, 2002

Intel's E8870 Chipset Takes Itanium 2 to the Midrange

IBM To Rent Linux Partitions on Hosted Mainframes

Bynari Tries New Approach for Selling Microsoft Exchange Killer

Shaking IT Up: Peter or the Red Queen? Pick Your Principle

July 10, 2002

Intel's IA-64 McKinley Chip Debuts for Guild Companiess

Microsoft's U.S. Sales Force Gets Industry-Specific Makeover

Marathon, Key Offer Fault Tolerant Windows Servers

Kronos Formally Enters HR and Payroll Software Market

June 26, 2002

Crystal Decisions to Be an OEM Provider for Microsoft CRM

IBM Debuts Killer Power4-Based Linux, Unix Box

Sun's New Lintel Server Line Coming in August

Red Hat Partners with HP as It Narrows Losses

June 19, 2002

Intel Builds Bare-Bones Boards, Servers for OEMs

IBM Debuts New xSeries Servers, Tweaks Summit Models

J.D. Edwards Elaborates on New ERP Offerings, Attacks SAP and Oracle

Gartner Says Companies Don't Cover Their IT Assets

June 12, 2002

Oracle, Red Hat, HP Gang Up on Real Application Clusters

IBM Sells Disk Biz, But Vows to Fight On in Storage

Dell/EMC Alliance To Bare New Clariion Fruit

Sage to Bring ERP Suite to Linux on IBM's xSeries Servers

June 5, 2002

Itanium 2, With Up To Twice the Oomph of Itanium, Due in Early July

Linux Vendors to Create Single UnitedLinux Distribution

Server Sales Down in First Quarter, Says Gartner

Wine Club Case Study, Part Two: IT Takes a Village

May 29, 2002

IBM Gives Pink Slips to 1,000 or More at Server Group

Microsoft Acquires Retail App Specialist; Sage Objects to Navision Deal

Mad Dog 21/21: Cotton Blather

Network-LINK Monitors Physical Environment of Data Centers

May 22, 2002

HP, Dell, and Sun Tweak Intel-Based Server Lines

Great Plains Adds Functionality to Business Apps

Sonoma Winery's CRM Push Unearths New App

As I See It: Surviving the Life

May 15, 2002

Microsoft Makes Some Interesting Middleware Announcements

Microsoft Calls Final Witness in Antitrust Case

IBM Tops Oracle, Microsoft in Database Market Share War

MAPICS Announces First ERP for iSeries Linux

Web Application Server Vendors in a War of Attrition

Mad Dog 21/21: Hieronymus Bosh

May 8, 2002

Judge Throws Out Hewlett Case, So HP Eats Compaq

Navision Confirms and Endorses $1.3 Billion Microsoft Buyout

Red Hat to Deliver Linux 7.3 Release on May 15

IDC Says Linux Has Hurdles to Jump to Appease VARs

Inventive Designers to Introduce X-Platform Document-Processing Tool

May 1, 2002

Breaking News: Microsoft to Buy Navision?

IBM Talks Up Xcalibur Blade Server Strategy

Server Market Stabilizes In Q1, Says Gartner

Intel and AMD Baptize New 64-Bit Processors

BCD to Offer Java Deployment Option with WebSmart

April 24, 2002

HP Says Compaq Merger Approved

Gates Takes the Stand at Antitrust Trial

Microsoft, Intel Eke Out Revenue Gains in First Quarter

IBM Slapped Hard in First Quarter by Economic Downturn

April 18, 2002

Szulik Becomes Chairman of Red Hat as Young Steps Down

Red Hat Announces Beefed-Up Enterprise Web Server

Survey Says--Linux Smells Like Unix, Not Windows

SSA GT Acquires interBiz Units from CA

ASNA to Deliver DataGate Database Tool for Windows, OS/400

As I See It: A Brief History of Employee/Manager Relationships

April 10, 2002

President Belluzzo to Leave Microsoft; Headed Back Home to HP?

IBM Defies Financial Gravity No Longer, xSeries Sales Down 20 Percent

Microsoft, Unisys Get Promotions Running on Windows

SafeStone Entering Cross-Platform Security Arena

April 3, 2002

Red Hat Advanced Server Takes on Unix, Microsoft Advanced Server

Microsoft, Unisys Campaign Fights Unix with Allied Datacenter Server-ES7000

Sun's McNealy Jabs at Microsoft While Opening Up Java a Bit More

SilverStream Tackles New WSFL Spec

IDION Takeover May Be Tough for DataMirror

As I See It: Manipulating Money

March 27, 2002

Microsoft Announces SP1 for .NET Framework, Visual J# .NET Beta 2

IBM Wants To Eat Sun's Lunch With Linux Telco Servers

Red Hat Turns Minimal Profit in 2002, Restructuring Eats It--And Then Some

Kronos Acquires HR/Payroll Apps for Windows

BindView Fights the Idea of Security as Accessory

Lakeview Developing Windows Version of MIMIX Clustering

March 20, 2002

Fiorina Declares Victory in HP-Compaq Merger, Hewlett Says Count The Votes

HP Rejiggers Its Wintel/Lintel Server Line, Adds Xeon MPs

IBM Debuts "Vigil" xSeries 440 Xeon MP Servers

Unisys Adds Foster Xeon MPs To High-End ES7000 Servers

Bynari Boosts Replacement Scheme for Microsoft Exchange

NeuVis Software Ships RAD Tool for E-Biz Apps

As I See It: Sam I Am

March 13, 2002

Long-Awaited "Foster" Xeon MP Chips Announced

Sun Launches Antitrust Lawsuit Against Microsoft

Microsoft Chief Says States' Sanctions Would Break Windows

Mission Critical Linux Axes 90 Percent of Workforce

IBM Dreams Itself to the Top of the Web Services World

IBM Neutral on Passport vs. Liberty Security Efforts for Now

March 6, 2002

Microsoft Again Postpones Delivery of Windows .NET Servers

Microsoft Ignites Huge Debate with CRM Launch

BEA, Intel Fine-Tune JVMs for Windows and Linux

BEA Announces "Cajun" Competitor To Visual Basic

February 27, 2002

Bill Gates Takes the Wraps Off Visual Studio.NET

Intel Debuts Prestonia Pentium 4 Xeons, Plumas Chipset

HP Debuts zx1 Chipset for McKinley Itaniums

System Integrators Get to Peek at Windows Source Code

EC Proposes Patent Rules to Avoid Stifling Open Source

David Lindows Strikes Back against Goliath Microsoft

Be Sues Microsoft for "Destruction of its Business"

Sun Attacks Windows NT Base with Cobalt Appliances

SSB Takes a Closer Look at IBM's Server Sales for 2001

February 20, 2002

Bill Gates Takes the Wraps Off Visual Studio.NET

Microsoft Delivers Key Piece of JUMP to .NET Java to C# Conversion Tool

IBM Delivers xSeries Servers Using MXT Memory Compression

Dell Announces Two New Wintel/Lintel Servers

HP Slashes Intel Server Prices to Fight in Price War

Red Hat Might Open Up Proprietary ArsDigita Tools or Throw Them Out

Google Brings Its Search Engine Behind the Firewall--Based on Linux

SEAGULL to Port Legacy Access Products to Linux

February 13, 2002

Gates Stresses Trustworthy Computing, Names Security Chief

Government Starts Effort to Plug Open Source Security Holes

Microsoft Announces Much-Improved BizTalk Server 2002

Linux Much Cheaper Than Unix, But Only for Certain Workloads

HP and Compaq Pick A Date: March 19

CEO Claims LindowsOS No Longer Vaporware

February 6, 2002

Welcome to Guild Companies, Our Wintel/Lintel Platform Newsletter

HP's Fiorina, IBM's Zeitler Pay Tribute to Linux at LinuxWorld

Oracle to Boot Out Unix Servers for Linux Servers, Ellison Says

HP-Compaq Merger Clears Another Legal Hurdle With EC Approval

Microsoft Gathers Inner Circle of Mobile Developers

Gerstner Hands IBM's Reins to Palmisano, Keeps the Spurs

CA Makes Fierce Push into Linux Territory

Telco Giants Gather to Boost Carrier-Grade Linux

IBM Bows Alpha Code For Web Services on Windows and Linux

HP Launches Low-Cost Entry Server for Windows, Linux





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