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Volume 15, Number 16 -- April 17, 2006
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New IBM Deal Gives Decent Trade-In Rebates on Old Gear
by Timothy Prickett Morgan

As I reported in the last week's issue, IBM is getting set to raise monthly maintenance fees on AS/400 servers by 9 percent or so starting July 1. This maintenance hike is the stick that Big Blue often uses to move customers ahead to newer iron. The stick is usually accompanied by a carrot, and last Friday, IBM put that side of the carrot-and-stick promotion out. READ MORE >

Next Up on the System i: Python
by Timothy Prickett Morgan

Strictly speaking, the popular open source software stack that is abbreviated as LAMP should really be shortened to LAMPPP, since the stack is comprised of the Linux operating system, the Apache Web server, the MySQL database, and the three programming languages made popular for Web programming: Perl, Python, and PHP. While the OS/400 platform has informally supported Perl for years, and is just now getting official support for PHP, what you might not know is that two Python variants also run natively on the box. READ MORE >


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Red Hat Buys JBoss--Your Move, Novell
by Timothy Prickett Morgan

There have been rumors since early this year that open source and commercial Java middleware distributor JBoss was in play, and that software giant Oracle was pursuing the company as well as Zend Technologies, which distributes a popular open source alternative to Java called PHP. JBoss was definitely in play, but the company has agreed to be acquired by commercial Linux distributor Red Hat for $350 million rather than Oracle, which oddly enough puts Novell in a funny position. READ MORE >


Mad Dog 21/21: Patent Lather
by Hesh Wiener

A while ago, in 1449 to be precise, King Henry VI of England issued a written proclamation bearing his official seal that for 20 years granted Flemish-born John of Utynam the exclusive right to make stained glass using his special process. Many other similar declarations, called litterae patentes or letters patent, meaning open letters, followed, each granting a monopoly to its holder. Only some went to inventors. Then and now, not every invention is patentable. In the Elizabethan era, you couldn't patent a toilet bowl; today you can't get an unequivocal patent on software in Europe. In both cases, content is a factor. READ MORE >





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But Wait, There's More:

Oracle Puts Out FAQ File on Its iSeries Plans . . . Branch Office Managers Nervous About Data Security . . . Raz-Lee Security, Advantage International Announce iSeries Partnership . . . RAID Buys Assets of Zzyzx--Formerly eStorage, Formerly BCC Technologies . . . CA Buys Cybermation to Bolster System Management Software . . . Job Posting Areas Created on the IT Jungle Forums . . .



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 >


 
Editor: Timothy Prickett Morgan
Contributing Editors: Dan Burger, Joe Hertvik, Shannon O'Donnell,
Mary Lou Roberts, Victor Rozek, Kevin Vandever, Hesh Wiener, Alex Woodie
Publisher and Advertising Director: Jenny Thomas
Advertising Sales Representative: Kim Reed
Contact the Editors: To contact anyone on the IT Jungle Team
Go to our contacts page and send us a message.

 

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