Novell Says SLED Is Better Than Windows Vista
by Timothy Prickett Morgan

Novell may have inked a landmark deal with rival Microsoft concerning the distribution of Linux by Microsoft, but that doesn't mean Novell is not competing with Microsoft. It also doesn't necessarily mean that Novell is much of a rival to Microsoft, particularly on the desktop, when you look at installed base and revenue. But with the launch of Windows Vista and Office 2007 this week, there is not going to be another opportunity to take some market share like this for at least another five years. READ MORE >

AMD: Native Quad Core Opteron Will Best Intel Quasi Quads
by Timothy Prickett Morgan

The price war underway between rivals Intel and Advanced Micro Devices in the arena of server and workstation processors is also a technology arms race. Advances in technology are what, in fact, allow each side to continue to cut prices--often, as the past quarter has shown, to the detriment of the bottom line. But, war is war, and once you are in it, you have to be in it to win it. READ MORE >

IT Salaries Rise by 5.2 in 2006, Dice Survey Says
by Timothy Prickett Morgan

The online technology and engineering career site Dice has just completed a Web-based poll of over 19,000 information technology professionals in the United States, and based on the data it gathered, Dice surmises that salaries across all titles and levels of experience rose by an average of 5.2 percent in 2006. Salaries are on the rise, say the analysts at Dice, in part because the market for IT professionals is tightening. READ MORE >

Ask TPM: The Economics of Open Source Software
by Timothy Prickett Morgan

You are incredibly insightful about the IT world, at least insofar as I can understand your arguments. That's a compliment. Sometimes I come away puzzled by your analysis. You have one article on the projected lack of IT talent per PwC. Then there is an article projecting collapse for expensive proprietary packages because the open source community is going to provide free applications software. A free ERP--wow! READ MORE >