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Ballmer Shrugs Off $1.4 Billion Fine from EU
by Alex Woodie

The European Commission rained on Microsoft's big Windows launch parade last week when it fined the software goliath $1.4 billion for not complying with the commission's March 2004 decision regarding access to work group server protocols. At a conference this week, Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer shrugged off the fine, declaring the problems with the EC are in the past, and welcoming a future of 'interoperability.' READ MORE >

Linux and Windows Server Sales Outpace the Market in Q4
by Timothy Prickett Morgan

Well, it is probably not a big surprise to anyone that revenues for servers running Linux or Windows outpaced the sales of the rest of the market in the final quarter of 2007. In fact, one way of looking at the market statistics just released by analysts at IDC is that Linux and Windows boxes are the main reason why the server market managed to grow revenues by 2.4 percent to $15.7 billion, driven by a 9 percent growth in shipments. READ MORE >


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Microsoft Touts Speed, Simplicity of Windows Server 2008
by Alex Woodie

What can reduce OS deployment times by 60 percent while providing a 70 percent performance boost? If you said 'Windows Server 2008, coupled with SQL Server 2008, compared to earlier versions of those products,' give yourself a gold star. These were some of the figures used by Microsoft last week during its big 'Hero's Happen Here' launch event. They reflect 'hard' benchmark test results, in addition to 'soft' numbers from a white paper analysis of deployment costs and flattering customer testimonials of sheer awesomeness. READ MORE >


SMBs Get the MOS Attention From Microsoft
by Alex Woodie

Microsoft announced this week plans to deliver hosted versions of Exchange Server, SharePoint Server, and Office Communications Server to small and mid size businesses (SMBs) under its Microsoft Online Services (MOS) banner, which was previously restricted to customers with 5,000 or more seats. A limited beta of the SMB MOS offering has already begun, with general availability slated for the second half of the year. Meanwhile, Microsoft launched several other tools aimed at giving SMBs a greater online presence. READ MORE >



 

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Yahoo Says Microsoft Bid is Hurting Business
by Alex Woodie

Microsoft's unsolicited bid is having a deleterious effect on Yahoo's ability to do business, the Internet search giant admitted. The problems caused by Microsoft's offer range from recruiting and keeping key employees, to signing partnerships with other businesses, and defending against shareholder lawsuits, according to its 2007 annual report. READ MORE >


But Wait, There's More:

• MetaRAM Quadruples DDR2 Memory Capacity in Servers

• Ballmer Touts 'Dynamic IT' During Launch Event

• NEC Adds Dynamic Hardware Partitioning for Windows Server 2008

• Linux Vendors React to Microsoft's Openness Promises

• Unisys Expands Hardware, But Leads with Solutions Now


 

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Editor: Alex Woodie
Contributing Editors: Dan Burger, Joe Hertvik, Shannon O'Donnell,
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The Four Hundred
Q&A with IBM's Mark Shearer: Still Mister System i

Linux and Windows Server Sales Outpace the Market in Q4

Infinite Software Partners with HP, Acquires Altos Technology Group

Mad Dog 21/21: Plane's Peeking

MetaRAM Quadruples DDR2 Memory Capacity in Servers

The Linux Beacon
Linux and Windows Server Sales Outpace the Market in Q4

Novell Swings to a Modest Profit in Fiscal Q1

MetaRAM Quadruples DDR2 Memory Capacity in Servers

As I See It: Change in Plan

Microsoft Promises To Be Less Secretive, More Open

Four Hundred Stuff
Centerfield Adds More Smarts to Database Performance Suite

Aura Equipments Pushes i5/OS-Excel Integration

Innovatum Adds Biometric Authentication to Improve Compliance 'Auditability'

Surf's Up for Web-Based Organized Crime, IBM X-Force Says

WorksRight Gains USPS Certification, Launches New Product

Big Iron
IBM Launches 64-Way z10 Enterprise Class Mainframe Behemoth

Top Mainframe Stories From Around the Web

Chats, Webinars, Seminars, Shows, and Other Happenings

Four Hundred Guru
XAMPP: The PHP Developer's Dream

Programmatically Retrieve Defined System i Names

Admin Alert: Five Minutes to Moving System i Objects Between Partitions

System i PTF Guide
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February 23, 2008: Volume 10, Number 8

February 16, 2008: Volume 10, Number 7

February 9, 2008: Volume 10, Number 6

February 2, 2008: Volume 10, Number 5

January 26, 2008: Volume 10, Number 4

The Unix Guardian
Q&A with HP's Brian Cox: Tukwila Itaniums and Hockey Pucks

Gartner Gives Annual Report Cards to Server Makers

IDC Tweaks Global IT Spending Estimates Downward for 2008

As I See It: Change in Plan

Welcome to Legacy Status, Windows Server

Four Hundred Monitor
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Ballmer Shrugs Off $1.4 Billion Fine from EU

Linux and Windows Server Sales Outpace the Market in Q4

Microsoft Touts Speed, Simplicity of Windows Server 2008

SMBs Get the MOS Attention From Microsoft

Yahoo Says Microsoft Bid is Hurting Business

But Wait, There's More:

MetaRAM Quadruples DDR2 Memory Capacity in Servers . . . Ballmer Touts 'Dynamic IT' During Launch Event . . . NEC Adds Dynamic Hardware Partitioning for Windows Server 2008 . . . Linux Vendors React to Microsoft's Openness Promises . . . Unisys Expands Hardware, But Leads with Solutions Now . . .


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