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  • Can open source win big business?

    Enterprise adoption of open source would be made much easier by open-source advocates putting their business hats on, say executives of Sun and MySQL.

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    The list of hardware compatible with Oracle's Linux distribution continues to grow, with the software maker certifying six new configurations this week.

  • Microsoft moves to coexist with UNIX

    Some product announcements from Microsoft over the last few months do indicate a new willingness to not only admit the existence of UNIX, but also to recognise its success in the enterprise. Take a look.

  • Red Hat launches open-source Exchange

    Red Hat has launched its Red Hat Exchange, a site where customers can buy a range of open-source applications from the company's business partners.

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    XenSource has endowed its flagship virtualisation product with better Windows support, the company announced on Monday, but a new version due in June will bring greater changes.

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    In this candid interview with ZDNet.com.au, Red Hat CEO Jim Whitehurst discusses why he thinks rival VMWare will fail, how the financial crisis will be good for open source, and why cloud computing will be the future.

  • Microsoft move may spark database price war

    The company outlines plans for SQL Server, including a new lower-cost workgroup version aimed at open source and other competitors.

  • MySQL to Oracle: Be afraid

    MySQL chief Marten Mickos discusses software patents, Oracle, making money with open source and why his company is the Ikea of the database world.

  • PeopleSoft founder back in the enterprise game

    The two-year hostile takeover battle between Oracle and PeopleSoft has apparently not left Dave Duffield winded.

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    Despite strong growth in software sales at IBM, only certain parts of the enterprise software market are set to rebound this year.

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Reviews (9)

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3: An overview

    One of the newest enterprise versions of Linux on the scene is Red Hat's Enterprise Linux 3-the latest version of Red Hat's industrial strength open source server. Here's a highlight of its most important features.

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    These days, the question is not whether you can use Linux, but where you can best use it. Is there more to Linux than Apache and file and print serving? ZDNet Australia investigates.

  • Duelling databases: Four apps tested

    Databases are by no means an easy product category to understand. Many of the big players now offer free or "light" versions of their databases, but comparing them all is no easy task -- as we found out.

  • Open source threatens Java servers

    Open-source software has already shaken up the operating systems business. Now, Java server software makers are feeling the heat.

  • Hiking the price -- with no complaint?

    SQL Server 2005 will cost more but why aren't customers complaining?

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