Models of utility computing promoted by Sun, IBM and Hewlett-Packard need a "reality check", said a senior Dell executive.
Researchers build full Itanium support into software that can be used to assemble supercomputers out of clusters of Linux computers.
German Linux seller SuSE has unveiled a version of the open-source operating system tailored for Intel's Itanium chip.
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The National Australia Bank (NAB) today said it had allocated resources to understanding the potential impact of the Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) concept on its technology operations.
German Linux seller SuSE has unveiled a version of the open-source operating system tailored for Intel's Itanium chip.
Qantas will next month shift the underlying platform running its internal finance systems from Linux to IBM's Unix variant AIX as part of its wide-ranging eQ transformation project.
Sun Microsystems will build software into its forthcoming Solaris 10 version of Unix to run Linux applications unchanged.
Sun Microsystems is planning the bold move of releasing the source code of its Solaris operating system, but those eager for details of the plan may have to wait until early 2005.
Sun Microsystems has fulfilled its pledge to make its newest version of the Solaris operating system available for free.
Sun Microsystems will create an open-source project around its Solaris 10 operating system by the end of the year, company executives said Monday.
Novell has released new software that could boost Linux's glitz and glamour at a time when eye candy is a major feature of rival operating systems.
The snowballing success of Linux has attracted involvement from all corners of the computing realm - but the breadth of that interest is expected to complicate a revision of the software's legal underpinnings.
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