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IBM, HP and Oracle all saw improvements in their Unix server revenue numbers, with worldwide Unix revenues growing to $2.6 billion and representing 21.8 percent of all quarterly server revenue, IDC says.
Open Source Software: No Longer on the Enterprise Fringe?
The majority of enterprises that are turning to open-source technology are doing so primarily to avoid vendor lock-in, according to the fifth annual Future of Open Source Survey. What was previously relegated to the fringes of the enterprise is now moving into the mainstream, according to the report.
Red Hat's Next Step in Providing a Comprehensive Middleware Portfolio
Announced at the joint Red Hat Summit/JBoss World 2010 event in Boston on June 24, JBoss Enterprise Portal Platform 5.0 is designed to reduce the time and cost associated with creating, deploying and managing dynamic web presences.
Linux Smartphone Initiative Includes IBM, ARM
IBM and chip designer ARM, with partners Freescale, Samsung, ST-Ericsson and Texas Instruments, have created Linaro, a not-for-profit, open-source software engineering company focused on speeding the development of Linux-based mobile devices powered by ARM-designed processors.
Why Hadoop Has Google Fans (and Rivals) Excited
Based on distributed computing technologies Google has publicly disclosed, Hadoop provides an open source implementation for other companies with very large data analysis challenges, including Yahoo! and Facebook. The free software, named for a toy elephant, now runs on some of the largest sites on the Web.
Recession Buster: Open Source's Moment
Open Source Software Shines in Recession's Gloom.