- Tue Feb 2 12:19 PM PST 2010 Which open-source vendors can afford the cloud?
Open source is the foundation of most cloud-computing efforts due to its cost and flexibility, but that cost benefit may nudge some traditional open-source vendors out of the market.
- Fri Jan 29 9:56 AM PST 2010 Oracle climbs up the food chain
Oracle has long been seen as a software company. With the acquisition of Sun, it's now an integrated IT player with a scope of operations akin to that of HP and IBM.
- Wed Jan 27 5:12 PM PST 2010 Oracle lays out plans for Sun
The big theme of a major presentation on Wednesday was integration of its $7 billion acquisition, both of technology stacks and of Sun Microsystems as a whole.
- Tue Jan 19 2:57 PM PST 2010 Apple releases Mac OS X security update, Boot Camp 3.1
Apple releases a security update for Mac OS X Leopard and Snow Leopard, and adds support for Windows 7 in Boot Camp.
- Mon Jan 18 2:25 PM PST 2010 Apple releases Mac Pro and XServe Firmware updates
Apple has released a couple of firmware updates for their Pro and Server computer systems, addressing boot reliability and virtualization issues.
- Thu Jan 14 8:24 AM PST 2010 HP, Microsoft enter integrated-systems era
The significance of their deal is that Hewlett-Packard and Microsoft are calling each other "preferred partners," public favoritism that would once have been a shocker.
- Wed Jan 13 5:37 PM PST 2010 CNET News Daily Podcast: What Google wins, loses by leaving China
Just how much is Google leaving on the table if they stop doing business in China? Get that and more of the day's top headlines in today's news podcast.
- Wed Jan 13 4:51 PM PST 2010 IT players in motion
If it seems that every vendor is doing something different--entering some new business, competing with erstwhile allies, cooperating with erstwhile competitors--it's because they are.
- Wed Jan 13 3:57 PM PST 2010 Reports: Tech recovery driven by developing nations, cloud
Two analysts confirm that tech spending is on the rise, but there's still disagreement as to the extent and the geographic focus and product portfolio that will fuel it.
- Tue Jan 12 1:51 PM PST 2010 Yahoo sells Zimbra to VMware
Zimbra is off to VMware for an undisclosed price, which is likely much less than the $350 million that Yahoo paid for the open-source e-mail company in 2007.




