199 blog results for "middleware"

Both Google Android and Symbian are open-source mobile platforms. So why is Android getting so much more traction, despite being later than Symbian to the party?

Posted in The Open Road by Matt Asay

It's very possible to be completely open-source without being completely open, but this may fade as more companies learn to use open source effectively.

Posted in The Open Road by Matt Asay

IBM is launching a development and test cloud service as a part of its Smart Business portfolio, as well as adding private cloud services to Rational Software Delivery Services for Cloud Computing portfolio.

Posted in The Wisdom of Clouds by James Urquhart

Company invests "significant amount" in open-source database vendor, which says a great deal about its rising awareness of its role in the open-source ecosystem.

Posted in The Open Road by Matt Asay

The focus of IT management is shifting from the physical to the virtual and from the single server to the many.

Posted in The Pervasive Data Center by Gordon Haff

If operating systems were originally designed to be applicable across the widest variety of hardware, and VMs are designed as containers for them, is the homogeneity of cloud infrastructure the VM's bane?

Posted in The Wisdom of Clouds by James Urquhart

Red Hat and Microsoft both have big ambitions. The problem? They're roughly the same ambition.

Posted in The Open Road by Matt Asay

Company churns out another impressive quarter, with revenue rising 12 percent, but it may need to invest more in its middleware business to ensure future growth.

Posted in The Open Road by Matt Asay

Venture capital firms are struggling as exits for start-ups dwindle, which suggests a need for VCs to change.

Posted in The Open Road by Matt Asay

Open source offers a superior way to perform product management by watching how developers use one's software.

Posted in The Open Road by Matt Asay