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Sun goes for virtualisation x-factor
News Although the product is free to download, support for the new application - including access to patches and training - costs $500 per physical server per year.xVM is built to work on Windows, Linux and... [11 Sep 2008]
Hardware defies economic gloom
News Linux-based systems are a beneficiary of this trend, thanks to the move away from high-end Unix systems to x86-based systems. But, for servers, the Unix market is still... [02 Jul 2008]
OpenOffice 3.0 beta gets an airing
News Version 3.0 will be the first to run on Mac OS X using the standard Aqua user interface, rather than relying on the Unix windowing software X11, and will add partial support for Visual Basic... [09 May 2008]
Poll: In a fight between Vista, OS X, Linux, XP...
News Only an option for 'other Unix' gained fewer votes, being first choice for a marginal one per cent of readers. Among silicon.com readers at least, the most recent iteration of Windows -... [13 Nov 2007]
Linux web servers "faster"
News BSD trailed behind at three per cent and Unix at one per cent. Linux-based websites perform better than those hosted on Windows servers, according to new research. The company said that although the... [21 Jun 2007]
$100 laptop exec blasts desktop security
News Krstić said programs such as Minesweeper have the ability to affect other programs because of a premise that dates back to 1971, when the first version of Unix was released by Dennis Ritchie and Ken Thompson, and... [21 May 2007]
Sun's Solaris to get that Linux feeling?
News Sun has been trying for years to restore the lustre of Solaris, a version of Unix that peaked in popularity in the late 1990s but has since faced a strong challenge chiefly from Linux.... [10 May 2007]
Sun touts 'Logical' Solaris update
News Sun Microsystems has updated its Solaris operating system with a feature that lets its newest Sparc-based servers run multiple copies of the Unix variant in separate partitions. The feature catches Sun partway up with... [16 Jan 2007]
Re:Viewing 2006: CIO quotes of the year
News A more likely Unix on the desktop is Mac OS X. Rorie Devine, IT director, Betfair.com, speaking about the chances of the Linux desktop taking hold "I've always been grateful for the HR... [21 Dec 2006]
IBM hits server seller with patent suit
News PSI's machines can also run more conventional operating systems - including Linux, Windows and Unix - that are already geared for Itanium. IBM has sued Platform Solutions, which aims to... [07 Dec 2006]
CIO Jury: The Linux desktop is dead
News A more likely Unix on the desktop is Mac OS X. Linux is unlikely ever to be a viable alternative to Microsoft's Windows on the desktop for corporate IT departments, according to leading... [08 Nov 2006]
HP to bolster its Integrity
News Most Itanium systems use HP's version of Unix (HP-UX) but they can also run Linux, Windows and HP's OpenVMS operating system. HP plans to announce today that it is upgrading its high-end Integrity server... [07 Sep 2006]
Big Blue ready for mainframe battle
News Mainframes are lauded even by competitors for their reliability and heavy-duty communication abilities but the machines don't come cheap - the new System z9 Business Class has lowered the starting price to $100,000 - and... [29 Aug 2006]
SCO vs Big Blue: Judge rejects copyright claims
News The company launched its initial suit against IBM in 2003, claiming Big Blue's contributions to the Linux operating system included Unix code owned by SCO. It still has several claims related to specific... [03 Jul 2006]
'This town is big enough for Linux and Microsoft'
News In a wide-ranging talk looking at the future of server-side operating systems, Dawson said that while Linux continues to go from strength to strength, Unix is moving to a legacy status. However, he... [23 Jun 2006]
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