Michael Singer

UPDATED: Sun Microsystems is preparing to submit a “significant project” to the open source community, internetnews.com has learned. A source close to the initiative said the company should be making an announcement in the next 10 days. Surprisingly, the submission will not be Sun’s two hotly contested properties — its Java programming language or Solaris […]

Now that PeopleSoft and Oracle are coming to terms, their respective support groups are starting to do the same. The International Oracle Users Group (IOUG) and Oracle Applications User Groups (OAUG) each extended an olive branch this week inviting the PeopleSoft communities to work together during the transition period. Oracle itself met with PeopleSoft executives […]

Linux is much more popular in the enterprise than previously thought, according to a new report out today. IT research firm IDC combined several of its data studies and threw in a few that it didn’t already track to come up with a number that suggests Linux is a mainstream force with a steady growth […]

The greatest impact of the Oracle/PeopleSoft merger may be its effect on other software companies — not customers, analysts say. Large and small software providers must now learn how to best deal with an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) world dominated by market leader SAP and the marriage of Oracle and PeopleSoft. SAP, Microsoft and IBM […]

SAN FRANCISCO — Sun Microsystems is planning to open source more than just its Solaris operating system in the coming year, executives said Friday. Jonathan Loiacono, Sun’s executive vice president of software, said the Santa Clara, Calif.-based systems company is planning on releasing code from some of its enterprise software products to the open source […]

Strategies are shifting among other PC vendors as IBM’s sale of its PC business to Chinese PC maker Lenovo starts to play out. Several research firms are advising clients to review their desktop needs, as both HP and Dell are sure to offer enticing trade-up deals to IBM’s existing customers concerned about a new provider […]

HP is dropping its efforts to port some Tru64 Unix products to HP-UX with the help of storage player Veritas . The two companies announced a multi-year agreement Thursday that finds HP’s sales teams offering Veritas Storage Foundation products as HP’s preferred file system and volume management solutions for HP-UX 11i environments. Previously, HP had […]

UPDATED: Microsoft and Sun are running over some easy terrain to start their long journey toward product interoperability. The two companies checked off a short laundry list of compatibility issues they’ve been working on since celebrating the end of their legal war. The first leg of the 10-year roadmap includes using APIs to make the […]

SAN JOSE, CALIF. — As the Wi-Fi sector passes through another stage of development, industry leaders are converging in Silicon Valley this week to discuss the latest trends. Jupitermedia’s Wi-Fi Planet Fall Conference & Expo, which started Monday, is bringing together manufacturers, sellers and buyers of Wi-Fi related technology alongside business users looking to make […]

UPDATED: Three of the Top 10 PC vendors won’t be around to celebrate the holidays in 2007 because of reduced profits and growth, according to a report from IT Research firm Gartner . In its research note “Predicts 2005: PC Technologies Due for Transition,” Gartner said 2004 was a very good year for manufacturers, thanks […]