Thor Olavsrud

On the day that IBM and SCO Group escalated their ongoing legal battle of misappropriated source code, SCO Group received some surprising backing of its claims that the 2.4 version of the Linux kernel contains code copied from SCO’s Unix System V kernel. “Our review of source code and documents appears supportive of SCO claims, […]

As networking specialist Novell continues its struggle to take the battle to Microsoft despite increasing marginalization over the years, analysts agree that Monday’s move to take a vanguard position in the open source movement with the acquisition of Ximian raises some interesting possibilities. “I think it’s a good fit overall,” IDC analyst Al Gillen told […]

Mainframe specialist Unisys Monday debuted a new high-end mainframe that touts support for .NET and J2EE, all in line with its Business Blueprinting initiative which aims to help organizations cut technology costs while supporting business processes. The new machine, the ClearPath Plus Libra 185 boasts a new Unisys-designed CMOS processor which the company said delivers […]

Laying the ground work to take its battle with Linux directly to Linux customers, SCO Group said it has received U.S. copyright registrations for its Unix System V and UnixWare source code, just the firepower it needs to pursue copyright violation suits. “SCO now has broad legal rights against end-users,” Darl McBride, president and CEO […]

Worldwide PC shipments surged ahead of expectations in the second quarter, marking the fourth consecutive quarter of positive growth and supporting cautious analyst speculation that the market has finally turned around. “The market is definitely moving in the right direction,” said Loren Loverde, director of IDC’sWorldwide Quarterly PC Tracker. “It seems we dodged a bullet […]

OpenOffice.org gained a sister organization and Microsoft gained another open source competitor Thursday with the coming out party for OpenGroupware.org, an open source project developing groupware server software which competes with Microsoft’s Exchange Server. Microsoft is already facing competition for its Office suite from the open source OpenOffice.org (OOo) development project and community, and the […]

Seeking to carve out the nascent market for a chipset that can fulfill the promise of “last mile” delivery of wireless broadband, Intel Wednesday pledged to develop a silicon product based on the IEEE 802.16 WirelessMAN (Metropolitan Area Network) standard. Intel said it expects equipment based on its chips to have a range of up […]

Linux distributor Red Hat is positioning for a share of the Japanese market, and has turned to Japanese open source technology integrator Ten Art-ni to give it a foothold. Under the deal, Ten Art-ni will integrate and deliver Red Hat Enterprise Linux for its customers. The company noted that its partnership with Red Hat is […]

Moving to create a collaborative environment for .NET developers similar to what SourceForge offers for open source, Microsoft last week opened the doors to GotDotNet Workspace 1.0. GotDotNet is Microsoft’s community site related to its Microsoft Developers Network (MSDN). “GotDotNet’s focus is definitely on community features and content driven by the community,” said Katherine Lagana, […]

NEW YORK — Enterprise buying decisions on wireless technologies are still hampered by security concerns and a lack of standardization, panelists at a CIO/CTO panel on unlocking enterprise mobility said at the CeBIT America show here Thursday afternoon. “We believe that there is tremendous opportunity, there just hasn’t been enough investment in the standardization of […]