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  • Sun reveals partners for online effort

    Computing giant Sun Microsystems describes plans for Liberty Alliance, an online authentication service that will compete with Microsoft's Passport.

  • Liberty: Much more than zero

    Six months after saying the Liberty Alliance had "zero chance of mattering," Steve Ballmer might be eating his words as corporate heavyweights keep queuing up to enlist in the Alliance.

  • Net identity: Tempest in a teapot?

    Is the rivalry between Sun's Liberty Alliance and Microsoft's Passport missing the larger issue: Net identity?

  • IBM calls for Sun’s spot on WS-I

    In an about-face, IBM is paving the way for rival Sun Microsystems to join a key Web services standards organization, hoping to quell political infighting that could put a damper on the emerging technology.

  • Internet streaming media alliance formed

    Several industry leaders are joining together to push for the adoption of open standards for streaming media, a move that would benefit vendors, enterprises and consumers.

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  • Liberty: Much more than zero

    Six months after saying the Liberty Alliance had "zero chance of mattering," Steve Ballmer might be eating his words as corporate heavyweights keep queuing up to enlist in the Alliance.

  • Making the upgrade

    You've got a lot invested in that current infrastructure, but there are those who are telling you it's time to upgrade. When is really the right time?

  • EDS: Linux 'strategically important'

    The outsourcing specialist said it was "proactively engineering" Linux into its product portfolio, backtracking on previous statements that the open-source software was not suitable for large enterprises.

  • Confused about virtualisation?

    After years of relative serenity, storage virtualisation became hot last year. It also became a great deal more complex -- and confusing.

  • Virtualisation climbs up confusion scale

    After years of relative serenity, storage virtualisation became hot last year. It also became a great deal more complex -- and confusing.

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  • Making the upgrade

    You've got a lot invested in that current infrastructure, but there are those who are telling you it's time to upgrade. When is really the right time?

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