Open-source software leaders Eric Raymond and Bruce Perens fired back at the SCO Group, disputing the company's latest swipe at Linux and the open-source development method.
The mainframes at the heart of some companies are decades old, but removing them is a massive ordeal which one HP exec likens to a heart transplant a necessary yet painful operation many companies are loath to undergo.
Federal lawmakers have cast a deeper shadow on IBM's proposed sale of its PC business to China's Lenovo, saying federal regulators need more time to investigate possible security risks.
A former Microsoft executive who helped shape the company's initial response to Linux has joined a company selling open-source media software.
About a third of businesses plan to migrate at least some Windows machines to Linux, according to a recent survey, but adoption will continue to be both slow and cautious, as companies evaluate a maze of economic factors.
Oracle is expected to jump into the emerging market for content management software later this year.
A new study shows that companies will get the most bang for the buck from information technology when they treat it like any other part of their business.
Desktop Linux software maker Lindows.com released on Thursday a version of its operating system that features support for Intel's Centrino chips for wireless notebooks.
Low cost is always cited as the top reason that enterprises choose Linux clusters. But the promise of new, advanced management tools and scalability capabilities is also spurring increased interest and attention
IT pros who manage small business networks have to come up with unique solutions, such as deciding whether Linux is a viable solution and which collaboration software is better.
The new version of Microsoft's widespread Office software package won't likely spur immediate mass upgrades among businesses upon its release, analysts said, due in part to a complex set of added features.
Microsoft says the new version of Office, its most profitable product, could also represent a bonanza for its partners.
Adobe Systems is likely to release new versions of Photoshop and other key applications by the end of this year, according to an analyst report released Monday in the U.S.
New versions of software based on a popular file-compression technology could create headaches for users through their use of incompatible formats.
Desktop Linux software maker Lindows.com released on Thursday a version of its operating system that features support for Intel's Centrino chips for wireless notebooks.
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