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    Outsourcing IT work is increasingly popular, but it doesn't necessarily result in cost savings, according to a report from a market research company.

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    IBM is giving its customers the blues by asking them to assume financial and legal risk with its open-source software--that's after those same customers have already shelled out hundreds of thousands of dollars for the code.

  • Is this the end of Netscape?

    So much for Netscape 8.0. That's one upshot of Thursday's settlement between Microsoft and AOL Time Warner, according to industry analysts.

  • Sun to drop its customised Linux

    The computing giant will phase out its customised Sun Linux and move instead to partnerships with Red Hat and other mainstream Linux companies, executives say.

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    Sun Microsystems is considering striking up partnerships with mainstream Linux sellers such as Red Hat and SuSE--a move that would turn the tech giant into an ally, rather than a rival, of those companies.

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    Who predicted Linux servers would outnumber Windows servers by 2006? Who said one in five enterprise desktops would be Linux-based by 2008? We look back at the bad (and good) predictions made about Linux over the past decade.

  • Outsourcing not always a money saver

    Outsourcing IT work is increasingly popular, but it doesn't necessarily result in cost savings, according to a report from a market research company.

  • IBM should indemnify open-source customers

    IBM is giving its customers the blues by asking them to assume financial and legal risk with its open-source software--that's after those same customers have already shelled out hundreds of thousands of dollars for the code.

  • Cut variable and fixed costs using VMware

    VMware can replicate multiple workstations on a single machine, potentially saving you thousands in hardware costs. What should you be aware of?

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    An industry consortium is trying to make it easier for companies to use the Linux operating system in mobile phones, network routers and other devices.

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  • Is this the end of Netscape?

    So much for Netscape 8.0. That's one upshot of Thursday's settlement between Microsoft and AOL Time Warner, according to industry analysts.

  • Microsoft makes P2P play

    Microsoft introduced additions to Windows XP designed to make the operating system better tuned for peer-to-peer applications.

  • Linux to power most Motorola phones

    Motorola will begin selling its first mobile phone based on Linux this year and says most models will follow suit, a major sign of the growing popularity of the operating system outside its stronghold on high-end computers.

  • Naked network

    You may be enjoying the convenience of a newly installed wireless solution, but how many strangers are doing the same with your network?

  • Tech giants back new Web services

    Microsoft, IBM and BEA Systems plan to announce new specifications on Monday that the companies hope will help drive adoption of Web services.

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