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  • Thin client devices see growth: IDC

    Australia's thin client device market is expected to grow by 28 percent for 2004 relative to 2003, slowing from the 48 percent growth figure for 2003 over 2002, analysts International Data Corp say.

  • Red Hat: Challenging the Unix crown

    Gus Robertson, Red Hat's vice president for South Asia-Pacific, wants to displace Unix and not Windows as the main enterprise OS but does the Linux vendor have what it takes?

  • Sun touts technical computing roots

    Sun Microsystems last week started promoting an effort to return to its high-performance computing roots, as it aims at the weakened SGI and the ascendant IBM.

  • SuSE Linux wins security clearance

    Linux seller SuSE and server maker IBM have obtained a crucial security certification that will make the operating system an option for military and government customers.

  • Sun: Where's the Java payoff?

    Sun launches its annual JavaOne conference with a new determination to reverse its fortunes. For all its popularity, Java has made more money for competitors than for the company that invented it.

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  • Red Hat: Challenging the Unix crown

    Gus Robertson, Red Hat's vice president for South Asia-Pacific, wants to displace Unix and not Windows as the main enterprise OS but does the Linux vendor have what it takes?

  • Sun floats open-source database idea

    Sun Microsystems has raised the possibility that it might offer customers its own database, a move that could trigger displeasure at Oracle but curry favor with open-source advocates.

  • Is Sun quietly subverting Linux?

    Industry watchers claim Sun Microsystems is playing a dangerous game with its decision to position Solaris as open source -- a move which will see it go head to head with Linux.

  • Are sharks circling HP?

    Competitors will try to use uncertainty to win customers from HP, analysts predict. It's not yet clear whether they will succeed.

  • Disaster recovery finds silver lining

    Disaster recovery companies have ben enjoying a boost in demand, dispite no spikes from the Iraq conflict or SARS outbreak.

Reviews (6)

  • Archival survival guide

    In this special report, we review six archival options in the market.

  • Analysts: Microsoft feels tug of Linux

    The growing popularity of Linux will force Microsoft to bring its software to the Unix clone starting in late 2004, a research firm has predicted in a study that Microsoft promptly disputed.

  • DAS the stuff: 5 RAID units tested

    It's affordable and easy to manage -- two qualities you rarely hear mentioned about storage. We test your RAID options.

  • What next for the Internet?

    Despite showing occasional signs of strain, the Internet has become an integral part of all kinds of business and consumer technologies. How will it change in the years ahead to meet with new demands? We identify some key areas to watch out for.

  • IBM's big thinker

    Executive Irving Wladawsky-Berger helped steer Big Blue to the Internet, Linux and open-source computing. His newest mission: grid computing.

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