Red Hat, planning a new expansion beyond its core Linux operating system business, will launch a service later this year called the Red Hat Exchange to sell partners' open-source software.
EMC said Wednesday in the US it plans to sell 10 percent of VMware stock this winter in an initial public offering (IPO), but added it has no plans to spin off the virtualisation company.
Sun Microsystems on Tuesday in the US plans to launch the second phase of its x86 server line, three higher-end models that show the company's commitment to and ambitions for the market.
Sun Microsystems and IBM have announced partnerships around Sun's Solaris operating system and its Java software, a sign that Sun is taking a less adversarial approach to relations with its computing industry rivals.
Sun Microsystems is stepping away from an effort to sell the Linux operating system for desktop computers, the company's top software executive said this week.
Microsoft is putting the finishing touches on the second release candidate, or near-final testing version, of Windows .Net Server 2003, sources said.
The deals to ship Sun's Java technology in all the PC makers' machines are a poke in the eye for Microsoft, which has been lacklustre in its support for the software.
The growing influence of the Linux operating system and the open-source software movement will be on display as several large companies announce products and plans at the LinuxWorld Conference and Expo.
Szulik says Red Hat won't abuse its clout.
Hewlett-Packard executives are mulling plans to improve over the next 18 months the technology the company uses to manage its direct sales, while it continues with commercial printing efforts and acquisitions of software companies.
The deals to ship Sun's Java technology in all the PC makers' machines are a poke in the eye for Microsoft, which has been lacklustre in its support for the software.
IBM is taking the long view for Intel-based servers.
The new Linux desktop software promises to treat users with stylish icons, themes and multimedia, as well as a pack of new tricks.
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.
Sun plans to bundle its application server software into Solaris, a move that could shake the industry.
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