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SLES Mono Extension could put Windows on mainframe, in cloud
The Mono Extension of Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) enables Windows apps on the mainframe without code change or language conversion. This could open the door for cloud providers run customers' apps on the most cost-effective platform and ensure future relevancy for the mainframe market.
CentOS founder drops off the grid, users steady ship
The potential downside of using Linux in the enterprise has been put on show as the founder of CentOS, a Linux variant popular in the enterprise as it is built on Red Hat Enterprise Linux, has gone AWOL. Other members of the community have stepped in to ensure the OS remains viable.
Who's who in Linux virtualization
VMware, Citrix's Xen, Linux KVM and Microsoft's Hyper-V are battling it out in the Linux virtualization market.
Microsoft releases code to the Linux community
Microsoft has released of 20,000 lines of device driver code to the Linux community. Learn why and whether the release represents a strategic shift in this story.
VMware to support Chrome OS
VMware says it plans to virtualise Google's Chrome OS. Is the company's enthusiasm for Chrome a sign of corporate support, or a reflection of the fact that virtualising Linux is pretty easy to do and VMware wants to stir things up?
Open source systems management tools not easing CIO burdens
Open source systems management products have a price advantage. But CIOs are finding their commercial cousins represent better value.
Linux is the natural cloud OS
Prepare to adopt open source software whether you like it or not, because all the major cloud providers are relying on Linux.
How to assess open source solutions
Open source software has spread into almost every product category imaginable. We summarise the best buys and advise on how to evaluate open source tools in this story.
Is open source the answer in a slow economy?
Does the low price tag of open source applications make them a CIO's friend in the current economy?
Microsoft to talk more with open source community
Microsoft is changing its attitudes to open source software, with new programs that will see the company participate more in open source efforts in 2009.
Is the LAMP on?
The LAMP stack may no longer be the dominant force for open source computing, argue analysts, and you should now look further for your open source needs.
Five open source tools to rock your desktop
You don't need to abandon Windows to enjoy the benefits of open source on the desktop, as Adam Turner explains in this roundup of open source productivity tools.
Meet Mr. Asterisk
Adam Turner meets the creator of the Asterisk open source IP PBX and explores the future of the software, which is making major enterprise inroads.
Vendors duke it out over open source 'forking'
To protect their interests, some vendors are making it difficult for other vendors to reuse their technology -- but they're still calling themselves open source. Experts are divided over whether this apparent diluting of open source is a problem.
Vendors-turned-open source rally round midmarket
Software developers trying to improve their competitive edge by taking their products open source means CIOs will have more flexibility when they shop for software.

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IBM makes U-turn, joins OpenOffice
OpenOffice enjoyed a jolt of adrenaline this week as IBM announced Monday that it will join the open source software initiative.

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Open source making way in SMBs
SMBs are slowly learning about the advantages of open source. And the open source market is ready for them.

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