Interview: Schwartz drives Linux into the enterprise
Sun’s executive VP of software argues case for credible OS, desktop alternative DRIVING SUN MICROSYSTEMS’ mission to reclaim its status as a significant force in the Linux community at LinuxWorld Conference & Expo this week is Jonathan Schwartz, Sun’s executive…
When contractors jump ship
Are restrictive clauses ethically binding? It never fails. Just as soon as I say that I don’t like making comments about specific situations (see “Is this unethical? What should I do?” at , someone comes along and presents me with…
Loudcloud stockholders approve sale of hosting business to EDS
LOUDCLOUD, SOON TO be re-branded Opsware, announced on Monday that its stockholders have approved the sale of the company’s managed hosting business to Electronic Data Systems (EDS). Once the transaction is completed — it is expected to close before the…
Putting people first for a change
The key to Microsoft’s goal of hooking Web services into Office lies in the eye of Hailstorm AS WITH EARLIER MICROSOFT mantras (ActiveX, Windows DNA), .Net means almost everything and therefore nothing in particular. The Redmond priesthood incants XML with…
The hidden costs of open source
Savings greatly depend on current infrastructure and in-house expertise A million-dollar question is circulating in the IT community, the answer to which could lead to significant savings in hardware and software expenditures: Can an organization lower its TCO (total cost…
Building for keeps
Outtask created its own applications, and kept money other ASPs were paying to third parties AS THE EXECUTIVE VICE president and CTO of Outtask, an ASP, John Love maintains that the ASP model is just now coming into its own.…
Industrial integration
Manufacturing industry CTOs lead the line, creating business-side buy-in for and then delivering on large-scale integration project WHEN CTO PHYLLIS MICHAELIDES took the helm of megaconglomerate Textron two-and-a-half years ago, she stared across a sea of software with more tentacles…
Chasing Linux
FreeBSD 5.0 beta features enhancements and apps aplenty, but not a lot of hand-holding FREEBSD HAS LONG been known for stability, security, and good performance, as well as for its strong developer community. But this open-source operating system has been…
Summertime reflection
There’s value in stepping back and reassessing strategy in the slow days of summer AS SUMMER DRAWS to a close, I’m thinking about what I would present in a hypothetical “what I did on my summer vacation” spiel on the…
Why we hack
Curiosity is a natural instinct; let’s just find some more productive ways to channel it I’M TICKED OFF, because my idea for Animal House 2002 has become front-page news. Like many of you, I had to laugh when I heard…
