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Oracle, Sun Deal Not Likely to Hit Antitrust Objections If IBM had acquired Sun it could have led to a host of troubling government antitrust issues, but Oracle's $7.4 billion deal to acquire Sun is not likely to raise many antitrust concerns.
Microsoft Gets Help to Improve Patch Management
Microsoft and Securosis security analysts are joining forces to develop a model businesses can use to evaluate their patch management processes in terms of cost and efficiency. The effort is being called Project Quant.
Oracle Buys Sun
After weeks of rumors that IBM and various other major IT companies would buy the troubled maker of high-end hardware and the ubiquitous Java, Oracle Corp. announced this morning that it will buy Sun Microsystems, according to sources cited by Reuters.
Linux Foundation, Novell Team to Solidify Distros
The Linux Foundation and Novell team up to deliver Build Service, which will aid in the creation of software packages for CentOS, Debian, Fedora, Mandriva, OpenSUSE, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise and Ubuntu.
Survey: Developers Love Social Networks
Application developers are flocking to social networks, according to a recent Evans Data survey. Surveyed developers chose Microsoft as having the best Website for developers with Sun as second-best and Google and IBM tying for third.
Report: SMB Apps, SAAS to Outpace Enterprise Market Growth
An AMI-Partners report says the SMB market for application software and services is poised to become a $35 billion spending opportunity by 2013.
USCIS Issues 2009 H-1B Visa Plans
Restrictions on the H-1B visa program imposed by the EAWA or Employ American Workers Act are not likely to affect Silicon Valley IT hiring of foreign guest workers on a temporary basis, but potential legislation from Senators Charles Grassley and Richard Durbin could end up limiting H-1B hires.
Microsoft to Launch Open-Source Software Sales Site
At MIX09, Microsoft released several components of the Microsoft Web Platform, an integrated set of tools, servers and frameworks that work seamlessly together and interoperate with popular open-source applications. Now it's in the process of building out a marketplace for open-source applications that could work like an equivalent to an app store for applications, services and support for open-source technology that runs on the Windows platform.
IBM, Sun Merger Would Be Win for Open Source: eWEEK Labs
The combination of IBM and such open-source technologies as OpenSolaris, StarOffice and MySQL could mean a richer, happier open-source community.There is a lot of overlap for IBM and Sun in the areas of open source and operating systems, and in this case, that's a good thing. Solaris would give IBM a better Unix operating system than IBM's AIX, and the deal could enable IBM to take advantage of the significant open-source work that Sun has done.
Congress Addresses Patent Reform, Again
Patent reform leaders in the Senate and House have introduced legislation to more narrowly define willful infringement, determine infringement damages in relation to the economic value of the patent's contribution to an overall product and create a post-grant review to challenge issued patents. The legislation, which has come up in the previous two sessions of Congress, also calls for a first-to-file system. The bill's co-sponsor says he hopes the third time will be the charm.
ZoomInfo Expands Lists of SMB Marketing, Sales Data
ZoomInfo has announced an expansion of its service that includes istings of more than 2.4 million small to medium-size businesses (SMBs), adding that the economic downturn makes the success of midmarket companies more crucial than ever.
VMware Clears Up Its Vision of Cloud Computing
VMware has rolled out its strategy for cloud computing, prompted in part by increasing competition from Microsoft and a variety of OS and IT-services vendors. VMware's cloud computing strategy includes initiatives such as allowing customers to link between private and external clouds, and the total virtualization of the traditional data center via VDC-OS, the Virtual Datacenter Operating System.
Microsoft Announces Partner Program for Windows 7
Microsoft has announced a new program designed to help prepare partners for the release of Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2. The Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 Ecosystem Readiness Program program provides tools and resources partners need to begin testing their existing applications, devices and systems to ensure compatibility with Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2.
Installations Surge for Adobe AIR and Flash
Adobe has announced that Adobe AIR and Adobe Flash Player 10 have reached record adoption numbers. At the Adobe MAX Japan conference, the company said there have been 100 million installations for Adobe AIR within a year of its release and Flash Player 10 being installed on 55 percent of computers worldwide within two months of its release.
How to Measure Real End-User Productivity
In this eWeek podcast hosted by Mike Vizard, the vice president of marketing for Knoa Software, Lori Wizdo, talks about why during these challenging economic times it is more important than ever for IT organizations to make sure that end users are getting the most out of their enterprise applications.
How to Manage SOA Development
In this eWeek podcast hosted by Mike Vizard, newly appointed WebLayers CEO Jeff Papows talks about the challenges of managing service-oriented architectures in the enterprise during these challenging economic times.
Asset Management Vendor Aims to Slash Licensing Costs
An asset management from BigFix, called the Decision Support System - Software Asset Management is designed to cut IT costs by finding unused software licenses, license misallocations, rogue and non-standard software installations with audit and license true-up processes.
Google Launches Reseller Program for Premier Web Apps
Google has announced a new program designed to encourage resellers boost its Google Apps Premier Edition among enterprise application users. In March, companies will be able to sell Google's messaging and collaboration applications, including Google Docs, Google Sites and Gmail, directly to businesses, setting their own rates and billing them directly.
What is Windows 7 Really Like?
Joe Wilcox got his hands on the beta earlier than most and offers his first impressions of the putatitve heir of Vista. What do you think about it?
How to Write a Killer Programmer Resume
Programmers should emphasize coding on their resumes, particularly when looking for application development jobs at startups and small companie, according to Joel Spolsky, founder of Fog Creek Software.