• Nokia and Intel Launch New Mobile Operating System

    Feb 16 2010

    Nokia and Intel will merge two of their mobile operating systems into Meego, a Linux-based, open operating system.The system can be used for everything from smartphones to netbooks, connected TVs and tablet computers, the companies said.

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  • Dell, HP To Resell Oracle's Operating Systems

    Jul 30 2010

    Oracle said that rival hardware vendors Dell and HP intend to certify and resell its Solaris and Enterprise Linux operating systems as well as Oracle VM on their x86 servers. Users of Dell and HP x86 servers will be able to purchase Premier Support contracts from Oracle as a result of the agreement, and gain access to future updates.

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Two Microsofts Better Than One?

Preston Gralla , Contributing Editor, Computerworld.com

Where would Microsoft be today if it had been split in two a decade ago? There’s a reasonable chance that the two companies would have thrived.

  • VMware Aims To Displace Windows With Cloud-Based Desktop Apps

    Sep 01 2010

    "The role of OS is getting diminished every day on the server side," and a similar shift is beginning to happen on the desktop, claims Vittorio Viarengo, vp of desktop marketing for VMware. For users, "Windows is becoming the offline mode" as they increasingly use applications hosted entirely over the Web, he says.

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  • Microsoft to VMware: Windows is still relevant in Virtualization era

    Sep 02 2010

    Virtualization has not stripped Windows of its relevance, a Microsoft official said in response to VMware CEO Paul Maritz’s argument that OS are no longer the center of innovation in the IT world.Microsoft is arguing that customers now have more options than just VMware when it comes to running mission-critical Microsoft applications such as Exchange.

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