Comments on: The (Ever?) Expanding Sun http://www.seneschal.net/blog/index.php/2008/the-ever-expanding-sun/ Ramblings into the thicket of tech and rich media… Wed, 21 Dec 2011 02:52:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: OMas http://www.seneschal.net/blog/index.php/2008/the-ever-expanding-sun/comment-page-1/#comment-31 OMas Thu, 19 Mar 2009 19:04:16 +0000 http://www.seneschal.net/blog/?p=24#comment-31 Hallo hoppy reader, Today, the Wall Street Journal reports that “International Business Machines Corp. is in talks to buy Sun Microsystems Inc. in a combination that would bolster IBM's heft on the Internet, in data storage and in government and telecommunications areas, according to people familiar with the matter. The two companies have a common interest in that both make computer systems for corporate customers that aren't reliant on Microsoft Corp.'s Windows software or Intel Corp.'s microprocessor technologies. The two companies are also strong supporters of open-source Linux and Java software for Web application development…” A fascinating development! Hallo hoppy reader,

Today, the Wall Street Journal reports that “International Business Machines Corp. is in talks to buy Sun Microsystems Inc. in a combination that would bolster IBM’s heft on the Internet, in data storage and in government and telecommunications areas, according to people familiar with the matter.

The two companies have a common interest in that both make computer systems for corporate customers that aren’t reliant on Microsoft Corp.’s Windows software or Intel Corp.’s microprocessor technologies. The two companies are also strong supporters of open-source Linux and Java software for Web application development…”

A fascinating development!

]]> By: OMas http://www.seneschal.net/blog/index.php/2008/the-ever-expanding-sun/comment-page-1/#comment-9 OMas Fri, 04 Jul 2008 18:59:46 +0000 http://www.seneschal.net/blog/?p=24#comment-9 For an interesting take on virtualization, specifically Fusion, check out Frank Dzubeck’s “Desktop virtualization pioneer runs into early bugs” commentary in the June 23rd issue of Network World… http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2008/061708dzubeck.html He ends with the encouraging statement, “Once you have experienced the virtualization-enabled multitasking-power and application-flexibility of the next-generation desktop, you will not look back!” For an interesting take on virtualization, specifically Fusion, check out Frank Dzubeck’s “Desktop virtualization pioneer runs into early bugs” commentary in the June 23rd issue of Network World…

http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2008/061708dzubeck.html

He ends with the encouraging statement, “Once you have experienced the virtualization-enabled multitasking-power and application-flexibility of the next-generation desktop, you will not look back!”

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