Cisco Buys PostPath!

August 28 2008

Well now, this is very interesting. Cisco just bought PostPath. PostPath is an Exchange alternative and has been around for quite a bit. They don’t get as much press as Zimbra, but they are a contender. Cisco. Very interesting. ... read more

Exchange vs. Open Source

August 27 2008

Steven Vaughan-Nichols just wrote an absolutely excellent article about whether open source can replace Exchange or not. It’s highly suggested. Anyway, the article touches on several products, including Scalix and Zimbra, which reminded me of my own blog about open source and... read more

Blackbox for Windows!

August 19 2008

Wow, apparently Blackbox has been available for Windows for a while now, but I didn’t know it. If you aren’t familiar with Blackbox, it’s a Window Manager (WM) for X. You can compare an X Window Manager to the Windows Explorer. It’s... read more

Microsoft HPC

August 18 2008

Microsoft is set to release Windows HPC Server 2008. According to people in the know, it’s supposed to be “a real milestone product for Microsoft”. Hmm, I’m curious. Read this blog on MSDN to learn more. An interesting paragraph: Windows HPC Server... read more

The FOSS UI Problem

August 15 2008

I have to admit I laughed when I read Randall Kennedy’s blog “Why FOSS is still so unusable”. Kennedy was himself commenting on another blog about the 15 reasons why FOSS projects often crap out. (The “15 reasons” blog has been getting... read more

Project Orlando

August 14 2008

Roger Klorese has a blog from a week or so ago about the upcoming XenServer Orlando beta. (Who’s going to beta this? I’d like to know what you find out.) XenServer is becoming a contender in the VM world, and it’s now... read more

UNIX Sysadmins Aren’t That Expensive

August 13 2008

I have often heard the argument that UNIX sysadmins are more expensive than their Windows counterparts are, but that UNIX sysadmins could manage more boxes at a time. All, some, or none of this may be true. I have not seen any... read more

The Open Source Community

August 08 2008

Robert Bruner has an excellent blog about the challenges facing management. I read the article and, generally, I have to agree with his view. As a quick list, here are the items Robert noted: • Ubiquitous mobile connectivity and computing. • Growing... read more

Novell Ain’t the Bad Guy

August 07 2008

It’s in all the news of course: IBM is collaborating with Red Hat and Novell to offer “Microsoft-free” PCs. That’s not news (at least not in the blogosphere, which has had the story for a few days now). However, the story does... read more

Microsoft Sponsors Apache

August 01 2008

Ooh, now this is cool: Microsoft is now a contributing member of the Apache Software Foundation (ASF). This does not mean that Microsoft is just talking the talk; they are actually putting up money to help support the management and coders that... read more

Associate General Counsel for Intellectual Property Policy at Microsoft

July 31 2008

TechNet Port25 has a short little blog from Richard Wilder, the... *draws breath* Associate General Counsel for Intellectual Property Policy at Microsoft. First off, that is a very long title. I wonder when I will get one of those. Anyway, Richard makes... read more

Microsoft and Salesforce.com

July 23 2008

Yesterday, I commented on Andy Patrizio excellent blog about some potentially high-reward buy-outs/merges, and one of those was Microsoft and Salesforce.com. (Yesterday I focused on Dell potentially buying SGI.) I did some thinking about Microsoft and Salesforce and I like that idea... read more

Patrizio: Dell buys SGI

July 22 2008

Snazzy headline, no? Andy Patrizio over at internetnews just made a very good case for some e-marriages, including: • Apple and nVidia • Dell and SGI • Microsoft and Salesforce.com I have to admit that it is difficult to argue with the... read more

Abiword, Oh My!

July 16 2008

So in a recent blog I brought up IBM Lotus Symphony, and during the discussion that followed a mention was made about Abiword. I have to admit, I have not looked at Abiword in a VERY LONG TIME. I just checked out... read more

Speaking of OpenOffice.. Why not Lotus Symphony?

July 10 2008

I just read this little news release about the Sydney Diocese of the Anglican Church moving away from Windows and Microsoft to open source solutions. Very interesting! What really causes my eye was this: Office will be the first to go. Lymbers... read more