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Anglia Water signs managed security service contract with SU53

Anglia Water has signed a managed security service contract with SU53 for the upgrade of its SAP Governance, Risk Management and Compliance (GRC) solutions.
Red Hat Linux optimised for Intel and AMD server chips

The new version of Red Hat Enterprise Linux works with new Intel and AMD chips.
Hitachi upgrades data centre monitoring software

Hitachi announced the Hitachi IT Operations Analyzer offering monitoring software for virtualisation and switch support, the company claimed.
Oracle and Sun launch high-end OLTP system

Oracle and Sun have joined forces for a super-fast OLTP machine
Sun set to reveal 'commercial' Open Solaris

Open Solaris is now enterprise ready according to a Sun executive. The latest version of the open source operating system will include support for the Sparc processor and a new type of support contract, making it closer to the commercial version of Solaris.
Network touted as future of open source projects

Developers will soon be able to get their teeth into a network called Snakebite, which will assist them in developing open source projects and testing their software on multiple platforms.
Oracle CRS upset by 'leap' second

The additional second that scientists added to 2008 to adjust for the slowing of the earth's rotation is causing problems with Oracle's Cluster Ready Services (CRS) clusterware.
Microsoft opens up systems management

Microsoft is set to extend its System Center software to manage Linux and Unix machines, the first time that the company has opened up any software in this way.
IBM takes wraps off speedy server

IBM has announced two high-end Power System models, claimed to be the world's fastest Unix server, and a water-cooled supercomputer.
Server virtualisation take-up being hampered by vendors

Enterprises are holding back on virtualisation projects because users are faced with too high a price for the technology.

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Four strange places to find open source

Open source is about more than code: it's about unlocking all possibilities. Here are four unusual projects made possible by open source.
IBM's Handy on managing Linux

How does Big Blue support a vast product portfolio for Linux and open-source initiatives? IBM's Scott Handy explains.
Novell lays into Sun Solaris

We featured Red Hat in an article recently, where we argued that Red Hat's business model was under attack, but Novell's software architect has coming riding to the rescue.
Replacing Cisco with open-source

The trend towards dumping proprietary gear for open-source networking equipment has been limited so far, but it could grow fast.
Throw away your PBX

If you want to move to VoIP, commercial IP telephony is not your only option - the open source Asterisk PBX is gaining converts worldwide.
ZFS - the future of file systems?

Sun's ZFS has some startling differences from current file systems. The business case for it as opposed to the engineering smarts behind it is less clear.
Tomorrow's forecast: blue skies and open source

With increasing attention on open source, CIOs have many questions regarding its capabilities, viability and cost to the organisation. Here's why many are taking this route.
XOsoft connects the dots

How to assure yourself that Disaster Recovery works without shutting down production systems.
Endgame for Tru64

HP is discontinuing the Tru64 operating system and the Alpha server hardware it runs on. It means that users must move applications to new platforms -- some say it's a backwards step.
Muscle in the middle

Rumours of the death of mid-range comouting are considerably exaggerated -- there's lots of life in Unix yet.

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Implementing Sun Solaris on IBM BladeCenter Servers

This IBM Redpaper describes how to install Solaris on supported BladeCenter servers, either natively or with the use of a Solaris Installation Server.
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Adaptive Infrastructure with a Twist

Not many products truly deliver what they promise. Scalent V/OE, (Virtual Operating Environment) 2.0, however, comes as close to keeping its pledge as anything I?ve seen. Scalent is attempting ? and succeeding ? at reaching the pinnacle of data center management: a truly adaptive infrastructure.
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The End of the Proprietary Era

Many of the world?s largest and most successful organisations are deploying Itanium 2-based solutions to cut costs and improve agility for some of their most demanding, business-critical applications. Adopters include more than 70 of the world's 100 largest companies, including 9 of the top 10 automotive companies, 8 of the top 10 banking companies, 14 of the top 15 energy companies, and 4 of the top 5 healthcare companies.
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