1. IBM To Team With Linux Vendors on 'Microsoft-Free' PCs
IBM and name-brand Linux operating system distributors Red Hat, Novell and Canonical/Ubuntu have disclosed their intentions to join forces with their hardware partners to create what they are calling "Microsoft-free personal computing choices."
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2. Microsoft Releases SQL Server 2008 to Manufacturing, IT Pros
Microsoft has released SQL Server 2008 to manufacturing (RTM) and, as an evaluation edition, to subscribers of its Microsoft Development Network and TechNet services
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3. Open Source: A 'Growing Challenge' to Microsoft
Open source software topped the list of business "risk factors" outlined in Microsoft's annual 10-K report to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, published last week.
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4. Tuesday Patch Cycles To Include Risk Assessments
Microsoft is initiating a new security notification approach, the company announced on Tuesday at the Black Hat security conference.
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5. Black Hat Researchers Overcome Security Learning Curve
The Black Hat Briefings return to Caesars Palace this week with a new batch of hands-on security research for a crowd of 4,000 IT administrators, hackers, industry experts and government officials.
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6. IBM Touts Linux Strategy with New Virt, SuSE, Supercomputer Intiatives
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. -- IBM made several announcements Tuesday at the annual LinuxWorld conference, introducing a new series of products, services and initiatives that the company says will "further expand IBM's commitment to Linux and open source by enabling the next generation of Linux."
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7. IBM Makes Large Cloud-Computing Investment
IBM Corp. late last week touted the construction of two additional cloud computing datacenters -- an investment of $360 million -- which let it address what officials call "surging" demand for cloud computing resources.
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8. AT&T Delves into Cloud Computing
AT&T has introduced a new hosted service that offers online storage, processing power and enterprise applications.
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9. First Look: Zimbra Web-Based E-Mail for the Desktop
Zimbra, a Yahoo-owned company, last week released a beta of the open source Zimbra Desktop solution, which is meant to be an alternative to more traditional e-mail/groupware applications such as Microsoft Outlook.
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10. Security Woes Up, as PHP and OSS Make the List
Software vulnerabilities are up this year, especially Web browser-based ones, according to a new report from IBM Internet Security Systems.
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