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Slashdot Interviews IBM’s Linux Kernel Programmers

Eugenia Loli 2002-06-18 IBM No Comments

Dave Hansen, the IBM programmer working at the Linux kernel, answers back to some interesting questions about Linux, development and its desktop status, at an interview over at Slashdot.

Linux Contract Treads on Microsoft Turf

Submitted by dave_sn 2002-06-04 IBM 14 Comments

"The German government has signed a deal with IBM and Linux company SuSE that makes it easier for government offices to use the open-source operating system, a move that addresses concerns about relying too heavily on Microsoft products." Read the report at News.com.

IBM Middleware for Linux CD Set Give-Away

Submitted by Frank 2002-04-23 IBM 10 Comments

The latest IBM middleware for Linux (DB2 Universal Database, WebSphere Application Server, WebSphere Studio Application Developer, and Lotus Domino) is being provided, at no cost, on a 2 CD set, along with Web Services technologies, Linux technical articles, Linux Redbooks, and the very popular Java battle-bots game Robocode. IBM is also providing a worldwide no-cost 2-day Linux workshop, which includes hands-on labs for installing and configuring Linux.

Web Service Security: Proposed Architecture and Roadmap

Submitted by Jeff 2002-04-12 IBM 1 Comment

One of the biggest complaints these days about Web services is the security issues within a Web service environment. IBM and Microsoft just released specifications describing Web Services Security (WS-Security). There is an developerWorks overview document and a whitepaper describing this model that supports, integrates and unifies several models, mechanisms, and technologies.

IBM Q&A on Grid Computing

Submitted by Jeff 2002-04-02 IBM No Comments

In this interview with a top VP at IBM Grid Computing, an old idea coming back, is defined as the next emerging technology. Specifically, cheap bandwidth and interoperable standards have created an environment where Grid Computing is not only possible but also "the natural evolution of the Internet".

FAQ for SAP on Linux zSeries and All the Rest of the ISVs

Submitted by Frank 2002-03-20 IBM No Comments

IBM and SAP announced general availability of mySAP.com on Linux for IBM eServer zSeries. This is just another example of the many ISVs that have migrated their applications to the Linux for IBM zSeries family. Here is the complete list of ISVs who have ported to the zSeries servers and the FAQ for mySAP on Linux for IBM eServer zSeries.

58-node Linux Cluster 1300 Benchmark Results on Red Hat

Submitted by Frank 2002-03-06 IBM 2 Comments

This paper presents the results of the test conducted on a 58-node Cluster 1300 system, simultaneously running eight instances of e-Business Trade 2 benchmark tests on Red Hat Linux. This solution mounted in only three racks supported 800,000 users, serving an unprecedented 12,547 requests/sec with an average response time of 0.27 sec/request.

IBM developerWorks Open Source Compiler Farm

Submitted by Jeff 2002-02-28 IBM 5 Comments

Members of developerWorks open source projects can now compile their code on the first compiler farm in the open source community that runs on an IBM eServer zSeries server. The zSeries is the world's first dedicated Linux mainframe server.

Apache Web Development with IBM DB2 for Linux

Submitted by Jeff 2002-01-23 IBM 2 Comments

IBM's strategy for Linux is starting to pay off as "Linux Breathes New Life Into The Mainframe". The focus is not only sales but also in education as IBM released two tutorials this month on "LPI certification 101 exam prep" and "Apache Web Development with IBM DB2 for Linux".

San Francisco Bills IBM for Linux Love Notes

Eugenia Loli 2001-11-28 IBM 4 Comments

PC World reports that IBM has reached a settlement with the city of San Francisco for $120,000 in damages to pay for the cleanup of its Linux graffiti campaign in the city. Our Take: Maybe these "Peace, Love and Linux" ads are a bit weird, but I just love this huge "IBM DB2 Outperforms Oracle" ad just right in front of Oracle's office buildings, viewable from the highway, near my house. This sort of marketing competition between IBM and Oracle is at least... funny.

IBM’s (Now) Not-So-Secret Linux Strategy

Eugenia Loli 2001-11-07 IBM No Comments

Given its size, when IBM talks about Linux, people listen. Two years after IBM laid out its Linux strategy, the company seems to have met its goals and then some. Joe Barr talks to IBM's Linux czar to find what's ahead for the computer giant and open source.

Big Blue’s $40M Giveaway to Open Source

Submitted by Nando 2001-11-06 IBM 1 Comment

IBM announced on Monday that it will donate $40 million of its software tools to the public domain in a move to create an open-source organization aimed at developers. An organization called Eclipse will make available some of IBM's software programming tools to developers to create applications for e-businesses and Web services. More than 150 of the leading open-source companies, such as Linux distributors Red Hat and SuSE, along with Merant, QSSL and Rational, will be part of the Eclipse community.

Free IBM Software Evaluation Kit for Linux CD

Eugenia Loli 2001-08-24 IBM No Comments

Get a free CD containing IBM Linux middleware products, tools, e-busines roadmaps, and documentation. The IBM Software Evaluation Kit for Linux CD contains the following: IBM WebSphere Application Server, Advanced Edition V4.0 for Linux, IBM DB2 Universal Database Enterprise Edition V7.2 for Linux, Lotus Domino Server Release 5.0.7a for Linux, IBM MQSeries V5.2 for Linux, VisualAge for Java, Professional Edition Version 4, Web Services tools, Java and XML tools, e-business documentation and roadmaps.

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