Windows management software heavyweight Quest Software will buy Vintela Inc., a newer firm specializing in integrating Unix and Linux systems into Active Directory, for
$56.5 million in cash, the companies announced this week. Quest expects the deal to close late in the second quarter or early in the third quarter, assuming regulators approve.
- By Scott Bekker and Stuart J. Johnston
- 06/01/2005
Factory revenues for Unix servers and Windows servers were equal for the first time ever in the first quarter of 2005, according to market researchers at IDC.
- By Scott Bekker
- 05/31/2005
AMD released the complete specification of its “Pacifica” chip-level virtualization technology for its 64-bit processors this week, joining Intel in the rush to build chip support for running multiple operating systems simultaneously.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- 05/27/2005
From the business wires this week: a bevy of anti-virus, anti-spyware and anti-spam solutions to keep your computer clean and you sane.
IBM is shipping two new toolkits that combine technologies from two of its middleware businesses – Rational and Tivoli – to help developers and operators diagnose problems in production code while it’s running.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- 05/26/2005
FullArmor is shipping the latest release of its IntelliPolicy user policy-enforcement client for Windows desktops.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- 05/25/2005
Windows surged again in 2004 as a platform for new relational database management system licenses, but Linux is growing at an extremely rapid pace as Unix loses popularity, according to new research from Gartner Inc.
- By Scott Bekker
- 05/25/2005
Microsoft updated its server software platform for speech-enabled applications this week with an R2 version of Microsoft Speech Server 2004.
- By Scott Bekker
- 05/25/2005
Popular exam savings and retake offer extended through Microsoft Certfied Partners and Microsoft Business Solutions programs.
- By Michael Domingo
- 05/25/2005
Windows OneCare service provides one-stop solution against malware and mucked-up computers.
Microsoft released more pre-release code for some core elements of the Longhorn operating system in advance of the general Longhorn Beta 1 scheduled for this summer.
- By Scott Bekker
- 05/24/2005
From the business wires this week: a GPMC tool for change control, free network monitoring software, and Microsoft invests in LapLink.
Microsoft on Thursday released to manufacturing Service Pack 1 for Windows Small Business Server 2003.
- By Scott Bekker
- 05/19/2005
Microsoft's exam retake promotion is coming to an end on May 31, which means just a sliver of time remains to take advantage of it.
- By Michael Domingo
- 05/19/2005
Microsoft chairman Bill Gates on Thursday offered his vision of the "New World of Work" for information workers during a keynote to 100 CEOs from the Global 1000 at the annual Microsoft CEO Summit. Microsoft also unveiled the timeline for Office 12 -- beta this fall with general availability in the second half of 2006.
- By Scott Bekker
- 05/19/2005
Microsoft has distributed enough copies of Service Pack 1 to update nearly one-fifth of the installed base of Windows Server 2003, the company estimated on Thursday.
- By Scott Bekker
- 05/19/2005
Microsoft issues one of its first security advisories under a new program. Citing several mitigating factors, the company says the flaw is not considered a significant threat.
- By Scott Bekker
- 05/19/2005
A year after Microsoft paid nearly $2 billion to Sun Microsystems to settle legal claims and license technologies in a 10-year technical collaboration, some undisclosed amount of money is starting to flow the other way.
- By Scott Bekker
- 05/19/2005
The battle with Linux gives both companies a vested interest, aside from benefits to customers, in better interoperability. Meanwhile, Sun's recent acquisition of Citrix competitor Tarantella goes a long way toward boosting Sun-Microsoft interoperability efforts.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- 05/19/2005
As details trickle out on Microsoft's "Eiger" operating system for less powerful PCs, analysts at Gartner are offering usage recommendations for the enterprise.
- By Scott Bekker
- 05/19/2005