Sean Michael Kerner

The Apache Software Foundation (ASF) has pulled the wraps off Tomcat 5.5, its next-generation Java server. Tomcat is one of the most popular and widely used applications to ever come out of the Apache Software Foundation and is arguably the most popular open source java server technology as well. The Apache Software Foundation bills Tomcat […]

Unix vendor SCO Group , in the midst of copyright infringement lawsuits over parts of Linux, reported a net loss of $7.4 million for its fiscal third quarter on lowered revenues and higher legal fees. The results more than reversed its profit of $3.1 million during the same, year-ago quarter. The company’s results were built […]

In the past year, Novell has bought into Linux via acquisitions such as Ximian and SuSE Linux. Now it has rearranged its org chart to reflect the integration of those assets. According to Novell spokesman Bruce Lowry, the new structure aligns the company with its two principal focuses: Linux/open-source platforms and identity services systems. Novell […]

Despite expected double-digit growth for Linux, Unix and Windows systems won’t disappear anytime soon, according to Yankee Group. The research firm interviewed 24 IT executives and managers at small, mid and large size enterprises for its report “Linux, Unix and Windows TCO Comparison, Part 2.” Fifty-seven percent of the survey respondents told Yankee Group that […]

Radio frequency identification (RFID) hype has created a new market for middleware, according to a new Forrester Research report. The report, called “Evaluating RFID Middleware,” argues that moves by large industry players like Wal-Mart to embrace RFID have created a short-term urgency that doesn’t necessarily address the big picture. As a result, RFID middleware is […]

Forrester Research says that CIOs are enjoying a boost in their confidence level in the IT industry. The results are part of Forrester’s quarterly CIO Confidence poll of 195 North American CIOs. Fifteen percent of the respondents believe the current business climate for their industry is “Very Strong.” This is an increase from the first […]

Asia has become quite a fertile ground for Linux adoption, probably more so than any other geographical region on the planet. Oracle and Red Hat Linux have been very active in the region, recently setting up a Linux Enterprise Applications Porting (LEAP) center in Singapore. Linux Vendor TurboLinux won a large contract from the government […]

The United Nations is moving to embrace open source with a new agency. It’s called the International Open Source Network (IOSN), which is an initiative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) with a primary goal to promote Free and Open Source (FOSS) software usage. The IOSN is principally focused in the Asia-Pacific Region as […]

An open source VoiceXML interpreter touted as a key technology for making phone calls over the Internet has found a new development home. Open VXI is now being backed by Vocalocity to help push adoption of the nascent voice technology. ScanSoft had been the corporate custodian of OpenVXI since it acquired the leadership mantle as […]

Global IT services powerhouse EDS extended it contract with Opsware for data center automation software and services, the company said Tuesday. The deal may be worth up to $145 million over the next five years. Opsware currently has a 3-year agreement worth $52 million that concludes in August of 2005. Under the terms of the […]

E-commerce pioneer and online stalwart Amazon has taken a step towards moving its Web services implementation to the next level with a new beta. However according to at least one industry analyst, the move isn’t far enough to fully realize the potential of Web services. In an e-mail to its developer community, Amazon invited participants […]

The open source KDE Project has upped the stakes for desktop Linux with the latest version of its desktop platform KDE 3.3, which was released Thursday. KDE is a core Linux desktop platform and the default desktop technology in a number of Linux distributions including Linspire, Lycoris, Mandrake Linux, SUSE Linux, TurboLinux and Xandros. It’s […]