IBM renews Microsoft rivalry with new Web Software
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| IBM's Lotus unit will introduce on Monday a set of social networking
| services that functions like a MySpace for office workers and which
| analysts say marks a renewed challenge to Microsoft Corp.
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http://yahoo.reuters.com/news/articlehybrid.aspx?storyID=urn:newsml:reuters.com:20070122:MTFH71974_2007-01-22_05-00-15_N21365125&type=comktNews&rpc=44
http://tinyurl.com/3yaabd
Led by Business-Ready Social Software, IBM Kicks Off Lotusphere 2007
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| Expansion of Collaboration Portfolio Delivery of a Powerful and Open
| Alternative to Microsoft First-Ever Presence in Second Life
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http://biz.yahoo.com/iw/070122/0205701.html
Despite Strong IBM Results, Consumer Lawsuits Have Microsoft Shares Down
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| As of Friday, however, Microsoft shares were sagging, down a quarter
| percent at $30.95, because of new developments in a class action suit
| filed against Microsoft in Iowa over anti-trust issues. According to
| the AP report:
|
| The plaintiffs in Iowa's class-action antitrust lawsuit against
| Microsoft Corp. claim they have uncovered information that indicates
| the software company is violating its 2002 agreement with the U.S.
| Department of Justice.
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http://biz.yahoo.com/seekingalpha/070122/24673_id.html?.v=1
Not a good time to work for Microsoft right now... no wonder Softies flock to
Google.
Related (Linux and IBM):
IBM project aims to help blind use ODF applications
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| APIs will faciliate visuals to be interpreted by screen readers
| that reproduce information verbally
|
| [...]
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| The technology is based on interfaces IBM originally developed with
| Sun Microsystems Inc. to make programs on Java and Linux platforms
| accessible to the blind.
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http://www.infoworld.com/article/06/12/13/HNibmblindodf_1.html
The Best Blue Chip for 2007: IBM
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| Similarly, by tapping into the open-source movement, harnessing the
| power of its new software acquisitions, and understanding the
| immense potential of everything from SoulPad and the Smart
| Surveillance System to its supercomputers, IBM consultants
| are poised to provide their clients the tools and information
| they will need to stay competitive.
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http://www.fool.com/news/commentary/2006/commentary06111416.htm?source=eptyholnk303100&logvisit=y&npu=y
http://tinyurl.com/ydo29n
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| "We've moved past the ideology," said Sutor, in Salt Lake City
| Thursday to attend graduation ceremonies at Neumont University."
| Many people have figured out that there are a number of ways tom
| ake money from the 'open source' model."
|
| [...]
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| The litigation has been characterized as part of a proxy war being
| waged by Microsoft against Linux, seen as a prime challenger to
| Windows. Microsoft has been a prime funding source for SCO, but
| earlier this month stunned open-sourcers by announcing a development
| pact for Novell's Suse-brand of Linux.
|
| IBM is watching the apparent about-face with interest - and
| skepticism. "I don't see [Microsoft] doing very much yet for open
| source that isn't at arm's length," Sutor said. "Possibly this is
| a way of perpetrating previous [anti-Linux] strategy while
| superficially looking better."
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http://www.sltrib.com/ci_4679245?source=rss
Is IBM open source's little friend?
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| ...That is because one of the big post-Linuxworld features is all about
| IBM, and how IBM is going to use open source to beat big, bad Microsoft.
|
| [...]
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| The story, from Motley Fool, says IBM is going to get Linux running faster
| on its proprietary chips, go after smaller customers using the cost
| benefits of open source, and push an "open health care framework" to
| push computers into smaller medical offices.
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http://blogs.zdnet.com/open-source/?p=758
Ballmer rattles intellectual property saber at Linux
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| Besides, does Microsoft think IBM will stay on the litigation sidelines,
| if it decides to play the patent card? IBM makes a lot of its billions
| from Linux, and I can't see Big Blue paying Microsoft off to continue
| using its favorite operating system.
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http://www.linux-watch.com/news/NS7228555922.html
IBM: You Don't Need a Computer to See Its Growth Potential -- Barron's
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| Palmisano: "We have a top share in servers and Linux, No. 1 in blade
| servers, which is a huge growth area... No. 1 in supercomputing, No. 1
| in SOA... We're No. 1 in middleware... IBM is a stronger company today
| than it was four years ago, with stronger margins, solid cash and
| earnings." Barron's: You don't need a computer to know what that
| trend could do for IBM's shares.
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http://biz.yahoo.com/seekingalpha/061203/21632_id.html?.v=1
IBM's Power Architecture Attracting More Linux Developers
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| IBM makes less revenue on servers sold with Linux, compared to
| those that ship with one if its commercial operating systems --
| such as AIX or OS 400 -- but that's offset by the company's
| growing Linux support practice. Linux compatibility also makes
| the company's servers accessible to a wider variety of users,
| such as educational institutions on limited budgets. "We
| benefit from the wider ecosystem that Linux is a part of,"
| says Jollans.
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/cmp/20061202/tc_cmp/196601027
IBM Achieves Major "Linux on POWER" Milestone
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| The number of tested, native applications available for the Linux on
| POWER platform has grown more than 200 percent in the last two years,
| marking it as a fast-developing new IT ecosystem.
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http://biz.yahoo.com/iw/061201/0190250.html
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