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HP Lines Up More Resources Behind Linux

InformationWeek
By By Charles Babcock
September 09, 2004

JBoss app server and MySQL database will work together on ProLiant blade servers Hewlett-Packard has expanded its support for Linux by guaranteeing that the JBoss application server and the MySQL open-source database will work together on its ProLiant blade servers running that operating system. more >

Mono 1.0 Brings Linux .Net-Style Development

Eweek.com
By By Jason Brooks
September 09, 2004

Novell Inc.'s Mono 1.0 is an open-source implementation of Microsoft Corp.'s .Net development platform that provides companies with the opportunity to pursue the latest Microsoft development technologies while leaving open the door to cross-platform support. more >

Riding Open Source To CIO Spot

InformationWeek
By By Charles Babcock
August 30, 2004

Sun's new top I.T. exec sees a future fit between Linux and Solaris; also why tech managers must wear three-cornered hats Four years ago when Bill Vass was one of 10 oversight CIOs at the Department of Defense reporting to the CIO-in-chief he was an early implementer of Linux and advocated that a single secure version be used throughout the agency's many branches. Now as new CIO of high-end server vendor Sun Microsystems Vass explains how his advocacy of open source and willingness to manage it might have led him to his latest CIO job. more >

Tech-Job Upheaval

InformationWeek
By By Marianne Kolbasuk McGee and Eric Chabrow
August 02, 2004

While the total number of IT pros is down the future is looking better for the highly skilled. I.T. employment in the United States is in the midst of fundamental change. Joblessness has nearly doubled in the last three years while the number of Americans calling themselves IT professionals has decreased by nearly 160 000. more >

Business Technology: The Death Of American IT Has Been Greatly Exaggerated

InformationWeek
By By Bob Evans
August 02, 2004

Polar-opposite rhetoric isn't limited these days to political races; it's rampant in the business-technology world in discussions of workers and jobs. Bob Evans notes you can find a study to support your argument and maybe even a bill wafting its way through the Senate. more >

Business Drives Developer Trends

InformationWeek
By By Charles Babcock
May 17, 2004

The push toward simplified development and the desire to get software developers working more closely with employees from business units are behind several important trends in software programming. more >