IBM Linux and open source news

If IBM owns Java ...

2009-04-03T00:00:00Z

After years of speculation, it appears that Sun Microsystems is on the cusp of being bought out by IBM. Steven Vaughan-Nichols asks open source leaders familiar with IBM what the merger will mean for open source, Java-based development.

IBM, Mayo form open-source health IT consortium

Grant Gross — 2009-04-02T00:00:00Z

Biomedical informatics researchers at IBM and the Mayo Clinic have launched a new open-source consortium focused on natural language processing (NLP), in an effort to help doctors share diagnosis and treatment information.

Sun fights for Java, but not alone

Jon Brodkin — 2009-01-28T00:00:00Z

Sun Microsystems has recently indicated that it will leverage its stake in Java technology, and that it sees a future in software. Some question the company's relevance to Java, however, and resent its hold on the Java Community Process. Jon Brodkin reports for JavaWorld on Sun's struggle to redefine its place in an evolving Java ecosystem.

IBM to offer virtualized view of Lotus Notes

2008-12-05T00:00:00Z

IBM has teamed up with Ubuntu and Virtual Bridges to offer a virtualised version of the popular Lotus Notes software. The companies claimed that users would be able to experience significant savings compared to a Windows-based machine.

New virtual Linux desktop bundle comes 'Microsoft-free'

2008-12-04T00:00:00Z

IBM and Canonical Thursday announced a virtualized software bundle combining Lotus desktop applications running on top of Ubuntu Linux that they say is far cheaper than running Microsoft's Office suite on conventional Windows PCs.

Sun, IBM launch ODF tools initiative

2008-11-05T00:00:00Z

Sun and IBM are expected Wednesday to announce the Open Document Format Toolkit Union, an open-source project aimed at making it easier for developers to use ODF.

IBM aims for Linux customers with 'baby' mainframe

Jon Brodkin — 2008-10-21T00:00:00Z

IBM offers a stripped-down mainframe geared at midsize businesses, Linux applications.

IBM bundles middleware on Linux systems

Agam Shah — 2008-08-05T00:00:00Z

IBM on Tuesday said it wants to free desktops from Microsoft software, announcing an alliance with Linux vendors to preload its middleware on Linux distributions.

SCO Group: Its future is all used up

Scott Bradner — 2008-07-22T00:00:00Z

More bad news in court for The SCO Group, which is good news for the industry, writes columnist Scott Bradner.

IBM software enhances Web accessibility for the blind

Martyn Williams — 2008-07-08T00:00:00Z

IBM launched on Tuesday an application that seeks to harness the power and time of Internet users around the globe to make the Web more accessible to the visually impaired.