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Novell Sale: VMware Among the Bidders?

It sounds like Novell is nearing a deal to sell itself. Newspaper and wire report rumors suggest VMware is bidding to buy Novell’s SUSE Linux business, with another buyer to potentially acquire Novell’s other businesses. Here’s the speculation plus insights from The VAR Guy.

Rethinking Canonical's Ubuntu Business Strategy

If you’d asked us in 2007 or 2008 to summarize Canonical’s grand strategy, our answer would have centered around beating Red Hat and Novell on the Linux server front. But fast forward to the present and a lot has changed. Here's why.

Red Hat: Will SAP Acquire Linux Leader?

Rumors are swirling that SAP may acquire Red Hat. But does it make sense for SAP to acquire Red Hat's Linux, JBoss Middleware and RHEV virtualization businesses? Absolutely yes. Here's why.

Canonical and Ubuntu Veteran Joins Dell

  • The VAR Guy (Posted by thevarguy2 on Aug 17, 2010 12:51 PM EDT)
  • Groups: Ubuntu
An Ubuntu Linux veteran has joined Dell as part of the PC giant’s effort to focus on systems management. Ken Drachnik, a former manager at Canonical (promoter of Ubuntu) has joined Dell as director of product marketing for KACE. Here are the details.

VMware: Using Open Source Alfresco to Attack Microsoft SharePoint?

Sources say VMware is mulling a partnership, investment or outright acquisition of Alfresco — the open source enterprise content management system. The potential reason: Alfresco would potentially allow VMware to attack Microsoft SharePoint, which generates more than $1 billion in annual revenues for Microsoft. Here are the details.

Oracle's Next MySQL Move: Sept. 19

When Oracle acquired Sun Microsystems — and by association, MySQL — plenty of open source pundits expressed concern. After much silence there are at least two signs Oracle plans to show MySQL customers and partners some love.

Ubuntu 10.10's New File System: btrfs, A Closer Look

Between ext3, ext4, reiserfs and others, Ubuntu has no shortage of file systems to choose from when installing a new system. And those options are set to become yet more numerous in Ubuntu 10.10, which will introduce support for btrfs. Wondering what this new file system is all about and why it might matter to you? Read on for an introduction.

Intel Hybrid Cloud: Linux Included?

At first glance, the so-called Intel Hybrid Cloud effort is built atop Windows Small Business Server (SBS) or Microsoft’s full-blown Windows Server. But The VAR Guy has been busy poking around — trying to determine if the Intel Hybrid Cloud also will include some Linux options. Here are details.

Novell Launching App Store for SUSE Linux Appliances

Novell is preparing to launch an app store called SUSE Gallery. It's designed to help partners and customers find SUSE Linux software appliances that fulfill specific business application needs. Plus, SUSE Gallery effort shows signs that Novell and VMware will continue their joint attack on Red Hat. Here's the scoop.

Microsoft's Real Tablet Competition: Google Android

During Microsoft’s recent Worldwide Partner Conference, COO Kevin Turner assured channel partners that tablet PCs running Windows 7 would soon counter Apple’s iPad. But perhaps Turner and Microsoft should be more worried about another rapidly emerging tablet rival: Google Android.

Will Canonical-IBM Relationship Attract Oracle to Ubuntu

  • WorksWithU.com; By Joe Panettieri (Posted by thevarguy2 on Jul 23, 2010 1:05 AM EDT)
  • Groups: IBM, Ubuntu
Canonical's growing relationship with the IBM DB2 may have a hidden benefit. Specifically, if DB2 gains some momentum on Ubuntu, it could attract Oracle to Ubuntu.

VMware, Zimbra Open Source Set to Attack Microsoft Exchange August 1

VMware and Zimbra are preparing to launch an open source attack against Microsoft Exchange, starting on August 1. The effort will ultimately include thousands of VMware partners. Here are the details.

Canonical Seeks 10 Ubuntu Cloud Hosting Partners

How do you eat an elephant? In small bytes. That old saying applies to Canonical’s emerging Ubuntu cloud strategy. Instead of pursuing the entire cloud hosting industry, Canonical is quietly seeking 10 hosting partners to pilot Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud. Here are the details.

Canonical, IBM: Expanded Ubuntu Partnership at OSCON?

At OSCON, Canonical’s Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud (UEC) could get a boost from IBM's DB2 database team. It sounds like the Ubuntu-IBM effort will focus on cloud opportunities. Here are details from WorksWithU, the independent guide to Ubuntu.

Canonical Seeks Ubuntu Cloud Wins at HostingCon

At first glance, Canonical will spend most of this week promoting Ubuntu at OSCON, the open source convention. But take a closer look and you’ll discover Canonical and Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud Edition surfacing at HostingCon in Austin, Texas. Here’s why.

Memo to Canonical: Time to Revive Ubuntu Live Conference

As OSCON (Open Source Convention) gets set to start July 23, I’m reminded of an Ubuntu-centric conference that once showed great promise. The event, called Ubuntu Live, was co-located at OSCON in 2007. But it no longer exists. It’s time for Canonical to revive Ubuntu Live for partners and customers. Here's why.

Microsoft's Top Concern No Longer Is Open Source...

What keeps Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer up at night? A few years ago, the answer likely involved Linux, Red Hat, MySQL and other disruptive open source upstarts. Fast forward to the present and Microsoft has two other big competitive concerns. Here they are.

Microsoft COO Paints Google As An Evil Empire

Microsoft COO Kevin Turner this morning took aggressive shots at Apple, Oracle, Linux, VMware and Google — even painting Google as a Big Brother-type company that tries to say they’re not evil in their mission statement. Here are the details.

OSCON: Will Health Care Partners Embrace Open Source?

  • The VAR Guy; By John Moore (Posted by thevarguy2 on Jul 12, 2010 11:20 PM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story; Groups: GNU
The health care sector is set for a technology-driven transformation as the federal government pushes adoption of electronic health records and pursues national health information exchange. Hardly surprising, the Open Source Convention (OSCON) has a health care track. But will health care IT consultants embrace open source? Here's an overview.

HP Preparing NetBooks Running Palm WebOS

  • The VAR Guy; By David Courbanou (Posted by thevarguy2 on Jul 2, 2010 9:53 PM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story; Groups: HP
Hewlett-Packard has completed the Palm acquisition. And if you read between the lines it sounds like HP will leverage Palm’s technology for more than smart phones and tablet computers. Indeed, HP seems poised to deploy webOS on netbooks. Here are the details.

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