Midrange Server, Windows & Linux Edition, for June 4, 2003

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Windows & Linux Edition Volume 2, Number 22 -- June 4, 2003

In This Issue Bill's, Andy's, and Linus' Enterprise Adventure, Every Week View this issue online at http://www.midrangeserver.com/mid/mid060403.html Sponsored By HEWLETT-PACKARD DEMAND MORE... Demand more from IT than ever before. Demand a new IT architecture that is open, modular and flexible. Demand an alternative to the way IT and IT services have been purchased, implemented and operated. Demand accountability, rather than account control, from your IT partner. Demand HP Sponsored By UNISYS/MICROSOFT JOIN THE ESCAPE FROM UNIX. THE WINDOWS DATA CENTER IS HERE. Featuring the Unisys ES7000 family of servers running new Microsoft® Windows® Server 2003, the Windows Data Center is today's Proven alternative to UNIX. It's a solution that brings revolutionary performance and low-cost standardization to the enterprise. For supporting events and case studies, visit our Resource Center at www.WeHaveTheWayOut.com. PeopleSoft Pays $1.7 Billion to Buy Rival J.D. Edwards by Timothy Prickett Morgan In the application software market, three plus four equals two now that PeopleSoft has announced it will acquire rival enterprise software maker J.D. Edwards for $1.7 in stock. PeopleSoft is the third biggest application provider in the world with $1.9 billion in sales in the past 12 months, and JDE is number four, with $886 million in sales. The merger of these two companies vaults PeopleSoft over former number two Oracle, but PeopleSoft will still be considerably behind number one SAP, which booked 7.4 billion euros in revenues in 2002 (about $8.7 billion at current exchange rates). READ MORE > IBM Debuts Entry pSeries 615 Server with Power4+ Chip by Timothy Prickett Morgan IBM last week completed the revamping of its pSeries Unix server line with its dual-core Power4 processor family with the announcement of the pSeries 615 entry server. IBM rolled out its first Power4-based machine at the high end in late 2001 with the 32-way "Regatta-h" pSeries 690 server, and has been putting variants of the Power4 design into smaller machines since that time. What Big Blue has lacked is an entry machine that supports one or two processor cores that can compete with the 32-bit and 64-bit alternatives in the Windows, Unix, and Linux markets. And now it has it. READ MORE > Sponsored By BROOKS INTERNET SOFTWARE Mainframe to PC and Windows TCP/IP Network Printing Solutions The RPM Remote Print Manager and INTELLIscribe product lines have redefined print management software by giving users control of their Windows printing environment. · Broadcast Printing · Fail-over Printing · Page Range Printing · Printer Finishing Options · Archiving Data (Print to File) · Character Output Reduction (COR) Free Fully Functional Trial at www.brooksnet.com. Sponsored By SUSE LINUX Mainframe Linux for IBM Midrange Systems ♦ Available for i/p/z/x Series ♦ Mainframe stability ♦ Access to legacy data SuSE Linux Enterprise Server lets you keep your current environment and add the power of Linux. Utilize the best of both worlds, exchange data between each OS, all on one system. Get and evaluation copy today www.suse.com. IBM to Build Telecom-Compliant BladeCenter Blade Servers by Timothy Prickett Morgan Sources at IBM say the company is working with blade server developer partner Intel to create a special version of its BladeCenter blade server chassis. The new BladeCenter T servers will meet the stringent requirements of telecom companies and the network equipment suppliers with customers in telephone and other communications services. With these servers and the carrier-grade Linux on Intel-based blades, IBM hopes to take away business from Sun Microsystems, which dominates the telecom space. READ MORE > HP, Opsware Ally to Chase Their Own Utility Computing Dreams by Timothy Prickett Morgan Opsware, a private company specializing in tools for managing operating systems and application software, yesterday announced a key strategic alliance as it inked a deal with IT infrastructure maker Hewlett-Packard. While Opsware and HP have been working together informally, HP will now be bolting the Opsware System onto its Utility Data Center product for virtualizing and provisioning servers, storage, and network bandwidth. HP Services will also be able to sell, integrate, and support the Opsware System. HP's global reach should help Opsware to better establish itself in the crowded systems management market. READ MORE > Sponsored By ACUCORP Acucorp is a leading developer of application extension solutions running on over 600 platforms such as Linux. These extend5 solutions include a powerful ANSI COBOL compiler, an integrated development environment, web deployment technology, seamless interfaces to RDBMS, COBOL-based GUI development, distributed processing and client/server technology. For more information, visit www.acucorp.com Sponsored By WINTERNALS SOFTWARE You want a defragger designed by system experts. Here's why: Defraggers touch critical files throughout the enterprise. You need one that deploys effortlessly with no compatibility surprises. The Winternals team designed Defrag Manager to be so efficient and trouble-free it delivers an ROI in just weeks. Install it on one system to optimize systems throughout your enterprise. Don't rely on risky, out-of-date technology. Go with the defragger designed by the people who know Windows. Try it free for 30 days As I See It: When the Flame Dies by Victor Rozek Why do some people have ample energy at work while others appear as depleted as a spent match? Why are some unfailingly pleasant, and others chronically irritable? Why does working invigorate some people while draining others? Research suggests that a lack of clear criteria for job selection greatly contributes to these outcomes and that they are emblematic of a poorly understood condition we casually call burnout. READ MORE > But Wait, There's More Novell, SCO Argue About Rights to Unix . . . Microsoft, AOL Time Warner Settle Antitrust Lawsuit . . . Microsoft to Tweak Licensing 6.0 Deals with Freebies . . . Fujitsu Siemens Inks Bundling Deals with SuSE, Red Hat . . . PentaSafe Founder Sets Sights High with New Venture . . . READ MORE > Reader Feedback and Insights Readers respond to "Rant: Offshoring in the Offing" READ MORE > Editor: Timothy Prickett Morgan Managing Editor: Shannon Pastore Contributing Editors: Dan Burger, Joe Hertvik, Shannon O'Donnell, Victor Rozek, Hesh Wiener, Alex Woodie Publisher and Advertising Director: Jenny Delroy Advertising Sales Representative: Kim Reed Contact the Editors: Do you have a gripe, inside dope or an opinion? Email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription Information: To unsubscribe, change your email address, or sign up for any of Midrange Server's free e-newsletters, visit http://www.midrangeserver.com/sub/subscribe.html

THIS ISSUE SPONSORED BY: Hewlett-Packard Unisys/Microsoft Brooks Internet Software SuSE Linux Acucorp Winternals Software BACK ISSUES TABLE OF CONTENTS PeopleSoft Pays $1.7 Billion to Buy Rival J.D. Edwards IBM Debuts Entry pSeries 615 Server with Power4+ Chip IBM to Build Telecom-Compliant BladeCenter Blade Servers HP, Opsware Ally to Chase Their Own Utility Computing Dreams As I See It: When the Flame Dies But Wait, There's More

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