Today's News: Windows, Linux battle for data center

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June 03, 2004 Published by  Search390.com Today's News IN THIS ISSUE: Windows, Linux to win war over data center Weighing the costs of open source Sun partnerships aimed squarely at IBM More headlines DB2 for newbies Patently funny: Microsoft adds 'double-click' to patent clique SPONSORED BY:  Search390.com Product and Vendor Guide Simplify the process of finding mainframe-specific products and solutions. Search390.com's Product and Vendor Guide allows you to search listings alphabetically, and by industry or across such topics as Web and application development, systems management and more. Visit our easy-to-use guide now: Click Here! Windows, Linux to win war over data center [Search390.com] Yikes! It's really happening. Analysts report that the shift toward Linux and Windows dominance in the data center has begun. MORE INFO: Read how some managers have scoffed at Windows' data center dominance Consolidation sparks mainframe revival Weighing the costs of open source [SearchDatabase.com] Figuring the costs of the popular MySQL open source software is more complicated than you might think -- especially because it's free. Sun partnerships aimed squarely at IBM [Reuters] IBM has an axis of competition to worry about -- Sun, Fujitsu and Siemens have announced a new partnership wherein they will create Sun's new generation of computers based on Solaris and SPARC chips. Together, the companies will give Big Blue and HP a run for their money. More headlines [Search390.com] Open Solaris could help Sun bite back at Big Blue (InternetNews) Does IT matter? (SearchCIO.com) TOPICS: DB2 for newbies Perhaps no database is more synonymous with IBM mainframes than DB2. The editors of Search390.com have scoured the site for this collection of DB2 links. NEWS: z/OS migration fun How would you describe your z/OS migration process? TIPS: Is IT really a man's world? Women in IT is a paradox. On one hand, the field doesn't attract a lot of women but on the other hand it offers a lot of things such as flexibility that women would find attractive. Patently funny: Microsoft adds 'double-click' to patent clique [Slashdot] Have you double clicked today? If so, whatever you do, don't try to claim the click as your own (you can claim your finger). Microsoft now owns the U.S. patent on the double click. So does this mean you'll need to remit Redmond some cash every time your finger pulls the mouse trigger twice? Probably not. Let's just hope IBM doesn't start charging 10 cents for every "Control-Alt-Delete," because if you had a dime for every time your Windows machine wigged out, you could hire Bill or Steve to clean your pool. Full Story Contact Us Sales For sales inquiries, please contact us at: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Editorial For feedback about any of our articles or to send us your article ideas, please contact us at: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ABOUT THIS E-NEWSLETTER This e-newsletter is published by Search390.com, a targeted Web site from TechTarget, the most targeted IT media and events company. Copyright 2004 TechTarget. All rights reserved. To unsubscribe from "Today's News": Go to unsubscribe: http://search390.techtarget.com/u?track=NL-170 Please note, unsubscribe requests may take up to 24 hours to process; you may receive additional mailings during that time. A confirmation e-mail will be sent when your request has been successfully processed. Contact Us: Search390 MemberServices 117 Kendrick Street, Suite 800 Needham, MA 02494