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# How the Sun continues to rise

I had sighed a sigh of relief when Sun Microsystems rejected a takeover bid from Big Blue in April last year. When Oracle entered the picture shortly after, I had hoped against hope that the European Commission would decree the union anticompetitive.

But, as most of us would know by now, Sun will soon cease to be as Oracle now starts work on folding the company into its product roadmap.

I had hoped against hope that Sun would remain whole not because I have a strong affinity for Sun, or Oracle, but because of the loss it would mean for the...

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By Eileen Yu in By The Way -- Friday, January 29 2010 03:31 AM

TOP NEWS: Week In Review

 

M'sia govt touts 95 percent OSS adoption

Majority of Malaysia's government agencies have adopted open source software, but remaining 5 percent will not follow suit anytime soon, says government official.
Thursday, January 28 2010 07:10 PM
Find more stories in:  Local Government, Open source, Open-source Software, Open Source, Information and Communication Technology

Mobile data centers becoming 'mainstream'

As more vendors join portable datacenter market, customers will increasingly view these facilities as "mainstream" and "permanent" business option, analyst notes.
Thursday, January 28 2010 03:33 PM
Find more stories in:  Data centers, Business Strategies & Functions, Infrastructure/architecture management, E-mail, Vietnam

'Coopetition' the new norm in tech

IT vendors increasingly expanding market focus, resulting in need to balance impact of competition and benefits of cooperation with industry peers, says analyst.
Wednesday, January 27 2010 04:58 PM
Find more stories in:  Strategy, Leadership, Business applications, Coopetition, Vendor

Cloud needs Thai government backing

Asian governments must look to cloud computing to help spur domestic IT sectors, but top officials need convincing still, Thai delegate reveals.
Wednesday, January 27 2010 06:20 PM
Find more stories in:  Local Government, Cloud computing, Asia, Conference, Information Technology

Secure data between multiple mobile OSes

IT professionals need to understand flow of critical data in order to create system capable of safeguarding enterprise networks, advise industry players.
Wednesday, January 27 2010 06:28 PM
Find more stories in:  Data security, Authentication and encryption, Network security, Firewalls, Business security

AMD readies Fusion for 'new form factors'

Chipmaker's new roadmap shows Brazos platform, geared toward future PC form factors, containing chip codenamed Ontario with graphics and CPU integrated.
Tuesday, January 26 2010 07:44 PM
Find more stories in:  Processors, Multiprocessor servers, Personal Computers, Servers, Brazos

More regulation to clarify rising tech's biz models

As consumer technologies start making inroads into enterprise arena, expect more gray areas to be cleared up through increased regulations, says Gartner analyst.
Tuesday, January 26 2010 05:23 PM
Find more stories in:  Business Strategies & Functions, IT budgeting, IT project management, Data warehousing/business intelligence, Cloud computing

Analyst: Tablet will still remain niche

Hype around tablet PCs will likely fizzle, with devices not getting mainstream adoption in the office or home--with or without Apple's entrance.
Monday, January 25 2010 06:51 PM
Find more stories in:  Notebooks and tablets, Apple Inc., Tablet, RBC Capital Markets, Tablet PC

APAC firms eye green in outsourcing contracts

As virtualization and server consolidation grow in region, businesses increasingly expect IT services providers to adopt energy-efficient IT, says analyst.
Monday, January 25 2010 07:05 PM
Find more stories in:  Green IT, Virtualization, Cost control, Outsourcing, Asia

IT spend to return to 2008 levels

Boosted by expenditure in emerging markets, worldwide IT spend in 2010 will return to levels reached two years ago, according to research analyst Gartner.
Friday, January 22 2010 06:30 PM
Find more stories in:  IT budgeting, Budgeting/cost control, Richard Gordon, IT-spending, U.S.


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