Tag Archives: IBM

IBM, standards, and the cloud

Posted on March 4, 2013 by Bob Sutor

I just figured out that I’ve been involved with standards for almost one-third of my life, since the mid-1990s. During that time, I’ve been employed by IBM but I’ve also worked collaboratively with other people in the IT industry on … Continue reading →

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New book about 100 years of IBM

Posted on June 8, 2011 by Bob Sutor

As some of you know, I’ve been working for IBM for 28 years, though I was but a child when I started. Evidently it existed before I got here, and the full 100 year history is discussed in a new … Continue reading →

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May 18: Open Virtualization Alliance news roundup

Posted on May 18, 2011 by Bob Sutor

Here are some of the stories around the Open Virtualization Alliance that was announced yesterday. Open Virtualization Alliance launched – The H Open Source: News and Features “The KVM virtualisation technology uses the Linux kernel as part of the hypervisor; … Continue reading →

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Daily links for 05/04/2011

Posted on May 4, 2011 by Bob Sutor

Red Hat and IBM join forces to develop open source virtualisation – 03 May 2011 – Computing News “KVM allows businesses to create multiple virtual versions of Linux and Windows environments on the same server, while allowing companies to save … Continue reading →

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Daily links for 03/14/2011

Posted on March 14, 2011 by Bob Sutor

Amazon grabs Angry Birds Rio for Android exclusive | ZDNet “Rovio is planning an update to its wildly successful game called Angry Birds Rio, but this game will only be available to Android users via the Amazon Appstore, and will not be … Continue reading →

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Daily links for 10/14/2010

Posted on October 14, 2010 by Bob Sutor

Microsoft Gives its Blessing to OpenOffice.org – Open Enterprise “The criticisms made in the video are not really the point – they are mostly about OpenOffice.org not being a 100% clone of Microsoft Office, and compatibility problems with Microsoft’s proprietary … Continue reading →

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Daily links for 10/12/2010 – OpenJDK edition

Posted on October 12, 2010 by Bob Sutor

IBM and Oracle Are Behind OpenJDK! | JavaWorld’s Daily Brew “Today’s announcement that IBM will collaborate on OpenJDK comes at an important time for the Java community. For years, Java developers wondered if Sun would ever open source Java. Recently, … Continue reading →

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IBM joins the OpenJDK community, will help unify open source Java efforts

Posted on October 11, 2010 by Bob Sutor

When people talk about open source, the notion of “forking” often comes up. The idea is that some folks are not happy with the direction in which a project is going, so they take a copy of the source code, … Continue reading →

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Daily links for 07/22/2010

Posted on July 22, 2010 by Bob Sutor

Ubuntu Linux brings IBM DB2 to the cloud – Computerworld Blogs “Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu, has always had many user and developer fans. Enterprise business fans? Not so much. Canonical hopes to change that with today’s, July 21, launch … Continue reading →

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Daily links for 07/21/2010

Posted on July 21, 2010 by Bob Sutor

Canonical bundles Linux, IBM database for the cloud | Cloud Computing – InfoWorld “Canonical is offering enterprises a chance to try cloud computing via a virtual appliance that bundles Ubuntu Linux with the IBM DB2 Express-C database running on the … Continue reading →

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Daily links for 07/02/2010

Posted on July 2, 2010 by Bob Sutor

Firefox to become IBM’s new default browser – The H Open Source: News and Features “The Firefox community also has another reason to celebrate. On Thursday, Firefox add-on downloads crossed the 2 billion marker, further emphasising the popularity of the … Continue reading →

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Around the web: IBM adopts Firefox

Posted on July 1, 2010 by Bob Sutor

Here are a few links to stories and blog entries about IBM’s announcement that it is adopting the Mozilla Firefox browser for internal use. IBM embraces Firefox, adopts it internally – Ars Technica “A recent change to IBM’s internal IT … Continue reading →

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Saying it out loud: IBM is moving to Firefox as its default browser

Posted on July 1, 2010 by Bob Sutor

I talk a lot about software in this blog but most of the discussion is at the personal level: I tried this, I experimented with that. I hardly ever talk about what I use for doing my IBM business and … Continue reading →

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Interview with IBM’s head Linux honcho Dan Frye at Linux.com

Posted on April 2, 2010 by Bob Sutor

Ahead of the Linux Foundation’s Collaboration Summit, Linux.com’s Jennifer Cloer has posted an interview with Dan Frye, IBM’s vice president of Open Systems Development. Here’s a snapshot: You will be talking about 10+ years of Linux at IBM. What has … Continue reading →

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Daily links for 03/29/2010

Posted on March 29, 2010 by Bob Sutor

Sony Zaps PlayStation 3 ‘Install Other OS’ Feature – PCWorld “Sony giveth and Sony taketh away: When the company’s newest PlayStation 3 firmware update drops on April 1, it’ll remove a beloved feature once trumpeted as a system sale-maker. That’s … Continue reading →

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