Linux has gained credibility as a viable application server platform following a deal struck between SCO subsidiary Tarantella and Caldera Systems, which will see Tarantella port its middleware to Caldera's OpenLinux Application Server product.
SAP has set its sights on the application server market in a move that will have been registered at the headquarters of market leaders BEA Systems and IBM. Application server software is middleware that helps create an ebusiness from a company's...
The IBM Z800 mainframes will run Linux, Websphere Application Server, DB2 database and Tivoli software. By Rupert Goodwins Air New Zealand is replacing 150 Compaq NT servers with two IBM mainframes running Linux, saving the company a potential NZ...
IBM said the package is based on non-proprietary standards and is built on its WebSphere Business Integration, WebSphere Application Server, DB2 Information Integrator, Tivoli Access Manager and WebSphere Portal Server products.
IBM Tivoli Continuous Data Protection for Files, which is slated for release on 16 September, is designed to let workers automatically and continuously back up data to their computers or laptops, as well as send a copy to a remote company server.
Grid management software is appearing - not only from the high-end players such as DataSynapse and Platform but also from the main systems management players like BMC, CA Unicenter and IBM Tivoli. Historically, applications have needed to be...