Then, when IBM developed the personal computer, it unintentionally opened up its technology for anyone to replicate. While the PC wasn't developed using the open source model, it is an example of a technology that was opened for any person or...
Red Hat and SuSE Linux, the top two sellers of the Linux open-source operating system, are launching new discounts to attract students and educational institutions - a strategically important customer set for technology companies.
Sun Microsystems has recruited one of its biggest customers yet for its StarOffice software, signing a contract with the Ontario Ministry of Education covering 2.5 million students. The deal, signed May 27 but not announced in the United States...
Its next PC factory, for one, will be located in North Carolina. The centre is being opened to support Dell's huge growth of late. The company also has opened a call centre in Oklahoma City, along with a distribution centre in Westchester, Ohio.
Microsoft is teaming up with Indian IT services provider Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), and three other Chinese companies to establish an IT outsourcing company in China. The company first set up a representative office in 1992, and later opened...
A new plant in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, the company's largest, will begin operations in September. The top executive at the number one computer maker told shareholders that Dell has great prospects in its newfound printer and television...