Sun launched Sun Fire X4450 server and Sun Blade X6450 server module, They consist of Intel Xeon processor 7400 series and can run on latest version of Solaris 10 including Linux, Windows and VMware. The Sun Fire X4450 server and Sun Blade X6450 server module is scheduled to begin shipping next month, with price starting at $8,545 and $9,455, respectively.
Oracle initiated hardware business in partnersip with HP for the first time in 31 years history. Oracle introduces HP Oracle Database Machine which is 10 times faster than current Data Warehouses. Chief Executive Larry Ellison launched the product at Oracle customer conference in front of 43,000 people. It took three years to develop the product. The database machine will sell for $650,000 and store up to 168 terabytes.
Netsuite, a leading provider of on line business solution for CRM, ERP, Accounting software announced to be the first business application company to provide support for Google Chrome. Since, Chrome is optimized for WEB 2.0 application, the company’s AJAX based application works better with the new browser.
As per IDC, US identity and access management domain grows US $3.1 billion in 2007 and is expected to reach US $5.3 billion by 2012. IBM launched new security software, Tivoli Access Manager for Enterprise Single Sign On, TAM ESSO, for password management. It supports existing hardware (mainframe, PCs, servers) and operating system platforms including Windows, Linux, AIX, Solaris, and HP-UX
ZHMICRO, a leading developer of software tools based on z++ ( superset of platform independent c++) unveiled new Internet Server on z++ platform. The new version is capable of handling multiple service requests all through a single port. This new feature enables the developer to develop multi-service applications for mobile devices that can access remote Enterprise server.
Sun Microsystem unveiled new version of Virtualization Software Sun XVM VirtualBox which is a free. Simultaneously, Sun also announced Enterprise Sun XVM VirtualBox with 24/7 Customer Support. The Virtual Box is a major open source software that supports Mac OS X, Linux, Windows, Solaris and OpenSolaris. XVM also extended its support for 64 bit Operating Systems like Red Hat Linux and Windows Vista.
Axigen, a leading developer of Messaging Solutions from small businesses to large Enterprises, announced Axigen mail Server Version 6.1 that runs on Windows Server 2003 and on Windows XP platforms. The company provides secure mail server like SMTP, POP3, IMAP, WebMail, WebAdmin with multiple AntiVirus and AntiSpam support. Now, companies can take advantage of switching mail servers among Windows, Linux and hybrid platforms,
Bob Sutor, IBM’s VP of open source and standards said at the Black Hat conference at Las Vegas that user should pay attention to design Linux interface less like windows. The UI design should comprise some unique and cool features. IBM joined hands with Linux distributors Red Hat, Novell, and Canonical at Linuxworld the day before to build “Microsoft-free PCs for business.”
A recent press briefing explains different Linux related bugs in the Motherboards that are manufactured by Foxconn. The trouble prone area is AMI BIOS that several board makers use. Foxconn is the first vendor out with a publicly released test patch that fixes the bulk of the problems. The patch allows kernel 2.6.26 to run well on the G33M series.
