Recent articles by Paula Rooney

Sun, Microsoft to reveal interoperability plans

Sun, Microsoft to reveal interoperability plans

Sun Microsystems and Microsoft have rescheduled the phase one rollout of their interoperability pact to October as the companies weigh additional areas of co-operation.
Paula Rooney Sep 14 2004, 12:00AM Software
SCO puts cap on legal costs, moves to protect shareholders

SCO puts cap on legal costs, moves to protect shareholders

As the high cost of litigation takes its toll, The SCO Group has instituted a US$31 million cap on legal fees to be spent over the duration of its pending legal action and has enacted a shareholder rights plan to protect investors from any hostile takeover attempt.
Paula Rooney Sep 2 2004, 12:00AM Software
Microsoft dumps US$1.7B into channels

Microsoft dumps US$1.7B into channels

Software giant, Microsoft would pump another US$200 million into its channel initiatives in the new fiscal year, bringing its total worldwide channel budget to a staggering US$1.7 billion.
Paula Rooney Jul 12 2004, 12:00AM Software
Licence to change

Licence to change

Microsoft is hard at work on more flexible and simplified licensing for enterprises and SMBs, executives told CRN.
Barbara Darrow , Paula Rooney Jun 28 2004, 12:00AM Software
Red Hat posts US$10.7M profit

Red Hat posts US$10.7M profit

Red Hat posted more than US$10 million in profit for its first fiscal quarter of 2005 amid a 53 percent increase in sales from the same quarter a year ago.
Paula Rooney Jun 18 2004, 12:00AM Software
Sun to open Solaris?

Sun to open Solaris?

Sun's president publicly announced recently that the company will open-source its Solaris operating system, but he may end up eating those words.
Paula Rooney Jun 16 2004, 12:00AM Software
SCO faces tougher IP battle against Novell, IBM

SCO faces tougher IP battle against Novell, IBM

SCO's would face a tougher IP battle against Novell and IBM in the aftermath of court rulings late last week, but the war is not over, observers said.
Paula Rooney Jun 15 2004, 12:00AM Software
Microsoft to spend US$40B in R&D

Microsoft to spend US$40B in R&D

Microsoft chairman Bill Gates told more than 100 CEOs that web services -- and Microsoft's software in particular -- were quietly driving a ‘rewiring of the economy’ in the post-dot-com era.
Paula Rooney May 21 2004, 12:00AM Software
Gates: 64-bit desktop computing mainstream in two years

Gates: 64-bit desktop computing mainstream in two years

Microsoft Chairman and Chief Software Architect Bill Gates predicted that 64-bit computing would become mainstream in the PC industry over the next two years because of 32-bit extended technology that preserves customers' existing investments.
Paula Rooney May 6 2004, 12:00AM Software
Red Hat desktop debuts

Red Hat desktop debuts

Red Hat will exploit its back-end security and management services to give its first major corporate desktop, Red Hat Desktop, a promising liftoff to the marketplace.
Paula Rooney May 5 2004, 12:00AM Software
Windows XP SP2 delay confirmed

Windows XP SP2 delay confirmed

Microsoft has confirmed that its much-anticipated Windows XP Service Pack 2 has been delayed for release until almost spring.
Paula Rooney Apr 30 2004, 12:00AM Software
Sun, Microsoft pact viewed as 'Unholy Alliance'

Sun, Microsoft pact viewed as 'Unholy Alliance'

Microsoft and Sun redrew the battle lines in the computing world last week, with news of a 10-year pact designed to better integrate the leading proprietary Unix and Windows platforms and unifying the rivals against a common enemy--IBM and Linux.
Paula Rooney , Barbara Darrow Apr 5 2004, 12:00AM Hardware
Microsoft preps MOM, SMS and ADS updates for Virtual Server

Microsoft preps MOM, SMS and ADS updates for Virtual Server

In spite of a significant delay in its release, Microsoft this week will tout its forthcoming Virtual Server 2004 as a key deliverable of its Dynamic Systems Initiative and plans to enable its existing management servers to manage virtual machines.
Paula Rooney Mar 16 2004, 12:00AM Software
SCO sues AutoZone, DaimlerChrysler

SCO sues AutoZone, DaimlerChrysler

The SCO Group Wednesday launched copyright infringement and contractual violation claims against two Linux end users - AutoZone and DaimlerChrysler -- but the strength of those allegations remains unclear.
Paula Rooney Mar 4 2004, 12:00AM Software
Microsoft XP reloaded may debut before Longhorn

Microsoft XP reloaded may debut before Longhorn

Microsoft plans to release significant enhancements to Windows XP after Service Pack 2 and before Longhorn as part of a project known as Windows XP Reloaded.
Paula Rooney Mar 1 2004, 12:00AM Software
Microsoft urges move to IE 6 SP1 after code leak

Microsoft urges move to IE 6 SP1 after code leak

Microsoft is advising customers to move to Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 and more recent patches following the leak of Windows NT and Windows 2000 source code to the Internet last week.
Paula Rooney Feb 18 2004, 12:00AM Software
SCO-Novell dispute to halt Linux lawsuit, expert claims

SCO-Novell dispute to halt Linux lawsuit, expert claims

A legal expert affiliated with the Open Source Development Labs has claimed the SCO Group cannot file a lawsuit against a Linux customer until its copyright dispute with Novell was ironed out.
Paula Rooney Feb 11 2004, 12:00AM Software
Microsoft unveils help-desk certification

Microsoft unveils help-desk certification

Microsoft in the US has launched its first certification for help-desk professionals.
Paula Rooney Feb 6 2004, 12:00AM Software
Microsoft under pressure

Microsoft under pressure

Microsoft continues to face resistance to its multiyear licensing program but will act to hold onto its dominant market share, according to company CFO John Connors.
Paula Rooney , Barbara Darrow Feb 2 2004, 12:00AM Software
Sun plans Java enterprise system, dev tools on Linux

Sun plans Java enterprise system, dev tools on Linux

As Red Hat and Novell's SUSE touted their next-generation middleware stacks for Linux, Sun Microsystems was on hand at this week's LinuxWorld Expo in New York to show off its Java Enterprise System (JES) for Linux and plans to release its full line of developer tools on Linux.
Paula Rooney Jan 22 2004, 12:00AM Software

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