You might call it high-tech's odd couple--IBM's white shirts, ties and pocket protectors paired with the ripped T-shirts of Birkenstock-wearing, free-software-loving Linux programmers. But IBM has ...

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IBM has powered up a prototype of "Squadron," its coming high-end Unix server with 64 Power5 processors, an important step in Big Blue's plans to unify its four server lines. "We manufactured our ...

Vendors promote bridge to modern architecture for legacy systems, but Db2 not going anywhere just yet IBM has signed an OEM ...

IBM has added a new capability to its virtualization platform that will allow Linux applications to run on IBM’s Unix servers, the company announced Tuesday. The “Lx86” capability, to be included in ...

It's hard to get attention for something as dull as Unix computers when Web companies snag all the headlines for advancements in digital media. But an important development is happening at IBM that ...

coverage from the Linux gathering. IBM is pumping up its business with the penguin. Big Blue will highlight five new customers using the Linux operating system on Monday at the LinuxWorld conference, ...

"IBM topped the survey again this year, winning most categories, but their lead was a bit narrower than last year," said Dan Olds, a principal analyst and CEO of the Gabriel Consulting Group. "The ...

IBM has strengthened its hand in the Unix business with new systems based on its Power7 processors, including a server for large enterprises that scales to 256 cores. The Power 795 is IBM’s biggest ...

SCO Group filed suit today against IBM for "no less than $1 billion," charging that Big Blue stole trade secrets from SCO to build its presence in the Linux computing business. "IBM made concentrated ...

Last week’s announcement of IBM’s eServer p650 server marks the first time the company has introduced a high-end RISC processor on a midrange model before rolling it out on its enterprise servers. The ...

IBM hopes to have 40,000 Linux desktop users within the company by year’s end, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that the computer giant thinks everyone should move to the Linux desktop, an IBM ...