Prepping for a blade duel: Senior Contributing Editors Brian Chee and Paul Venezia are getting ready for a big three-way blade server review of offerings from Dell, HP, and Sun at the state-of-the-art SOEST Advance Network Computing Lab at the University of Hawaii. Check out the latest entry in the Geeks in Paradise blog for an in-depth look at how InfoWorld Test Center analysts prepare for a test of enterprise-class hardware and software of this caliber.
Tune in to Office 2007: Oliver Rist has been neck-deep in Office 2007 for the past couple of weeks and has taken the time to share some hands-on experiences in his SMB IT blog about the newly refurbished Outlook and PowerPoint. In his latest Emerging Enterprise podcast, Rist dissects Redmond's overarching strategy in cramming so much feature-y goodness into the newest version of its productivity suite. Take a listen!
Is Sun next on Oracle's list? Oracle's plan to offer inexpensive support for Red Hat Linux has caused quite a stir in the IT community -- and quite a drop in Red Hat stock. Senior Editor Neil McAllister contemplates whether Oracle's old dot-com buddy Sun has cause for concern, given that it's now effectively competing with Oracle in the open-source OS business. Could an eventual Oracle acquisition of Sun be in the cards?
Posted by Ted Samson on October 30, 2006 06:00 AM
