IBM has extended the work it is doing with Red Hat and Novell in a bid to make Linux and open source software a more compelling option for IT directors.
Sun Microsystems is to make the designs of its new UltraSparc T1 server processors open source in an attempt to win greater support for its hardware in the developer community.
Gartner figures show that users worldwide are investing in both 32-bit and 64-bit servers, with purchases rising sharply between the third quarters of 2004 and 2005.
Mercer Human Resource Consulting, a global provider of HR and financial services, has gone live with a state-of-the-art European datacentre at an ex-Ministry of Defence site 40 miles north of London.
Microsoft Windows became the biggest selling server operating system for the first time during the third quarter of 2005. It outsold all other server operating systems, with organisations purchasing £2.7bn worth of licences.
Microsoft’s Windows captured the market lead in server operating systems for the first time during the third quarter, boosted by demand for inexpensive servers.