10,000-core Linux supercomputer built in Amazon cloud
High-performance computing expert Jason Stowe recently asked two of his engineers a simple question: Can you build a 10,000-core cluster in the cloud?
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Bashing Microsoft 'like kicking a puppy,' says Linux Foundation chief
Two decades after Linus Torvalds developed his famous operating system kernel, the battle between Linux and Microsoft is over and Linux has won, says Linux Foundation Executive Director Jim Zemlin.
Windows Phone 7 to surpass iPhone, BlackBerry sales by 2015, IDC predicts
The early days of Windows Phone 7 have been all about positive reviews, not much market share, and a botched update that caused some phones to stop working.
Windows Thin PC ready for customers to test
A stripped-down version of Windows designed by Microsoft for thin clients is now available for customers to download and evaluate.
Microsoft denies intentionally shutting off Hotmail encryption in Arab countries
Microsoft says it did not "intentionally limit" access to Hotmail's HTTPS encryption service in foreign countries where freedom of expression is under attack.
Startup moves Exchange mailboxes to Google or Microsoft cloud
A startup founded by a former Citrix executive is aiming to help customers move Microsoft Exchange mailboxes to either Google Apps or Microsoft's own cloud.
Tor Project, Flash cloner win free software awards
A project to ensure privacy and anonymity on the Web that helped dissident movements in Iran and Egypt was honored by the Free Software Foundation in the group's annual award ceremony. The Free Software Foundation also honored an individual who created an Adobe Flash player clone that contains no proprietary software.
Microsoft: Next level of virtualization unlocks server OS, applications
By now, most IT professionals are familiar with server and application virtualization. But Microsoft says it's time to get ready for the next layer: server application virtualization.
iPhone, Android, Windows and Linux: Microsoft now manages them all
Microsoft hates when customers buy products that weren't built in Redmond, but Steve Ballmer and crew aren't going to miss a moneymaking opportunity, even if that means managing iPhones, iPads, Androids and, yes, even Linux computers.
Private Cloud can prevent end runs around IT, Microsoft says
If IT shops want to prevent users from going to the Cloud, they have to bring the Cloud to the users.
Groupon could break Google's record with $25 billion IPO
Groupon is in talks with banks for an initial public offering that places the value of the company as high as $25 billion, Bloomberg and others are reporting.
First look at Microsoft Internet Explorer 9
Microsoft's IE9 provides a browsing experience that even Chrome and Firefox users may find compelling.
Android violates Linux license, experts claim
Google's Android mobile operating system's usage of the Linux kernel may violate open source licensing with a misappropriation of Linux code that could bring about the "collapse of the Android ecosystem," some intellectual property experts are charging.
IE9 downloaded 27 times per second, but Microsoft browser share still declines
Microsoft boasted that Internet Explorer 9 was downloaded 2.35 million times, or 27 times per second, during its first 24 hours of availability this week.
GNOME creator respects proprietary software, can't wait for iPad 2
"If you are not planning on getting an iPad 2 on Friday at 5 p.m., the terrorists win." So said open source icon Miguel de Icaza on his Twitter feed this week, and he wasn't joking.