A Ray of Hope for Desktop Linux
Published Monday, July 10, 2006 by Technology Monster.| I don't see anything on the horizon that seems likely to change that, but, for Linux fans, here's a ray of hope: IBM, one of the penguin's biggest backers, is releasing a version of its Notes communications and collaboration software designed to run on Linux. Under its "Migrate to the Penguin" program, Big Blue pays business partners and software resellers incentives of $20 per user, up to $20,000, for migrating customers from Microsoft Outlook/Exchange to Lotus Notes on Linux. |
Not Your Dad's Mainframe: Little Iron
Published Thursday, July 06, 2006 by Technology Monster.| Now, though, the mainframe is heading towards a much larger potential market.In IBM's latest effort to keep Big Iron relevant in a fast-changing computing world, it's retooling the technology for small- and medium-size businesses. They met up with some IBM technical wizards and talked over their dreams and were stunned to hear that the mainframe might be the best computing choice for a small company with a massive project like they had in mind. |
Predatory Pricing: Any Price That's Better Than Mine
Published Saturday, July 01, 2006 by Technology Monster.| Amidst the endless discussion about Google Checkout, some are trotting out predatory pricing accusations because the company is willing to take a loss on each transaction in order to drive advertising sales. But does this qualify as predatory, or is this the standard definition of a loss leader? What people are concerned about is the hypothetical case in which a company drives the competition out of business, and then raises prices dramatically. |
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