Sept. 5, 2007
More time needed on Vista anti-trust
Seattle Post Intelligencer
Can people please stop harassing Microsoft in court rooms across America.
”California and several other states reiterated their problems with the settlement in Microsoft’s U.S. antitrust case, and made it clear — without making a formal motion — that they don’t want government oversight of the company to end as scheduled starting later this year.”
Red Hat partners
Tech Target
Colin Steele has this Linux virtualization offer to tell you about.
“The Red Hat Enterprise Linux Virtualization course is aimed at getting value-added resellers (VARs), systems integrators (SIs) and customers familiar with virtualization and teaching them how it can make them money, spokesman Peter Hnath said. Red Hat has included XenSource virtualization technology in the latest version of its operating system, Enterprise Linux 5.”
There’s no middle manager in baseball
Pink Slip
Maureen Rogers is a former IT executive who now specializes in high tech layoffs. Her topic today is the manager of the Boston Red Sox.
”Okay. I don’t know how it’s all going to work out this season. And, God knows, I’ve cursed, booed, and second-guessed him plenty of times. This is, of course, my right, privilege and, I daresay, obligation as a lifelong member of Red Sox Nation.”