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Linux and the Desktop: Will it Jump the Hump?

In part, adoption of Linux on the desktop has been sluggish until this point because of its reputation and nature as being rather "hobbyist." As its professional image becomes more positive, more headway is expected to be made. Interarbor Solutions analyst Dana Gardner told LinuxInsider that Gartner's report does predict triple growth for Linux on the desktop by 2008 -- a rapid ascension even in a small market...

Big Blue, Red Hat Take Linux Global

Interarbor Solutions Principal Analyst Dana Gardner told LinuxInsider that the co-branded initiative is another feather in Red Hat's cap in the midst of an interesting Linux landscape "Red Hat appears to be a hot date these days," he said. "And [Sun President and CEO] Jonathan...

Novell Boasts Linux Desktop Gains in Europe

Interabor Solutions Principal Analyst Dana Gardner told LinuxInsider that despite the figures, there will inevitably be spots of action and uptake. The question is whether Novell's recent customer wins point to a trend or simply a few isolated incidents "It has been a long-ter...

IBM-Sponsored Research Fuels Microsoft-Linux Fire

Interabor Solutions principal analyst Dana Gardner told LinuxInsider the fact that there are dueling studies bodes well for corporate technology consumers. "Enterprises are in a position to bargain for the rates and services they want and the customer service they demand," he said...

IBM: Let the Linux-Microsoft Debate Continue

Interabor Solutions principal analyst Dana Gardner told LinuxInsider the fact that there are dueling studies bodes well for corporate technology consumers. "Enterprises are in a position to bargain for the rates and services they want and the customer service they demand," he said...

3Com Unveils IP Apps Package

"VoIP has been going through a rapid maturing and escalation," Interarbor Solutions principal analyst Dana Gardner told TechNewsWorld. "What has been interesting is to see how enterprises are going to exploit and take advantage of VoIP." Remote Reliability...

Teleworking — Is It Right For Your Enterprise?

Interarbor Solutions principal analyst Dana Gardner told the E-Commerce Times that telecommuting seems to catch on, then get resistance, and so on, in a "give-and-take" cycle for both employers and employees. However, Gardner said the overall, ongoing trend is toward more teleworking. He pointed out many reasons for it, particularly gasoline's rising price and increasingly congested freeways...

Microsoft Extends Research Invitation to OSDL

Interarbor Solutions principal analyst Dana Gardner told LinuxInsider that Microsoft desperately wants to engage in what it feels are "the right types of discussions" about Linux. That right type of discussion is an apples-to-apples comparison with Linux -- not with open source...

Akamai Launches News Usage Index

Dana Gardner, principal analyst with Interarbor Solutions, also said "raising public awareness and providing a public service" appeared to be the real goal of the launch. He sees data analysis a poor fit in Akamai's core business model "They are in the content delivery network...

IBM Acquisition Pumps Its E-Form Muscle

It's also aligned with IBM's current company-shopping activity, according to Dana Gardner, principal analyst with Interarbor Solutions in Gilford, N.H Buy Our Tools...

Newcomers Target MySQL in Open-Source Database Market

Regardless of which vendor you pick in the open-source database horse race, open source itself is a good bet, according to Yankee Group analyst Dana Gardner. Gardner told LinuxInsider that open-source databases generally hold a lot of promise, and there is room for multiple players...

Red Hat Makes Play in ID Management Market

Yankee Group analyst Dana Gardner told LinuxInsider that directory server software is a natural evolution for Red Hat. The Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) product launch moves up the stack. "Red Hat has chosen to first go to market with this LDAP directory," Gardner said. "Directories are very strategic products for enterprises and many times it leads to a long-term relationship with a vendor."

Sun To Lift Lid on Connection Services

Yankee Group analyst Dana Gardner told TechNewsWorld that Sun Connection is a high-value added service that propels the company towards its goal of transforming itself from a license supplier to a services partner "Imagine if you had a server farm with 10,000 servers," Gardner...

Sun Realigns Java Enterprise System

Yankee Group analyst Dana Gardner told TechNewsWorld that JES3 is a strong release that could prove more attractive to enterprises because it is better aligned with the levels of projects around which companies are evaluating software products "The new release improves the way...

Sun Adjusts Grid Utility, JES Pricing

"It's just packaging," Yankee Group senior analystDana Gardner told TechNewsWorld. "It's reading themarket and trying to adjust to it." Sun said its aim was to simplify the process and priceof selecting, acquiring and using IT infrastructure,allowing companies to use and pay f...

W3C Boosts Web Services Performance

Yankee Group senior analyst Dana Gardner told TechNewsWorld the three new Web services recommendations should help alleviate some of the apprehension that has hindered deployment of the technology "One of the things that has held up the use of Web services in more mission crit...

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CES Pays Homage to the All-Powerful Consumer

Yankee Group senior analyst Dana Gardner said the end of Comdex, which was also held in Las Vegas, and the rise of CES illustrates the shift in market opportunity from the enterprise to consumers. CES and the SIGGRAPH show for content creators have emerged as the biggest IT shows of North America. "We're really seeing much more activity on the consumer side, and it makes this show much more prominent now," Gardner told TechNewsWorld...

IBM Builds Blade Supercomputer for Spain

According to Yankee Group senior analyst Dana Gardner, two things -- innovationin vertically scaling systems larger and the use of standard hardware thatkeeps costs from matching performance -- are driving the supercomputingprogress "The low cost [of hardware] and the innovati...

Modular Software Ends the Build vs. Buy Debate

"There have been several large trends over the last several years that have fostered this transition," said Dana Gardner, senior analyst for the Yankee Group. She mentioned "a push toward modules and model-driven development and a recognition of the process and solution being higher goals to achieve than the simple automation of a task...

Sun, Nvidia Design Professional Graphics Alliance

Yankee Group senior analyst Dana Gardner told LinuxInsider that the alliance is designed to increase developer and ISV allegiance to the Java development environment and is a good move for Sun "This partnership is part of Sun's drive to shore up its traditionally strong resear...

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