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Still, there is really no need to put the brakes on development of the social networking, service oriented architecture (SOA), Ajax-fueled "mashups" that are currently emerging, Interarbor Solutions Principal Analyst Dana Gardner told LinuxInsider "Some are concerned about the...

There is no denying the buzz around Ubuntu, said Interarbor Solutions Principal Analyst Dana Gardner. Its "spark in the market" has many wondering whether it will enjoy the same success as the last Linux company to take off: Red Hat By giving computer users -- enterprise and c...

SpikeSource's expansion announcements are likely a harbinger of things to come, particularly in new markets such as Brazil, Russia, India and China (BRIC), Interarbor Solutions Principal Analyst Dana Gardner told LinuxInsider SMBs are an opportunity for SpikeSource, as well as...

Interarbor Solutions Principal Analyst Dana Gardner told LinuxInsider that Yahoo's audience is clearly among the largest in the industry Yahoo's release of code also comes at a time when "mashups" -- the combination of two or more applications or interfaces -- are becoming mor...

Black Duck is joined by Palamida and Borland in providing code audits that have become standard practice in the industry, Interarbor Solutions Principal Analyst Dana Gardner told LinuxInsider "It's part of due diligence," he said. "It's really a box to check off in the softwar...

Still, the new software stack's availability just a few months after the merger represents record time to market in a situation like this, Interarbor Solutions Principal Analyst Dana Gardner told LinuxInsider The two companies, which each chose a commercial open source path in...

Microsoft appears to be more focused on the virtualization of applications, rather than virtualized operating systems or platforms, Interarbor Principal Analyst Dana Gardner told TechNewsWorld The reason, according to Gardner, may be Microsoft's license-based business model, w...

"For the marketplace to absorb it, it should come out fairly quickly, but more importantly, completely," Interarbor Solutions Principal Analyst Dana Gardner told LinuxInsider. Open sourcing Java could increase Java innovation and ease of use if done right, he said. "The people in a position to do that -- I'm not sure they have patience for the dribble-drabble open sourcing of Java."

Some dispute the 451 Group's conclusions. A single source of support may be beneficial for a software operating system or platform, or for a particular application. However, for real-world IT environments, which tend to be heterogeneous, the question of support is much more complex, Interarbor Solutions Principal Analyst Dana Gardner told LinuxInsider...

Since Linux is competing primarily against Windows in enterprise data centers, it is only fitting that Linux backers promote the platform the way Microsoft promotes Windows, which is heavily advertised in the technology and mainstream media, Interarbor Solutions Principal Analyst Dana Gardner told LinuxInsider...

Launched last year with the opening of SWsoft's Virtuozzo virtualization software code, OpenVZ is still supported by SWsoft, and has been focused on building toward inclusion in Debian Linux and the OS kernel from its inception, Interarbor Solutions Principal Analyst Dana Gardner told LinuxInsider...

Despite concerns, developers and IT shops have been enthusiastically anticipating Xen technology, and its open source nature means getting it out and into the hands of users and enterprise settings quickly is key, noted Interarbor Solutions Founder and Principal Analyst Dana Gardner...

There is no question that Suse Linux is a strong, popular platform, but whether Novell can convert its technology into revenue and shareholder trust remains to be seen, Interarbor Solutions Principal Analyst Dana Gardner told LinuxInsider "We need not confuse units and distrib...

Survey results indicated increased parity among the two server operating systems -- with Linux gaining on installation ease and support, and Windows improving in terms of flexibility. At the same time, the data marks a change in how IT administrators are viewing the server operating system challenge, according to Interarbor Solutions Founder and Principal Analyst Dana Gardner...

With virtualization leader VMware's success and the "huge uptake" of its software, other players are looking to cut out a piece of the virtualization pie for themselves, Interarbor Solutions Founder and Principal Analyst Dana Gardner told LinuxInsider Independent software vend...

Logically, as Linux use grows, so does the ecology that surrounds it, including education and training, Interarbor Founder and Principal Analyst Dana Gardner told LinuxInsider The better the expertise and support a company can provide for Linux, the more it can charge for that...

Interarbor Solutions Principal Analyst Dana Gardner sees Microsoft's decision to support ODF as significant. Microsoft could stand fast against the government requests, he told TechNewsWorld, or drag its feet to comply, but it did neither, he noted. The movement is a positive step, he said, though there is still room for improvement...

The componentized nature of blade server infrastructures allows IT organizations to more efficiently manage not only servers, but also the power, cooling and support costs that go along with server systems, Interarbor Solutions Founder and Principal Analyst Dana Gardner told TechNewsWorld...

Despite the advantages of the open, transparent collaboration that occurs with open source software development, trying to manage multiple open source projects can be extremely difficult, Interarbor Solutions Principal Analyst Dana Gardner told LinuxInsider "A lot of times, co...

The OpenSolaris move may have helped drive more development or momentum for Solaris 10, but the Sun software was already "a venerable," leading Unix operating system, Interarbor Solutions Principal Analyst Dana Gardner told LinuxInsider "I don't think you can draw the line [be...