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There is tremendous opportunity for Linux and other open source software in China, not only because of the government's support and ability to require the use of it, but also because of China's background in open, copied code, according to Interarbor Solutions Principal Analyst Dana Gardner...

Along with the cost savings of the thin blade server computers -- which HP claims could reach as much as 46 percent in a typical 300-plus-server data center over three years -- the stackable servers are also delivering management and flexibility for IT departments, Interarbor Solutions Principal Analyst Dana Gardner told TechNewsWorld...

"Overall, based on performance, I don't think the market will resist this," Interarbor Solutions President and Principal Analyst Dana Gardner told LinuxInsider. "On the other hand, the market has not been overly impacted before by Sun and its work with Linux vendors." Importan...

"Sun seems to have finally recognized that community support around Java is dependent upon [the firm] improving its relationship with that community. So the pressure seems to be building. It doesn't seem to be coincidental that this is coming only weeks after Scott McNealy stepped down as CEO," Interarbor Solutions Principal Analyst Dana Gardner told LinuxInsider...

On the surface, this appears as a co-marketing announcement rather than as a sea change of any sort, according to Interabor Solutions Principal Analyst Dana Gardner. Intel and Red Hat are two companies coming together for the mutual development of their businesses -- but the deal speaks to the state of the Linux industry...

Functionality is not a key differentiator on the pure messaging components of Exchange and Domino, according to Interarbor Solutions Principal Analyst Dana Gardner. The differentiator is cost, and that's where IBM hopes to make headway The primary platform for Domino has tradi...

"This could be a new opportunity for Linux to find additional niches above and beyond the home and SoHo [Small Office, Home Office] markets where Macintosh has historically been strong," Interarbor Solutions Principal Analyst Dana Gardner told LinuxInsider. "The question is whether Apple sees this as a threat or an opportunity."

Interarbor Solutions Principal Analyst Dana Gardner told LinuxInsider that HP is well positioned to move on open-source services, support, maintenance and outsourcing "Some people look at HP and say they missed the boat because they didn't have their own software stack over th...

Surveys show that Linux adoption is growing amid the bevy of other platforms with the enterprises, Interarbor Solutions Analyst Dana Gardner told LinuxInsider. Historically, the industry has seen many cases where one platform attempts to displace another Gardner said greasing ...

Interarbor Solutions Principal Analyst Dana Gardner told LinuxInsider that this move makes Red Hat more appealing to different aspects of the marketplace. Some enterprises want stacks integrated prior to acquiring the code. Others want full modularity to custom configure servers. Now, Red Hat offers both options...

But can Sun hope to compete with Microsoft's Windows? Interarbor Solutions Principal Analyst Dana Gardner told TechNewsWorld he sees Sun Enterprise System in a completely different category than Windows. Windows is proprietary. Windows is paid for through licenses, not subscriptions. And Windows tools have a highly integrated and automated approach...

Interarbor Solutions Principal Analyst Dana Gardner told LinuxInsider that this newfound corporation is yet another way Linux and open-source proponents are attempting to alleviate the notion of risk around the use of open source "One of the kudgels that companies like Microso...

Mantel was not the first to leave SuSE in recent weeks. Interarbor Solutions Principal Analyst Dana Gardner told LinuxInsider that sources inside Novell told him Chris Schlaeger, vice president of research and development for SuSE Linux, was recently fired because he had strong views on the direction the software...

But Interabor Solutions Principal Analyst Dana Gardner told LinuxInsider that the more he thinks about open-source insurance, the less it makes sense to him. Purchasing insurance for open-source indemnification, he said, strikes him as a band-aid rather than a solution -- and one that could potentially exacerbate the risk because it may lead to complacency...

Interarbor Solutions Principal Analyst Dana Gardner told LinuxInsider that OpenOffice.org goes well beyond the interoperability requirements for formats and documents that people have associated with Microsoft Office "The impressive new features remove the barrier for use of O...

Interarbor Solutions Principal Analyst Dana Gardner told LinuxInsider that OpenOffice.org goes well beyond the interoperability requirements for formats and documents that people have associated with Microsoft Office "The impressive new features remove the barrier for use of O...

Will IT professionals rush to sign up for the new curriculum? Only time will tell, but Interabor Solutions Principal Analyst Dana Gardner told LinuxInsider what is certain is that Red Hat is maturing in its development, as evidenced by the company producing more services to augment its products...

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...

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...

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...