Database giant dives into the virtualisation game.

Yahoo just running Oracle Linux on a few database servers.

Goliath takes aim at David.

Firm delivers on promises not to kill acquisitions.

Management Pack for Linux offers Linux server lifecycle management.

German company vows to 'aggressively defend' against charges.

26 Red Hat customers jump ship.

'Show us the buyers', says software giant's spokesman.

Enterprise software vendor looks to tear down walls between enterprisedata and the web.

New collaborative tool to integrate disparate programs.

PHP to support Oracle grid and Microsoft Info Cards.

This week we examine a few of those true 'killer apps,' and what they have meant to computing

Lays out new chip and cloud plans.

We've all had great ideas in idle moments that are either forgotten or impractical, but these are people who identified technological advances and made them happen..

Last week, we looked at the geeks who created iconic technologies. This week, we examine the executives who pushed those technologies into becoming the basis of some of the largest businesses in the world.

Microsoft expects .NET to take the development platform crown from rival J2EE, relegating the current leader to academia and other niche markets in favour of what it sees as the 'easier' alternative.

Research makes happy reading in Redmond.

Developers able to run Java code inside NetWeaver application server.

Three hundred and forty-seven attendees honoured Australia’s leading IT companies at the James Bond-themed 3rd IT & T Awards in a distinctly un-Caribbean atmosphere on Sydney’s Jones Bay Wharf 28 October.