IBM Pushes Competitiveness as it Opens Its Source Code to China

IBM took most of the world by surprise as it made a pivotal decision by opening up its source code for review by the Chinese government. The proprietary technology is usually heavily guarded by companies of the industry. The Wall Street Journal was first to report about IBM’s decision allowing China’s Ministry of Industry and …

The End of Windows Server 2003 is nigh

In less than six months,support ends July 14th, small and midsized businesses (SMBs) running Windows Server 2003 will face many of the same issues. Although IT pros generally keep servers better protected than an average user’s PC, some of the same risks still apply And good luck getting help if something goes wrong. “Customers no …

China moves servers in-house

A Chinese company has developed the country’s first homegrown servers, built entirely out of domestic technologies including a processor from local chip maker Loongson Technology. China’s Dawning Information Industry, also known as Sugon, has developed a series of four servers using the Loongson 3B processor, the country’s state-run Xinhua News Agency reported Thursday. “Servers are crucial …

E-Bay site down again, on the eve of their 19th birthday.

E-retailing giant eBay’s users are reporting difficulty signing in to the site from locations in India, the US, the UK and other parts of Europe. Users say that they cannot sign into their accounts and are receiving incorrect password alerts. An eBay spokesperson, Ryan Moore, told the BBC that the technical glitch was the result …