Stories about: Robert Frances Group

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New Windows refurbisher program fights piracy, Linux 12 November, 2007 09:09

Microsoft introduced late last week a new pilot program to encourage refurbishers to install legitimate copies of Windows XP on used PCs.
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Azul Systems cheats death with US$40 million bailout 17 September, 2007 08:00

Azul Systems, secured US$40 million in new financing Thursday just as the provider of Java "network-attached processing" servers was laying off employees and reading media speculation that it was looking for a buyer.
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'Net pioneer Roberts touts 'Fast Flow Routing' 08 August, 2007 08:30

A startup led by one of the "fathers" of the Internet debuted this week along with the company's first product.
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Azul increases the horsepower of server appliances 05 December, 2006 07:03

Azul Systems, a maker of appliances that enhance the performance of servers running Java software applications, is boosting the performance further with new models introduced Monday.
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A deeper look at BPM 17 July, 2006 16:03

Not so long ago, ERP initiatives were the industry's poster child for undelivered IT value. Just about every industry gathering featured a well-attended "whine-in," where CIOs would lament the time, dollars and pain it took to get an ERP implementation up and running.
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Power struggle 10 May, 2006 11:21

Increasing power demands in data centres are stressing nboth power distribution and cooling systems. Here's how IT managers cope.
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Online forum to handle corporate open-source questions 02 May, 2006 09:12

Open-source software is everywhere. But how does a large company -- from its executive team down to its IT staff -- figure out which open-source applications are right for its users and won't endanger the core business?
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IBM frees DB2 Express 31 January, 2006 07:01

IBM has released a free version of its flagship DB2 database, sweetening the pot by eliminating some of the key user limits imposed by rival vendors.
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Sun faced with StarOffice 8 challenge 04 October, 2005 07:56

Sun Microsystems has worked to improve the compatibility of its StarOffice application suite with Microsoft's Office, but it still faces an uphill climb as it tries to entice corporate users to consider the new version released on Tuesday.
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Linux 40 per cent cheaper than Windows, exclaims IBM 05 September, 2005 08:02

Linux's total cost of operation (TCO) is typically 40 percent lower than Windows, according to an IBM-sponsored report from the Robert Frances Group (RFG), publicized by IBM last week.
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Open source vs. Windows: security debate rages 05 July, 2005 09:56

It's a topic of fierce debate among high-tech cognoscenti: What's more secure -- "open source" code such as Linux and Apache, or proprietary "closed source" operating systems and applications, Microsoft's in particular?