Jason Brooks

A few weeks back, a hack surfaced on the Internet that let users of Apples new Intel-based computers install Microsoft Windows XP. It was probably more trouble than it was worth for most users, but Apple has come around with its own, much smoother pathway to Windows. Indeed, as with most hacks, the Windows-XP-on-Mac-hardware workaround […]

As Peter Galli points out in his story, virtualization is awfully hot right now, and open-source virtualization is particularly toasty. The Xen hypervisor—the code for which is licensed under the GNU GPL (General Public License)—has steadily accrued new vendor support, with Red Hat, Novell, Virtual Iron Software and XenSource all preparing offerings based on the […]

As of late, enterprises have grown considerably more enamored of x86 server virtualization technologies—and of the consolidation and utilization benefits that flow from running more servers on fewer physical machines. SWsofts Virtuozzo for Linux 3.0 offers enterprises a compelling path to virtualizations less-is-more virtues, while delivering system management benefits that competing products arent designed to […]

April 1 marks the 30th anniversary of Apple Computer. As our Apple reviews retrospective illustrates, we humble Labs analysts havent been following the company in print for lo these three decades, but we have been tracking Apples products and the enterprise implications of those wares for quite a while now. While reflecting on the interest […]

Microsofts antitrust contest with the European Union may seem far off to many in the United States, but the outcome promises to have an impact on IT systems worldwide. Recently, Microsoft has been implementing its traditional never-yield-an-inch tactics in this proceeding. We respect Microsofts desire to stand up for its rights, but we think Microsoft […]

Introduced 10 years ago, the original Palm device, the PalmPilot 1000, entered a fragmented PDA market and followed a succession of failed pen-based computing platforms. But, by marrying the pen to the PDA and providing a simple design at a low cost, Palm Computing (now just Palm) succeeded where others had failed. In the years […]

Red Hats announcement March 14 of its integrated virtualization push, starring Xen, didnt take anyone by surprise: Red Hat, along with just about everybody else, has been tooting the Xen horn ever since the fledgling open-source virtualization technology began grabbing headlines almost a year ago. The move—for both Red Hat and its enterprise customers—is a […]

In an effort to trim costs, streamline hardware inventory and boost server utilization, companies are looking to consolidate applications onto fewer machines. Operating system virtualization products—including the full-machine solutions from VMware and application-compartmentalization features of Sun Microsystems Solaris 10—offer a solid path to server consolidation and the reduced management, power and space costs that consolidation […]

QCD Microsystems InterStructures aims to ease integration of Linux servers into a Windows environment by allowing administrators to manage Linux-hosted network services through the Microsoft Management Consoles of their Windows machines. Click here to read the full review of QCD Microsystems InterStructures. 2 QCD Microsystems InterStructures aims to ease integration of Linux servers into a […]

With the recent release of the latest Windows Vista Community Technology Preview, which Microsoft has labeled “feature-complete,” our view of the Windows-to-be is beginning to snap into focus. Click here to read the full review of Microsoft Vista Build 5308. 2 With the recent release of the latest Windows Vista Community Technology Preview, which Microsoft […]