Some years ago, I was at some industry event at a reception sponsored by Microsoft. It was probably during the Windows NT 3.51 days or possibly even a bit earlier as the OS/2 LAN Manager era was ...

When thinking about the future of Unix, it’s important to consider a bit of history, as well as current market dynamics. Look at different flavors of Unix — Linux and Solaris, for example. They ...

Microsoft announced it has released a second beta version of its Windows NT Services for Unix Add-On Pack, an add-on to the operating system that allows the software to interoperate with various ...

Computerworld's 2009 survey on Unix use shows that the OS will be alive and kicking for some time to come. There’s no denying the importance Unix has had to IT over the years. As Unix turns 40 this ...

Over the time, I've become slightly "bored" with x86 machines. So I want to try something new. I know that Linux and many UNIX flavors are avaible on many other archs, but I don't really know what I ...

Novell is taking The SCO Group to task over the latter’s legal claims over Unix and against Linux software. Novell is taking The SCO Group to task over the latter’s legal claims over Unix and against ...

Microsoft's latest operating systems are boasting a great "new" feature, Windows PowerShell. If you haven't seen PowerShell yet, it is a complete ripoff of the Unix-based shells that have been around ...