online.wsj.com - 12/4/2008
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International Business Machines Corp. is hoping to convince corporate customers that they no longer need Microsoft Corp. IBM says it has created a "Microsoft-free" virtual desktop -- a complete suite of applications that run on a backroom server and don't require Microsoft software or costly ...
news.cnet.com - 12/7/2008
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news.cnet.com —
IBM wants corporate customers to cut the cord
with Microsoft. The tech pioneer is launching a Linux-based
collection of virtual-desktop applications that run on a server without the need for desktop hardware--or Microsoft software, according to a ...
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IBM offers a 'Microsoft-free' desktop | Business Tech - ...
oldcomputers.net - 12/9/2008
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oldcomputers.net —
IBM PC - "The quality, power, and performance
of the IBM Personal Computer are what you'd expect
from IBM. The price isn't."
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Old computer ads
www-03.ibm.com - 12/4/2008
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www-03.ibm.com —
Introduce new identity and access management services that
help combat online threats. These services help organizations define
system users and manage who has access to sensitive data and applications, increasingly vital as the IBM X-Force Quarterly ...
(more)
IBM Press room - 2008-12-04 Citing a Surge in Online ...
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IBM vs Microsoft: Seems Like Old Times
Know It All —
Remember when IBM was the big bad establishment company against which Microsoft and Apple defined themselves?
OK, I'm old. Take my word for it.
Anyway, news that IBM is positioning itself as the liberator of the desktop from big bad MSFT gave me a twinge of nostalgia, or bizarro world nostalgia. I thought that was Google's job.
And of course Apple is now an evil empire in its own right. How long before IBM runs an ...
Microsoft news roundup: IBM's 'Microsoft-free' desktop; Microsoft tightens integration with RSA; Obama's Zune?
The Seattle Times: Microsoft Pri0 —
... IBM has created a "Microsoft-free" desktop, according to The Wall Street Journal, which is "a complete suite of applications that run on a backroom server and don't require Microsoft software or costly desktop hardware." The combo of a Linux OS and IBM thin-client office software will cost from $59 to $289 per seat, a savings of $500 to $800 over a Microsoft desktop with Vista, Office and collaboration tools, according to IBM estimates. ...
IBM touts "Microsoft-free" application suite
The Microsoft Blog —
The Wall Street Journal's William Bulkeley reports this morning that IBM is putting on the market a software package for business customers that is "Microsoft-free." From the article, which you can read here : IBM says it has created a "Microsoft-free" virtual desktop -- a complete suite of applications that run on a backroom server and don't require Microsoft software or costly desktop hardware. The software package, available immediately, uses the Linux operating system and a set of IBM office applications that can be displayed on so-called thin clients, which don't have ...
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