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IBM Fights Microsoft With Virtual Linux Desktop

IBM on Thursday said it is working with Virtual Bridges and Canonical to develop a Ubuntu Linux-based solution with Lotus collaboration software to drive significant savings compared to Microsoft's ...

In 1981, a small IBM engineering team fitting off-the-shelf parts into a beige box and built the desktop PC that helped define home and office computing

In 1981, the technological company IBM did not intend to make a global cultural symbol. Instead, engineer Don Estridge ...
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IBM Relies On Partners To Carry New Desktop Virtualization Software

IBM Monday debuted Virtual Desktop for Smart Business, the company's first desktop virtualization product targeting SMBs. The new software, which allows Windows or Linux desktops to be hosted and ...
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IBM, Canonical release ‘Microsoft-free’ virtual Linux desktop bundle

IBM and Canonical Inc. today announced a virtualized software bundle with Lotus desktop applications running on top of Ubuntu Linux that they say is far cheaper than running Microsoft Corp.’s Office ...