Click for more . With some help from Linux, IBM is breathing new life into the mainframe. Earlier this year Big Blue said it would port Linux to all of its server platforms, but nobody got too excited about it. What's impressing customers, according to MaryJo Foley of ZDNet News, is the combination of the mainframe operating system's legacy transaction capabilities and the hosting strength Linux brings to the party. Click for more .
Developers say it's too little, too late.
Click for more . The triumvirate will create new services based on Microsoft's platform, in which WinCE will play an important part. Microsoft has struggled with its place in the post-PC era and has been lagging behind in the wireless market. This move will help it gain market share away from the Psion-led Symbian handset manufacturers. Click for more .