Blogger obtains internal Oracle memo; company is mum, but memo attests to Oracle's plan to have a Solaris 11 binary distribution, called Solaris 11 Express, that will have a free developer right-to-use (RTU) license.
It appears that Oracle has ended Oracle's (Sun's) OpenSolaris project based on a blog posting late last week from Steven Stallion, a software engineer in Athens, Georgia. Stallion quotes what he says is an email sent internally to Oracle Solaris engineers that "describes Oracle's true intentions toward the OpenSolaris project and the future of Oracle Solaris." MC Press Online contacted Oracle public relations, and a spokesperson said, "We're not commenting at this time on something that was an internal memo." Is it a spoof, we asked? "No comment," she said. Here is the link to Stallion's blog.
Business users want new applications now. Market and regulatory pressures require faster application updates and delivery into production. Your IBM i developers may be approaching retirement, and you see no sure way to fill their positions with experienced developers. In addition, you may be caught between maintaining your existing applications and the uncertainty of moving to something new.
IT managers hoping to find new IBM i talent are discovering that the pool of experienced RPG programmers and operators or administrators with intimate knowledge of the operating system and the applications that run on it is small. This begs the question: How will you manage the platform that supports such a big part of your business? This guide offers strategies and software suggestions to help you plan IT staffing and resources and smooth the transition after your AS/400 talent retires. Read on to learn:
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