Olsen on Unix6751 (9/14/2012 1:43:47 PM) comp.os.vms One of the questions that comes up all the time is: How enthusiastic
is our support for UNIX?
Unix was written on our machines and for our machines many years ago.
Today, much of UNIX being done is done on ... John
Why not make VMS run on this?1037 (9/4/2012 2:38:35 AM) comp.os.vms Or at least this chip family which has some reasonable expectation of
longevity and support....
http://www.eweek.com/c/a/IT-Infrastructure/IBMs-New-Mainframe-10-Reasons-Why-the-zEnterprise-EC12-Rocks-89747... John
Digital had it al(most)563 (8/9/2012 4:39:27 PM) comp.os.vms
http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2012/08/google-as-xerox-parc/all/
... John
When HP loses to Oracle....7163 (6/6/2012 4:10:25 PM) comp.os.vms
....will HP finally announce the EOL of Itanic?
https://www.zdnet.com/blog/howlett/hp-superdome-dead-as-a-dodo/4194?tag=nl.e539
... John
HP Enterprise Linux1792 (3/26/2012 1:14:12 PM) comp.os.vms http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2163315/hp-commit-linux-kernel-mission-critical-marketshare-rises HP said it will commit code to the Linux kernel, working with Red Hat as its mission critical Linux... John
HP e-mail hacked099 (3/1/2012 7:01:19 PM) comp.os.vms I'm sure most of you know this by now, but for the record..... It appears that one or more HP customer e-mail address databases have been compromised. I have a few different e-mail addresses I use for corres... John
IBM: More Than 1,000 Schools Teach Mainframe Skills057 (12/20/2011 6:30:13 PM) comp.os.vms VMS.....not so much http://www.eweek.com/c/a/IT-Infrastructure/IBM-More-Than-1000-Schools-Teach-Mainframe-Skills-704126/ IBM announced that more than 1,000 schools around the world are teaching students mai... John
Shane Robison out @ HP448 (10/21/2011 1:37:03 AM) comp.os.vms Shane Robison, Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy and Technology Officer, is responsible for shaping HP's overall corporate strategy and technology agenda is leaving the company on Nov. 1st. http://... John
Heads up: multiple exploitable security issues in HP SWS1373 (4/17/2012 12:46:34 PM) comp.os.vms Multiple critical security issues exist in HP's VMS version of Apache. PHP related: http://h20565.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay/?docId=emr_na-c03281867 Java related: http://h20565.www2.h... clubley(1187)
Moving away from OpenVMS10069 (5/16/2012 7:08:17 AM) comp.os.vms So the writing appears to be on the wall, and after scouring the web and chatting to colleagues, I've finally been convinced that our large business-critical application currently running on OpenVMS (IA64) has ... serfsmith(2)
When HP loses to Oracle....7163 (6/6/2012 4:10:25 PM) comp.os.vms
....will HP finally announce the EOL of Itanic?
https://www.zdnet.com/blog/howlett/hp-superdome-dead-as-a-dodo/4194?tag=nl.e539
... a6372(1957)
Test - ignore #2487 (6/9/2012 11:16:32 PM) comp.os.vms Test
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HP Canada Consulting Services
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Poulson 6 times more powerful than Tukwilla?142137 (7/4/2012 6:48:28 PM) comp.os.vms The German magazine CT has a small article about the new Itanium
Poulson. The Poulson-8 has 8 cores compared to the 4 cores of the
Tukwilla. The fastest Tukwilla-9350 has a speed of 1.73 GHz, and the
Poul... munk(482)
Digital8568 (7/13/2012 5:23:01 PM) comp.os.vms A snippet from a rather interesting report found on the web:
> OpenVMS and UNIX
> OpenVMS had, for many years, been a significant generator of profit for DEC. Many wrote at the time
> that it was outdated ... meru(356)
OpenVMS.Org quick pool17191 (8/16/2012 1:37:45 PM) comp.os.vms OpenVMS.Org are looking to collect and confirm some information about OpenVMS users and usage. Please take a few minutes to complete this 13 question poll. Your input is valuable.
http://www.openvms.org/pages... gxys(789)
Updated OpenVMS Roadmap released3462 (9/12/2012 10:16:48 AM) comp.os.vms HP have released an updated version of the OpenVMS Roadmap.
http://www.hp.com/go/openvms/roadmap
The format has changed again and there are fewer details.
The roadmap shows an update for OpenVMS 8.4 wi... gxys(789)
Dear Mother Hen and all you c.o.vers...34853 (11/4/2012 8:46:47 PM) comp.os.vms Hello,
Power and communications were just restored here after that bitch Sandy
knocked it out. I wanted to inform those of you who left me voice mail
messages of concern, especially you Mother Hen, that I... VAXman