The IBM deal that sparked Microsoft’s rise to prominence

With the emergence of microcomputers in the 1970s, Microsoft’s version of the BASIC programming language had become highly ...
Computerworld

IBM broadens its support for Sun’s Solaris software

IBM is expanding the number of x86-based servers and blade systems on which it offers Sun Microsystems Inc.’s Solaris operating system, the two vendors announced Thursday. Under the agreement, IBM ...
Network World

Microsoft brings IBM iron to Azure for on-premises migrations

When Microsoft launched Azure as a cloud-based version of its Windows Server operating system, it didn’t make it exclusively Windows. It also included Linux support, and in just a few years, the ...