If you want really fast Linux drive I/O for your data-center servers, Intel has a new program for you.

Donnie Berkholz presented at FOSDEM 2013 with various X.Org statistics and a look at the health of the development community. Not counting just the X.Org Server but also related components within the X.Org umbrella, the pace of development appears to be on the decline...

IBM will begin offering a new Power Systems server and storage range this month, aimed at both SMBs and emerging markets. The news, due to be formally announced in Johannesburg today, will document how affordable power servers from IBM are now available to SMBs, as well as the firm's move to take on competitors including Oracle and Hewlett Packard. 

The first open source Active Directory server with SMB3 support, now due in mid December, is ideal for business desktop and storage needs. Samba 4 was a big beneficiary of antitrust orders forcing Microsoft to open up key protocols.