IBM is buying Red Hat for $34 Billion Dollars

International Business Machines Corp said on Tuesday it has closed its $34 billion acquisition of software company Red Hat Inc as it looks to ramp up its cloud computing business. Ginni Rometty, IBM chief executive since 2012, has steered the company toward faster-growing segments such as cloud, software and services and away from traditional hardware […]

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Exclusive Review: Flexclip – An alternative to iMovie and other video editing apps for Linux, Mac and Windows

The other day, we were asked to use and review a new online video editing service that is a web-based service called “Flexclip“ The free service allows a user to upload, edit, and export videos online without the need to download any software to your computer or learn any complex editing tasks. How does it […]

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IBM Acquires Red Hat Linux for $34B Deal

IBM announced Sunday it will acquire software maker Red Hat in a deal valued at $34 billion. The computing giant will pay $190 a share for the North Carolina company, whose market capitalization stood at roughly $20.5 billion before the deal was announced. Red Hat’s open-source enterprise software will move into IBM’s Hybrid Cloud division […]

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How to tell how long a Linux/Unix Terminal has been up and online

Once in a while, we IT people want to know the length of time a Linux/Unix server or client has been online and operating.  There is an easy way to tell: 1. Open a Terminal window. 2. Type uptime. 3.  The output will show you the time since the terminal was first turned on, the […]

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