In a straight fight, which platform is better? Is it z/OS running on IBM's flagship Series z platform, or the ever popular UNIX operating system in all its flavours? Read more...

This article explains how you can improve the performance of I/O-intensive Java™ applications running on Linux® and UNIX® platforms through a technique called zero copy. Zero copy lets you avoid redundant data copies between intermediate buffers and reduces the number of context switches between user space and kernel space.

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According to legend, the priestess of Apollo at the Delphic Oracle was supposed to have delivered wild, frenzied, sometimes nonsensical prophecies after breathing mystical vapors rising from the ground beneath her three-legged stool. We're guessing something similar must have happened in Utah on Wednesday, because the words coming from the witness box in Judge Kimball's courtroom were certainly wild, frenzied, and most definitely nonsensical.

Who Forgot to Tell Us that Linux is a Copy of UNIX? | Linux Journal

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The Single UNIX Specification, Version 2 provides enhanced support for 64-bit programming models by being n-bit clean and data size neutral. This article is a brief introduction to 64-bit programming models, data size neutrality, and application porting issues.

The UNIX System -- 64bit and Data Size Neutrality

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