The OS Faces a Brave New World.

The article focuses on major software-related developments that are minimizing the reliance of software on specific, full-featured server and personal computing (PC) operating systems (OS). It describes how cloud computing, virtualization and application-development frameworks affect the components,...

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Published in:Computer (00189162) Vol. 42; no. 10; pp. 15 - 18
Main Author: Geer, David
Format: Article
Published: IEEE Oct2009
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