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Compiere names Oracle veteran new CEO

March 13, 2007 Open-source business software firm hires Don Klaiss, a 15-year Oracle executive, to run the show. TAGS: ERP, Oracle Corp., open source, CEO

Open-Xchange gets new CEO, CTO

March 30, 2007 Open-source rival to Microsoft Exchange names Gerald Labie its new top exec and hires former top techie for Novell's Suse Linux. TAGS: Open-Xchange, CTO, CEO, Novell Inc., Microsoft Exchange Server, open source, Linux, Microsoft Corp.

Ballmer repeats threats against Linux

February 20, 2007 In no-nonsense presentation to New York analysts, Microsoft's CEO warns Linux sellers that open-source "is not free." TAGS: Steve Ballmer, Novell Inc., intellectual property, open source, Linux seller, coupon, Linux, open-source software, threat, CEO, New York, Microsoft Corp., server

Open-source ERP company gets new top exec

February 27, 2006 Compiere names a new CEO. TAGS: open source, exec, Novell Inc., CEO

Mozilla CEO: We are no 'Frankenstein'

May 4, 2007 Mitchell Baker also challenges the notion that open-source companies are just ad hoc organizations and takes a swipe at IE's security. TAGS: Mitchell Baker, collaboration, Mozilla Corp., Sydney, open source, CEO, Firefox, Web browser, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., e-mail

Microsoft makes Linux pact with Novell

November 2, 2006 Former software foes pledge to work together to help Windows world and Linux world interoperate. Video: Ballmer outlines Novell dealPhoto: Shaking hands on Linux TAGS: Novell Inc., SuSE Linux Enterprise Server, virtualization, open source, Steve Ballmer, Linux, enterprise server, SuSE Linux, patent, SuSE, Microsoft Windows Server, CEO, Microsoft Corp., server, operating system, Microsoft Windows

Red Hat CEO decries software patents

May 22, 2007 Patents 'absolutely' retard the pace of innovation, CEO Matthew Szulik argues, but he doesn't call for their abolition. TAGS: patent, software patent, Red Hat Inc., innovation, open source, CEO, Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft learns to live with open source

July 11, 2005 Though it still opposes open-source products and licensing, Microsoft is begrudgingly adopting similar practices to appeal to its corporate customers. TAGS: open source, Steve Ballmer, Linux server, Linux, Microsoft Corp., CEO, server, IBM Corp., Microsoft Windows

XenSource gets new CEO, direction

February 15, 2006 Open-source start-up names Veritas veteran Peter Levine to top post, while two co-founders depart from company. TAGS: Peter Levine, XenSource Inc., Xen, co-founder, foundation, VERITAS Software Corp., open source, Sun Solaris, CEO, Sun Microsystems Inc., Linux, OEM, IBM Corp., operating system

Sun names likely license for open-source Java

October 26, 2006 The candidate is the Community Development and Distribution License, used to govern Solaris, CEO says. TAGS: Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Solaris, open source, Java, license, Jonathan Schwartz, CEO, IBM Corp.

Mozilla CEO: Why we're still shunned by corporate IT

May 24, 2006 Businesses still stick with proprietary technology, although Mozilla offers customization kit for business customers. TAGS: Mitchell Baker, enterprise, director of information technology, Mozilla Corp., open source, Intranet, Firefox, information technology, CEO, Web browser, Microsoft Corp.

Zimbra to offer Ubuntu Linux support

May 4, 2007 The start-up focused on e-mail and calendar software for servers adds support for the up-and-coming version of Linux. TAGS: Ubuntu, server software, Ubuntu Linux, open source, open-source company, GNOME, Red Hat Inc., Linux, open-source software, Mozilla Thunderbird, CEO, server, Java, Web browser, e-mail, Microsoft Corp.

Scott McNealy far from retired

October 17, 2007 Former Sun CEO is racking more frequent-flier miles now as chairman, traveling the world to meet with customers and tout Sun's virtues. TAGS: Scott McNealy, open-source community, Sun Microsystems Inc., open source, Sun Sparc, Sun Solaris, chairman, dot-com, Java, decision, CEO

Zend seeks a sustainable open-source model

February 1, 2007 Incoming CEO Harold Goldberg says he'll focus the PHP software company on big businesses and Web 2.0 start-ups. TAGS: Zend Technologies Ltd., PHP, open source, open-source community, open-source company, venture capital, software company, development tool, CEO, Red Hat Inc., Web 2.0, dollar, IBM Corp., start-up

Sun promises to open-source Java

May 16, 2006 Sun execs say the question is no longer whether the Java programming language will be open-sourced, but how it should be done. TAGS: Jonathan Schwartz, JavaOne, Sun Microsystems Inc., Java, open source, OSI, executive vice president, Governor, programming language, IBM Corp., CEO

Red Hat: Microsoft still 'aggressive as hell'

June 1, 2006 CEO Matthew Szulik talks about staying relevant in a world where the operating system isn't the talking point it once was. TAGS: Red Hat Inc., online collaboration, open source, JBoss, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Nashville, hell, Linux, Web 2.0, acquisition, attention, CEO, operating system, Microsoft Corp.

Mozilla plans to fund developer community

March 22, 2006 "While we have funds beyond our operating levels, some of it should to go to community members," company CEO says. TAGS: Mitchell Baker, fund, open-source project, Mozilla Corp., contributor, foundation, open source, community, Yahoo! Inc., CEO

MySQL hits $50 million revenue, plans IPO

April 25, 2007 Open-source database maker hopes going public will raise funds for acquisitions, CEO Marten Mickos says. TAGS: MySQL, IPO, Oracle Corp., Ingres, open source, CEO, open-source software, database, acquisition, telecommunications

Rising challenges in open source

October 26, 2006 Hackers are getting their hands on Linux code, and Oracle now has its nose in the Red Hat tent. TAGS: open source, Red Hat Inc., Oracle Corp., consortium, Linux, open-source software, Sun Microsystems Inc., CEO, security, Microsoft Corp.

Red Hat chief: We're 'tough to do business with'

June 19, 2008 Jim Whitehurst, still new on the job, says Red Hat is trying to change its image as a company with "great technology" that's "not the easiest" to work with.(By Andrew Donoghue of ZDNet UK) TAGS: Red Hat Inc., ISV, open source, Boston, CEO
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