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Sun, allies broaden open-source chip push

May 15, 2007 Two companies are working on derivatives of Sun's open-source Niagara processor; Sun plans to share Niagara 2's designs, too. TAGS: Sun Sparc, Sun Microsystems Inc., open source, dot-com, derivatives, Sun UltraSPARC, Sun Solaris, open-source software, server, China, CEO

'Customers are not afraid of Microsoft'

December 14, 2006 newsmaker Red Hat executive sees opportunities despite recent challenges to its position from Microsoft and Oracle. TAGS: Red Hat Inc., Novell Inc., JBoss, Oracle Corp., open source, open-source community, Newsmaker, middleware, Fedora Project, Linux, Microsoft Corp., CEO, operating system

Oracle snags open-source database company

February 14, 2006 Database giant buys Sleepycat Software and adds an open-source embedded database to its lineup. TAGS: Sleepycat Software Inc., Oracle Corp., database company, Innobase Oy, open source, database, MySQL, CEO

Novell vows patent defense of open source

October 12, 2004 Software maker says it will defend customers' open-source packages as vigorously as it would defend its own products. TAGS: Novell Inc., patent, open-source software, open source, defense, intellectual property, CEO, IBM Corp., Linux

Red Hat and JBoss: No turning back for open source

April 10, 2006 Red Hat's $350 million purchase of JBoss speeds up the collision between the once closed-off open-source world and entrenched software heavyweights. TAGS: JBoss, Red Hat Inc., ecosystem, open source, BEA Systems Inc., acquisition, middleware, open-source company, open-source software, Novell Inc., Oracle Corp., Java, CEO, Linux, IBM Corp.

LinuxWorld opens for business

August 9, 2007 Latest announcements at the open-source conference include Dell's decision to expand Linux PC sales to Europe, China. TAGS: LinuxWorld, Linux PC, Novell Inc., Linux, open source, Ubuntu, China, Oracle Corp., CEO, Europe, Dell, database, HP, operating system, Microsoft Corp.

An open question on open source

June 13, 2007 Can Linus Torvalds and Sun's Jonathan Schwartz find common ground on Linux and OpenSolaris? TAGS: Linus Torvalds, Jonathan Schwartz, OpenSolaris, GPL 3, Sun Microsystems Inc., Linux, GPL, Sun Solaris, open source, leader, CEO, blog, Apple Computer, Microsoft Windows

Red Hat: Customers are not afraid of Microsoft

December 13, 2006 Executive sees opportunities despite recent challenges to its position from Microsoft and Oracle. TAGS: Red Hat Inc., Novell Inc., JBoss, Oracle Corp., open source, open-source community, middleware, Fedora Project, Linux, CEO, Microsoft Corp., operating system

JBoss CEO: Buyout talk got 'out of hand'

April 3, 2006 Even as JBoss weighs acquisition offers, its CEO bemoans some of the "nonsense" regarding Oracle acquisition rumors. TAGS: JBoss, acquisition, Oracle Corp., middleware, equity, CEO, discussion, Java, open source

Microsoft: Novell deal a milestone despite squabbles

February 9, 2007 Landmark deal could still bring together open-source and commercial software business models, Microsoft lawyer Brad Smith says. TAGS: Brad Smith, Novell Inc., Novell Linux, milestone, certificate, agreement, Linux, intellectual property, Microsoft Corp., lawyer, CEO, open source, letter

Borland to throw down Gauntlet in lifecycle tools strategy

January 29, 2007 Web-based application allows development teams to track and measure progress of ongoing projects. TAGS: Borland Software Corp., lifecycle management, software development, web-based application, CEO, open source

Microsoft, Novell paint target on Red Hat

November 3, 2006 New technical and legal partnership is meant to take Red Hat down a notch--and could help Novell too. TAGS: Novell Inc., Red Hat Inc., Rick Sherlund, Steve Ballmer, open source, SuSE, open-source community, Linux, open-source software, agreement, Microsoft Corp., CEO, Microsoft Windows

Fine-tuning today's tech

July 27, 2006 At the AlwaysOn Innovation Summit, making your cell minutes go further, bringing HD to the iPod and more. TAGS: AlwaysOn, MP3tunes, summit, YouTube, online storage, YouTube Video, CEO, blog, MySpace, open source, Apple iPod, video

MySQL CEO offers mixed view of Oracle

April 26, 2006 Martin Mickos calls one of Oracle's products "crippleware" and then names the company as a partner of the year. TAGS: Innobase InnoDB, MySQL, Oracle Corp., vice president, open source, IBM Corp., engine, CEO, leader, conference, database, HP

Sun likes what it sees in the new GPL

February 9, 2007 Patent protections are just part of why version 3 of the license might be good for open-sourcing Java and Solaris, CEO says. TAGS: GPL, Sun Solaris, GPL 3, Jonathan Schwartz, GNU, Free Software Foundation, Sun Microsystems Inc., GPL 2, GPLv3, open source, kernel, community, interview, Java, Linux, license

Sending the penguins out with a hot foot

October 27, 2006 perspective CNET News.com's Charles Cooper says Larry Ellison's open-source move is part of a bigger transformation at Oracle. TAGS: Larry Ellison, Oracle Corp., Red Hat Inc., Borland Software Corp., Oracle Open World, announcement, Siebel Systems Inc., PeopleSoft Inc., open-source company, acquisition, profit margin, open source, CEO, database, operating system, Microsoft Corp.

Sun: Same song, second verse?

April 26, 2006 McNealy, Schwartz are cast from same mold, but some expect new CEO to begin layoffs his predecessor avoided. TAGS: Jonathan Schwartz, Scott McNealy, Sun Microsystems Inc., layoff, CEO, open source, server, AMD

Ex-Sun exec returns to run software group

May 1, 2006 Rich Green, who left for a start-up in 2004, is expected to be named Sun's software chief, CNET News.com has learned. TAGS: Cassatt Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., software group, Java, Scott McNealy, Jonathan Schwartz, open source, executive vice president, vice president, exec, open-source software, IBM Corp., CEO, server, Microsoft Corp.

Mozilla tries Firefox recipe with Thunderbird

September 18, 2007 The Mozilla Foundation is funding a subsidiary to improve the open-source e-mail software. Will more plug-ins and a universal mailbox come next? TAGS: Mitchell Baker, Stephen O'Grady, Mozilla Thunderbird, Mozilla Corp., RedMonk, corporation, Firefox, open source, Internet Service Provider, Gmail, Web browser, success, Netscape Communications Corp., Microsoft Outlook, Internet service, service provider

Palm touts stability of Linux-based Treos

April 11, 2007 CEO says Linux-based operating system is due to appear on Palm Treo handsets by the end of this year. TAGS: Palm Inc., stability, Linux, handset, Palm Treo, platform, Palm OS, open source, Microsoft Access, functionality, CEO, Microsoft Windows Mobile, operating system, brand, Microsoft Windows
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