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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

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, Ubuntu, Linux, open source, Novell Inc., China, Lenovo, Oracle Corp., Europe, HP, CEO, operating system, database, Microsoft Corp.

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, Ingres, Oracle Corp., open source, telecommunications, database, CEO, acquisition

Is it kill or cure for Oracle's database buy?

October 14, 2005 Oracle's purchase of a company with close ties to open-source rival MySQL has people wondering what the database giant's motives are. TAGS: MySQL, Solid Information Technology, Oracle Corp., Innobase Oy, Innobase InnoDB, motive, open source, database company, business development, purchase, database, IBM Corp., CEO

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., Innobase Oy, database company, open source, MySQL, database, CEO

Sun floats open-source database idea

February 4, 2005 Such a move could trigger displeasure at Oracle but curry favor with open-source advocates. Image: A Sun database? TAGS: Sun Microsystems Inc., Ingres, Oracle Corp., BEA Systems Inc., open source, database, server software, open-source software, Jonathan Schwartz, Scott McNealy, database software, Computer Associates International Inc., CEO, server

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., engine, IBM Corp., open source, vice president, HP, CEO, database, conference

Too much on Oracle's plate?

September 22, 2005 special coverage Customers wonder whether Oracle has bitten off more buyouts than it can deal with. TAGS: Siebel Systems Inc., Oracle Corp., Larry Ellison, buyout, acquisition, middleware, PeopleSoft Inc., CEO, HP, software company, open source, Sun Microsystems Inc., blog, database

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., Linux, Oracle Corp., consortium, open-source software, Sun Microsystems Inc., Java, CEO, security, Microsoft Corp.

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, open-source company, announcement, profit margin, open source, Siebel Systems Inc., acquisition, PeopleSoft Inc., operating system, CEO, database, Microsoft Corp.

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, Oracle Corp., buyout, discussion, middleware, acquisition, equity, Java, CEO, open source

'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, open-source community, Oracle Corp., open source, Fedora Project, Newsmaker, middleware, Linux, operating system, Microsoft Corp., CEO

MySQL fills Oracle-consumed hole in database

April 7, 2006 Open-source database company, with its own storage engine in the works, renews contract with Oracle around InnoDB. TAGS: Innobase Oy, Innobase InnoDB, MySQL, Stephen O'Grady, Oracle Corp., database company, database, IBM Corp., acquisition, open source, CEO

Oracle to offer Red Hat Linux support

October 25, 2006 Announcement marks the first time a major computing company with Linux ties will compete directly with the Linux seller.Complete OpenWorld coverage: From Dell-AMD to Web 2.0 TAGS: Red Hat Inc., Red Hat Linux, Larry Ellison, Oracle Corp., Linux, Linux seller, computing company, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, intellectual property, support, open source, bug fix, CEO, operating system, server

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, open-source community, Fedora Project, open source, Oracle Corp., middleware, Linux, operating system, Microsoft Corp., CEO

Andreessen joins board of Zend Technologies

September 29, 2005 Netscape co-founder Marc Andreessen and Jaman.com CEO Guarov Dhillon get behind Zend's PHP product line. TAGS: Zend Technologies Ltd., Marc Andreessen, Informatica, PHP, Netscape Communications Corp., co-founder, Oracle Corp., open source, CEO, IBM Corp.

Open-source companies chase steady money

April 5, 2005 Start-ups specializing in open source are speeding up an industrywide shift to subscription-model pricing. TAGS: open-source company, open source, maintenance, Larry Ellison, shift, software company, Oracle Corp., CEO

Year in review: In their own words

January 6, 2004 The threat posed by Linux, adjusting to a changing market and regulatory concerns topped the list of issues tech leaders wanted to talk about in 2003. TAGS: SCO Group Inc., Linus Torvalds, Linux, open-source software, Steve Ballmer, threat, PeopleSoft Inc., Oracle Corp., merger, CEO, Gateway Inc., telecommunications, Sun Microsystems Inc., open source, IBM Corp., Microsoft Corp.

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, BEA Systems Inc., open source, open-source company, middleware, acquisition, Novell Inc., Linux, Java, open-source software, Oracle Corp., CEO, IBM Corp.
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