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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

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

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

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

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

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., Linux, consortium, open-source software, Sun Microsystems Inc., CEO, security, 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, acquisition, Oracle Corp., middleware, CEO, equity, discussion, Java, open source

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, Oracle Corp., Stephen O'Grady, database company, acquisition, database, open source, IBM Corp., 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., Oracle Corp., open source, JBoss, open-source community, Newsmaker, middleware, Fedora Project, Linux, Microsoft Corp., CEO, operating system

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

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

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