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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, innovation, Red Hat Inc., open source, CEO, 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

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, Linux, hell, Web 2.0, acquisition, attention, CEO, operating system, Microsoft Corp.

'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

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

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

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.

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, SuSE, open source, open-source community, open-source software, Linux, agreement, Microsoft Corp., CEO, Microsoft Windows

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, development tool, software company, CEO, venture capital, Red Hat Inc., Web 2.0, IBM Corp., dollar, start-up

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

Ubuntu's 'feisty' spin on virtualization

April 16, 2007 The Linux variant is taking a different tack on the multi-OS tech as it vies with offerings from Red Hat and Novell. TAGS: Ubuntu, Xen, virtualization, KVM, Red Hat Inc., Linux, VMware, Novell Inc., variant, open source, CEO, server, operating system

Microsoft, Novell spar over Linux agreement

November 21, 2006 update Novell CEO issues open letter saying deal is not an admission that the open-source OS infringes on Microsoft's patents.New GPL clause to flip Microsoft-Novell agreement on its head? TAGS: Novell Inc., patent, agreement, Linux, Linux company, intellectual property, SuSE Linux, Steve Ballmer, SuSE, Red Hat Inc., CEO, open source, letter, Microsoft Corp., IBM Corp.

Week in review: Seismic shifts

November 3, 2006 Between the Microsoft-Novell deal, and a call for a less U.S.-centric Internet, major change appears on the tech world's horizon. TAGS: Novell Inc., Week in review, domain name, influence, Red Hat Inc., reader, U.N., open source, Linux, call, CEO, Microsoft Corp., U.S., Microsoft Windows

XenSource's first product due next week

August 17, 2006 Start-up's XenSource Enterprise is designed to put a pretty face on open-source virtualization. TAGS: Peter Levine, Xen, XenSource Inc., virtualization, Red Hat Inc., SuSE Linux Enterprise Server, virtual machine, VMware, Novell Inc., software company, open source, CEO, server, operating system, Microsoft Corp.

Ubuntu 'Feisty Fawn' released, hit by traffic

April 19, 2007 New 7.04 version features virtualization and crash-reporting tool--but only if you're able to download it. TAGS: Sun NetBeans, Project GlassFish, Ubuntu, Sun Microsystems Inc., Java, Linux, virtualization, Novell Inc., computer company, Red Hat Inc., CEO, open source, server, Dell, operating system
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