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IBM denies re-entering PC market with Russian deal

March 10, 2008 Big Blue says it's not getting back into the PC market, despite selling "Microsoft-free" PCs running Linux and OpenOffice in Eastern Europe. TAGS: Eastern Europe, IBM Corp., OpenOffice, open source, Linux, Lenovo, Microsoft Corp., PC, brand

IBM offers bounty for Exchange customers

March 30, 2006 Big Blue says partners can earn up to $20,000 by getting Microsoft Exchange users to switch to Lotus Domino on Linux. TAGS: IBM Lotus Domino, IBM Corp., Microsoft Exchange Server, Linux, Microsoft Corp., server, e-mail

Rivals make run at Microsoft Office

September 18, 2007 Is the multibillion-dollar cash cow vulnerable at last to alternatives? Google, Yahoo and IBM seem to think so. TAGS: Microsoft Office, IBM Corp., desktop software, open source, small business, Microsoft Corp., spreadsheet, Google Inc., Linux, Yahoo! Inc.

Lenovo denies ditching Linux

June 5, 2006 The PC maker, which recently signed a $1.2 billion Microsoft deal, says it has no plans to stop supporting the open-source OS. TAGS: Lenovo, ThinkPad, Linux, license, small and medium business, Red Hat Inc., IBM Corp., open source, notebook computer, Microsoft Corp., laptop computer, PC

IBM updates Linux desktop with Firefox support

August 9, 2005 Previously supporting only Mozilla and Microsoft's IE, Big Blue's Workplace desktop software now also supports the Firefox browser. TAGS: IBM Corp., workplace, Linux desktop, desktop software, Firefox, Linux, open source, Web browser, Mozilla Corp., information technology, Dell, server, Microsoft Corp.

Report: Microsoft says open source violates 235 patents

May 14, 2007 Top Microsoft lawyer alleges in a magazine interview that the Linux kernel and OpenOffice.org violate hundreds of the company's patents. TAGS: patent, open source, open-source software, Linux kernel, OpenOffice.org, Linux, Steve Ballmer, Novell Inc., intellectual property, Oracle Corp., Red Hat Inc., IBM Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., Microsoft Corp., lawyer, article

IBM software geared to reduce PC costs

February 12, 2007 Big Blue's Open Client Offering spans Windows, Mac and Linux by combining Notes, Sametime, OpenOffice and Eclipse software. TAGS: TCO, IBM Corp., IBM Lotus SameTime, Linux, OpenOffice.org, IBM Lotus Notes, software development, open source, desktop computer, Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows, operating system, PC, server, Microsoft Corp.

Tech firms to tackle Linux desktop standards

October 17, 2005 Nonprofit enlists Adobe, IBM, Intel and HP to make Linux more attractive to desktop software developers. TAGS: Linux desktop, Linux desktop software, desktop software, Linux, standards, IBM Corp., development, Adobe Systems Inc., Intel, operating system, HP, Microsoft Corp.

Report: Oracle pulls into tie with IBM in databases

May 24, 2005 With Linux pushing its fortunes, Oracle scales to the database peak, Gartner report says. TAGS: Oracle Corp., Gartner Inc., IBM DB2, database software, IBM Corp., segment, Unix, database, Linux, server, Microsoft Corp.

Meet the tech world's latest odd couple

February 16, 2007 When it comes to IBM and Microsoft, CNET News.com's Charles Cooper explains why it's a case of can't live with 'em, can't live without 'em. TAGS: IBM OS/2, IBM Corp., technology company, Microsoft Corp., Linux, Microsoft Office, operating system, Microsoft Windows

IBM on the hunt for Firefox programmers

April 13, 2005 Big Blue looks to hire techies to adapt the open-source browser to work well with its server software. TAGS: workplace, IBM Corp., programmer, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server, Firefox, Mozilla Corp., open source, server software, Web browser, Linux, server, Google Inc., Microsoft Internet Explorer, PC, Microsoft Corp.

IBM offers 500 patents for open-source use

January 11, 2005 Big Blue will let open-source developers use 500 software patents without fear of infringement lawsuits. TAGS: patent, software patent, open-source software, IBM Corp., open source, Linux seller, Linux, open standard, fear, intellectual property, database, operating system, U.S., Microsoft Corp., HP

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, SuSE Linux, intellectual property, Steve Ballmer, letter, SuSE, Microsoft Corp., open source, Red Hat Inc., IBM Corp., CEO

Saving Linux from the lawyers

November 21, 2005 CEO Stuart Cohen talks about OSDL's efforts to head off patent claims against the community-developed operating system. TAGS: patent, Open Source Development Labs, open-source community, Linux, open source, lawyer, developer, IBM Corp., CEO, Microsoft Corp., server, operating system, Microsoft Windows

At Microsoft, the yin and yang of Linux

August 12, 2005 What goes on in Redmond's Linux and Open Source Software Lab? Chief Bill Hilf is the one to ask. Photos: Microsoft's Linux lab TAGS: open-source software, Linux, Redmond, lab, open source, Unix, Microsoft Corp., IBM Corp., server, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft to 'open the doors' of Linux labs

April 5, 2006 The software giant will launch a Web site to communicate with customers who use Microsoft and open-source software. TAGS: open source, Linux, open-source software, lab, Microsoft Corp., IBM Corp.

Ushering in a new era of angst at Microsoft

April 11, 2006 Desktop Linux has finally turned into the real deal--and that can only mean real headaches for Microsoft, says Jon Oltsik. TAGS: Linux desktop, angst, Novell Linux, Novell Inc., TCO, Linux, OpenOffice, acquisition, Microsoft Corp., IBM Corp., operating system, Microsoft Windows

IBM issues subpoenas for tech giants' SCO dealings

February 22, 2006 To build defense in long-running legal battle over Unix use, Big Blue demands details from Microsoft, HP, Sun and BayStar. TAGS: SCO Group Inc., BayStar Capital, subpoena, Unix, dealing, IBM Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., agreement, investment, defense, communication, Novell Inc., intellectual property, Linux, HP, Microsoft Corp.

Open-source maneuvers

July 21, 2005 A new Java undertaking gets some Big Blue backing, while a Microsoft exec calls the open-source architecture "brittle." TAGS: open source, SCO Group Inc., exec, IBM Corp., Red Hat Inc., Java, Linux, Microsoft Corp.

Investor outlines SCO-Microsoft link

October 9, 2006 Microsoft exec discussed ways to "guarantee" $50 million investment in SCO by BayStar Capital, a firm partner says. TAGS: BayStar Capital, SCO Group Inc., declaration, investment, investor, lawsuit, Unix, litigation, IBM Corp., Linux, Mr., Microsoft Corp., CEO, operating system