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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, open standard, fear, Linux, intellectual property, U.S., operating system, database, Microsoft Corp., HP

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, Lotus, open source, Apple Macintosh, desktop computer, server, PC, operating system, Microsoft Windows, 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., Microsoft Office, Linux, operating system, Microsoft Windows

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 Inc., Novell Linux, TCO, Linux, OpenOffice, acquisition, Microsoft Corp., IBM Corp., operating system, Microsoft Windows

How GPL fits in with the future of antitrust regulation

November 22, 2006 perspective Attorney Eric J. Sinrod explains the ramifications of a recent case on the future of open-source software. TAGS: antitrust law, GPL, antitrust, court, Linux, Red Hat Inc., open-source software, open source, IBM Corp., Novell Inc., work, operating system, 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, Microsoft Corp., CEO, operating system

For Dell, industry standard now includes Linux

June 8, 2006 Open-source OS now accounts for a quarter of Dell's enterprise business and is growing fast, the company says. TAGS: Red Hat Inc., Linux, enterprise, SuSE, industry standard, Unix, Dell, Novell Inc., open source, IBM Corp., server, Intel, operating system, Microsoft Corp.

Computing heavyweights to chaperone Linux into servers

August 30, 2000 IBM, NEC, Intel, Dell and Hewlett-Packard are joining with Linux companies to coax the open-source operating system into high-end, multiprocessor machines. TAGS: Silicon Graphics Inc., Linux company, heavyweight, Linux, multiprocessor, IBM Corp., open-source community, open source, SuSE, programmer, file system, NEC Electronics Corp., Intel, server, Dell, HP

Free Software Foundation releases GPL 3

June 29, 2007 The new license adjusts to software industry changes but carries several new provisions. TAGS: GPL, GPL 3, GPL 2, Free Software Foundation, foundation, license, GNU, Linux kernel, provision, Novell Inc., Richard Stallman, open source, Unix, Linux, IBM Corp., Microsoft Corp.

SGI plugs in Windows for compute clusters

January 11, 2007 Supercomputing specialist focused on Linux agrees to support Microsoft's OS for lower-end server clusters. TAGS: Silicon Graphics Inc., high-performance computing, supercomputing, Intel Xeon, Intel Itanium, high-performance, general manager, Linux, IBM Corp., Intel, Microsoft Corp., server, Dell, HP, operating system, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft to 'host' Linux virtually

April 3, 2006 The Windows giant will support customers that run Red Hat and Suse Linux in Virtual Server 2005 R2, now offered as a free download. TAGS: Microsoft Virtual Server 2005, Microsoft Virtual Server, virtualization, hypervisor, Xen, Microsoft Windows Server Longhorn, VMware, LinuxWorld, Red Hat Inc., SuSE Linux Enterprise Server, SuSE, free download, Linux, SuSE Linux, Microsoft Longhorn, Novell Inc.

Sun's fighting chance

September 20, 2004 Forrester CEO George Colony argues that if Sun goes down, it's going to go down taking very big swings. TAGS: Red Hat Inc., Sun Microsystems Inc., Jonathan Schwartz, pricing, intellectual property, Intel x86, Linux, vendor, IBM Corp., platform, operating system, cell phone, Microsoft Corp.

Novell brands its own open-source religion

May 9, 2006 To perk up revenue from open-source software, Novell readies an open-source identity-management package and desktop Linux suite. TAGS: Novell Inc., identity management, open source, open-source software, Linux, Novell NetWare, IBM Corp., code, brand, server, operating system, Microsoft Corp.
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