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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, IBM Corp., Red Hat Inc., open source, notebook computer, Microsoft Corp., laptop computer, PC

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 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, Linux, open source, Lenovo, Microsoft Corp., PC, brand

IBM takes potshots at OpenSolaris

August 16, 2006 Big Blue, a major Linux fan, bashes top rival Sun's effort to make its Unix an open-source operating system. TAGS: OpenSolaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., IBM Corp., open source, IBM AIX, Linux, community, programmer, Unix, project, operating system

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: Lotus, Microsoft Office, IBM Corp., desktop software, open source, Microsoft Corp., small business, spreadsheet, Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Linux

Open-source database Ingres targets software firms

April 11, 2006 Looking to woo application companies, Ingres is creating a combo of its open-source database and Linux operating system. TAGS: Ingres, database company, ISV, open source, database, Linux, IBM Corp., operating system

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 Lotus SameTime, IBM Corp., Linux, OpenOffice.org, IBM Lotus Notes, software development, Lotus, open source, desktop computer, Apple Macintosh, server, PC, operating system, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.

U.K. government and IBM test a secure Linux

April 27, 2006 The initiative in northern England is intended to show Linux can provide security in a complex environment. TAGS: security policy, IBM WebSphere, IBM Corp., Linux, open source, security, England, environment, U.K.

Microsoft learns to live with open source

July 11, 2005 Though it still opposes open-source products and licensing, Microsoft is begrudgingly adopting similar practices to appeal to its corporate customers. TAGS: open source, Steve Ballmer, Linux server, Linux, Microsoft Corp., server, CEO, IBM Corp., Microsoft Windows

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 software, open source, Linux kernel, OpenOffice.org, Linux, Steve Ballmer, intellectual property, Novell Inc., Oracle Corp., Red Hat Inc., lawyer, Sun Microsystems Inc., IBM Corp., Microsoft Corp., article

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, open-source software, Linux, lab, Microsoft Corp., IBM Corp.

Open-source chronicles: Oracle buys, Gentoo founder flies

February 15, 2006 Oracle wakes up to the charms of Sleepycat Software, Gentoo's Daniel Robbins exits Redmond's embrace, and more. TAGS: Gentoo, Sleepycat Software Inc., Oracle Corp., open source, Sun UltraSPARC, founder, open-source software, Linux, blog, IBM Corp., database, Microsoft Corp.

Year in review: The open-source effect spreads

December 20, 2005 Open source seeped into nearly every software category, leaving an indelible mark on how software is bought and sold. TAGS: open source, OpenDocument Format, application server, Sun Microsystems Inc., Massachusetts, IBM Corp., database, Oracle Corp., Linux, server, Microsoft Corp.

IBM updates Power server, Linux marketing

February 14, 2007 Big Blue speeds a midrange Power-based server and has begun a new promotion to woo Linux users. TAGS: x86 server, IBM Corp., virtualization, Linux, Intel x86, server software, server, Web server, open source

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.

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., heavyweight, Linux company, Linux, multiprocessor, open-source community, IBM Corp., open source, programmer, SuSE, file system, NEC Electronics Corp., Intel, server, Dell, HP

Working together in open source

April 25, 2007 IBM and Google both aim to play nice with MySQL, SourceLabs looks to tame open-source sprawl, and more. TAGS: MetaMatrix, MySQL, open source, JBoss, virtualization, Linux, Red Hat Inc., blog, IBM Corp., Google Inc.

Open-source firm offers to protect customers from lawsuits

October 17, 2006 Software seller OpenLogic says it will indemnify buyers against legal action connected with its open-source products. TAGS: SCO Group Inc., open-source software, open source, legal action, enterprise, lawsuit, intellectual property, IBM Corp., Unix, London, code, Linux

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, industry standard, Unix, Dell, SuSE, Novell Inc., open source, IBM Corp., server, Intel, operating system, 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, Microsoft Corp., operating system
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