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Ubuntu chief: Oracle Linux has 'tactical value'

October 21, 2006 Oracle could benefit from offering its own Linux, according to Canonical CEO Mark Shuttleworth. TAGS: Oracle Corp., Ubuntu, Linux, Ubuntu Linux, Red Hat Inc., SuSE Linux Enterprise Server, open source, value, IBM Corp., server, database

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.

Linux gets built-in Cell processor support

March 21, 2006 Updated kernel includes Oracle software for clustered databases, improves how OS runs on multiprocessor systems. TAGS: multiprocessor, Linus Torvalds, kernel, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server, Linux, Sun UltraSPARC, Oracle Corp., T1, Linux kernel, Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., file system, IBM Corp., programming, Red Hat Inc., patch management

Qantas ditches Linux for AIX

April 27, 2007 Airline looks to IBM's Unix-based AIX platform to handle internal finance systems, says "stability issues" were a factor. TAGS: Hyperion Solutions Corp., airline, IBM AIX, finance, Oracle Corp., transformation, Linux, Unix, IBM Corp., platform, approach

Open source shapes up as rival to Oracle

May 25, 2006 Software maker's stronghold in databases likely to come under threat from open-source competitors, IDC and Gartner predict. TAGS: Gartner Inc., RDBMS, Oracle Corp., open source, database software, database management system, market share, database management, open-source software, research company, database, IBM Corp., MySQL, software company, Linux

Red Hat adds new Linux legal protection

November 4, 2006 Faced with new competitive challenges, Linux seller Red Hat has begun promising protection against intellectual-property lawsuits. TAGS: indemnification, Red Hat Inc., intellectual property, Larry Ellison, Linux seller, SCO Group Inc., Oracle Corp., Novell Inc., Linux, open-source software, open source, Unix, IBM Corp., 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 software, open source, Linux kernel, OpenOffice.org, Steve Ballmer, Linux, Novell Inc., intellectual property, Oracle Corp., Red Hat Inc., IBM Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., lawyer, Microsoft Corp., article

Red Hat bands with open-source allies

March 14, 2007 The Linux leader will sell partners' open-source software, sharing revenue and fueling competition with proprietary rivals. TAGS: Red Hat Inc., open source, open-source software, Oracle Corp., leadership, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, executive vice president, exchange, MySQL, software company, Linux, IBM Corp.

Year in review: Grappling with open source

December 19, 2006 As open source becomes pervasive, software giants like Microsoft, Oracle and Sun are adapting in different ways. TAGS: JBoss, open source, Novell Inc., GPL, IBM DB2, AJAX, Red Hat Inc., Oracle Corp., middleware, MySQL, acquisition, IBM Corp., Linux, Sun Microsystems Inc., database, Firefox

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, database, Oracle Corp., IBM Corp., Linux, server, Microsoft Corp.

Linux lab mending fences with techies

March 22, 2006 Open Source Development Labs expects the group to foster closer ties with sometimes-disgruntled programmers. TAGS: Open Source Development Labs, Linux kernel, Linux, programmer, engineer, Oracle Corp., Intel, IBM Corp., HP

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

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