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Judge blocks Microsoft 'end-run' in EU antitrust case

April 21, 2006 U.S. judge nixes request to subpoena IBM, calling it a "blatant end-run around 'foreign proof-gathering restrictions.'" TAGS: commission, antitrust, Judge, IBM Corp., court, European Union, request, Novell Inc., order, document, Microsoft Corp.

Novell: SCO insolvency 'imminent, inevitable'

January 11, 2007 Almost all licensing revenue from Sun, Microsoft deals should go to Novell, court filing says. SCO denies insolvency claim. TAGS: SCO Group Inc., Novell Inc., bankruptcy, Unix, court, Sun Microsystems Inc., motion, asset, Linux, IBM Corp., Microsoft Corp.

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, letter, SuSE, Microsoft Corp., open source, Red Hat Inc., CEO, IBM Corp.

Open-source identity projects connect with Microsoft

January 29, 2007 The Higgins and Bandit projects claim a milestone with technology that links their open-source identity technology with Microsoft's new Windows CardSpace system. TAGS: Microsoft Windows CardSpace, Liberty Alliance, interoperability, Novell Inc., open source, milestone, RSA Security Inc., IBM Corp., Microsoft Corp., conference, Microsoft Windows

What's behind open-source ID push?

March 3, 2006 IBM, Novell support Higgins, a previously obscure ID management effort. Why? TAGS: Microsoft Windows CardSpace, identity management, Novell Inc., IBM Corp., open source, identity, project, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Novell hires top Samba programmer from HP

April 28, 2005 Software company adds another open-source luminary to its staff. Jeremy Allison says, "These guys know a lot about file sharing." TAGS: Jeremy Allison, Samba, Novell Inc., SuSE Linux Enterprise Server, programmer, Novell NetWare, file-sharing, file server, open source, Linux, IBM Corp., file system, server, HP, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

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, Novell NetWare, Linux, IBM Corp., code, server, brand, Microsoft Corp., operating system

Novell tunes in open-source server software

February 15, 2005 "Hula" is meant to compete not only with Microsoft's Exchange and IBM's Domino, but also with Novell's own GroupWise TAGS: PolyServe Inc., Jack Messman, Novell Inc., Novell GroupWise, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server, SuSE, server software, SuSE Linux, open source, open-source software, project, Microsoft Exchange Server, IBM Corp., server, CEO, Linux

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, IBM Corp., acquisition, Microsoft Corp., operating system, Microsoft Windows

IBM, Sun to create 'OpenDocument Foundation'?

November 1, 2005 Two companies will hold a meeting this week to evangelize adoption of the document format, which Microsoft does not support. TAGS: OpenDocument Format, OASIS, invitation, IBM Corp., adoption, Sun Microsystems Inc., foundation, Massachusetts, Novell Inc., Microsoft Office, open source, Microsoft Corp.

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.

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, AJAX, IBM DB2, Red Hat Inc., Oracle Corp., middleware, MySQL, IBM Corp., acquisition, Linux, Sun Microsystems Inc., database, Firefox

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

Microsoft's InfoCard draws open-source response

February 27, 2006 IBM, Novell to join "Higgins Project" efforts to provide alternative to managing Internet logins and passwords. TAGS: Microsoft Windows CardSpace, identity management, identity, Novell Inc., open source, IBM Corp., client software, Microsoft Corp., password

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, VMware, Xen, Red Hat Inc., Microsoft Windows Server Longhorn, LinuxWorld, SuSE, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server, Linux, free download, SuSE Linux, Microsoft Longhorn, Novell Inc.

Taking stock at JBoss

September 29, 2005 CEO Marc Fleury contends that open source has changed the software business forever. And a deal with Microsoft helps prove it. TAGS: EJB, JBoss, Microsoft .NET Framework, press release, Java, open source, Novell Inc., IBM Corp., Microsoft Corp., CEO, server, operating system, HP, Microsoft Windows

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, foundation, Free Software Foundation, license, GNU, Linux kernel, provision, Novell Inc., Richard Stallman, open source, Unix, Linux, IBM Corp., Microsoft Corp.

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, Linux seller, Novell Inc., Larry Ellison, Linux, SCO Group Inc., Oracle Corp., open-source software, open source, Unix, IBM Corp., Microsoft Corp.
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