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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, Red Hat Inc., Oracle Corp., lawyer, IBM Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., Microsoft Corp., article

OpenOffice celebrates turning 2.0

 October 20, 2005 Programmers release a major overhaul to the open-source software suite that has recently become a more serious rival to Microsoft Office. TAGS: OpenOffice.org, OpenDocument Format, OpenOffice, StarOffice, Sun Microsystems Inc., open source, open-source software, Microsoft Office, user interface, vice president, spreadsheet, IBM Corp., Adobe PDF, Microsoft Corp., Linux, database

Sun to offer more free software

 November 30, 2005 The company plans to give away Java Enterprise System, N1 management tools with its Solaris operating system. TAGS: Sun N1, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Solaris, Sun Java Enterprise System, Jonathan Schwartz, open source, Java, barrier, open-source software, pricing, IBM Corp., server, operating system, Microsoft Corp.

Ex-Sun exec returns to run software group

 May 1, 2006 Rich Green, who left for a start-up in 2004, is expected to be named Sun's software chief, CNET News.com has learned. TAGS: Cassatt Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., software group, Java, Jonathan Schwartz, Scott McNealy, open source, executive vice president, vice president, open-source software, exec, IBM Corp., CEO, server, Microsoft Corp.

Open source, from Apache to Zimbra

 November 22, 2006 In the software business, you can't just sit around--there's always a new feature to add or the Joneses to keep up with. TAGS: Apache Software Foundation, open source, GPL, Sun Microsystems Inc., Firefox 2.0, Linux, open-source software, handset, Java, IBM Corp., blog, Firefox, Microsoft Corp.

Sun expands open-source Java plan

 August 15, 2006 Server and software company to release open-source components, open up Java for gadgets this year. TAGS: Sun Microsystems Inc., open-source version, Java, open source, open-source software, programming language, community, Microsoft .NET, software company, component, IBM Corp., server, Microsoft Corp.

Red Hat exec takes Sun to task on open source

 September 24, 2004 Michael Tiemann criticizes software rival Sun for its support of patents and for keeping Java proprietary. TAGS: Sun Microsystems Inc., Red Hat Inc., software patent, open source, Jonathan Schwartz, SCO Group Inc., open-source software, OpenOffice.org, open-source community, OpenOffice, agreement, AMD Opteron, Sun Solaris, exec, Linux, Java

LinuxWorld: Xen lures big-name endorsements

 February 18, 2005 special coverage In just a few months, the open-source software package has been catapulted to the limelight. Also: Sun bumps back Opteron servers. Photos: Scenes from LinuxWorld TAGS: LinuxWorld, software patent, open source, Xen, endorsement, small and medium business, Novell Inc., JBoss, Linux, Sun Microsystems Inc., AMD Opteron, open-source software, Computer Associates International Inc., Red Hat Inc., server, IBM Corp.
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