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

Sun: ODF needed to prevent 'corporate Alzheimer's'

December 15, 2005 Open, stable document format is needed to preserve world's information, company executives say. TAGS: OpenDocument Format, ECMA, Sun Microsystems Inc., Office 12, IBM Corp., open source, document, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp.

Open source on the march

October 24, 2005 Sun to update Solaris 10 by year's end. Also: IBM expands free access to patents for education, health care. TAGS: Jini, Sun Solaris 10, open source, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Solaris, patent, OpenDocument Format, blog, health care, IBM Corp., Oracle Corp., Java, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., Firefox, database

IBM backs Sun's Solaris, renews Java pact

June 27, 2005 Big Blue will create versions of its server software for Sun's operating system and will support Java for an additional 10 years. TAGS: Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., Jonathan Schwartz, Java software, Steve Mills, IBM Corp., Sun Sparc, Java, x86 processor, Java server, Intel x86, rival, server software, open source, server, AMD

Year in review: Wrench hits development world

January 8, 2005 Open source shook up the software development world as established companies and challengers sought to harness the collaborative development model. TAGS: open source, open-source development, BEA Beehive, development tool, Sun Microsystems Inc., BEA Systems Inc., IBM Corp., software development, Novell Inc., Java, developer, Microsoft Corp.

McNealy touts 'excitement' of backup tape

June 9, 2005 Sun CEO defends StorageTek acquisition and adds open source to his usual hit list of Microsoft and IBM. TAGS: StorageTek, storage management, Sun Microsystems Inc., grid computing, Glasgow, excitement, thin client, Sun Solaris, Scotland, Scott McNealy, open source, CEO, acquisition, Microsoft Corp., IBM Corp., backup

Sun begins open-source Solaris era

June 14, 2005 Company posts more than 5 million lines of source code for the operating system's heart in an effort to regain lost ground. TAGS: OpenSolaris, Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., open-source programmer, open source, programmer, IBM Corp., Linux, Red Hat Inc., developer, Unix, firewall, Intel, server, operating system, Microsoft Corp.

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.

Is open source getting to Microsoft?

September 15, 2006 Pledge not to sue over Web services patents reflects the spread of the collaborative development model--as far as Microsoft, even. TAGS: Web service, open source, intellectual property, patent, standards, open-source community, software company, vendor, Microsoft Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., Linux, IBM Corp., Microsoft Windows

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., Java, open-source version, 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: Red Hat Inc., Sun Microsystems Inc., software patent, open source, Jonathan Schwartz, open-source software, SCO Group Inc., OpenOffice.org, open-source community, OpenOffice, Sun Solaris, agreement, AMD Opteron, exec, Linux, Java

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, Sun Microsystems Inc., application server, Massachusetts, database, Oracle Corp., IBM Corp., Linux, server, 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, vice president, executive vice president, open source, open-source software, exec, IBM Corp., CEO, server, Microsoft Corp.

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.

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, blog, IBM Corp., Firefox, Microsoft Corp.

OpenDocument standard ratified

May 3, 2006 An international standards group sets the stage for worldwide adoption of this open-source file format. TAGS: OpenDocument Format, adoption, StarOffice, standard, Sun Microsystems Inc., open source, OpenOffice, IBM Corp., process, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp.

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, IBM Corp., spreadsheet, Adobe PDF, Microsoft Corp., Linux, database

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

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, Xen, open source, endorsement, small and medium business, Novell Inc., Linux, JBoss, AMD Opteron, Sun Microsystems Inc., Red Hat Inc., Computer Associates International Inc., open-source software, server, IBM Corp.

Grassroots computing languages hit the big time

May 13, 2005 Oracle deal shows that PHP and other scripting languages--once considered toys by serious programmers--are going corporate. TAGS: Zend Technologies Ltd., scripting language, PHP, Oracle Corp., business application, Java, IBM Corp., development tool, programming language, language, C++ programming language, information technology, Sun Microsystems Inc., software company, open source, programming