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IBM oils wheels for SuSE Linux

March 16, 2005 Makes it easier for developers to certify applications running on Novell's open-source OS and on Big Blue hardware. TAGS: SuSE Linux, SuSE, IBM Corp., application company, Red Hat Linux, Novell Inc., Linux, Red Hat Inc., open source, operating system

Open-source maneuvers

July 21, 2005 A new Java undertaking gets some Big Blue backing, while a Microsoft exec calls the open-source architecture "brittle." TAGS: open source, exec, SCO Group Inc., IBM Corp., Red Hat Inc., Java, Linux, Microsoft Corp.

IBM, Red Hat widen Linux mainframe promotion

May 13, 2005 Integrated Facility for Linux lets customers run the open-source operating system on an IBM mainframe. TAGS: mainframe, Red Hat Inc., IBM Corp., Linux, Intel Itanium, open source, server, Intel, operating system

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, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Oracle Corp., open-source software, MySQL, leadership, exchange, executive vice president, Linux, software company, IBM Corp.

Sun releases Solaris 10 for free

February 1, 2005 The server and software company begins offering Solaris 10 as a free download for those who register. TAGS: Sun Solaris, Sun Solaris 10, Sun Microsystems Inc., x86 processor, Unix, Linux, Red Hat Inc., IBM Corp., software company, open source, server, security, HP, operating system, Microsoft Windows

Red Hat CEO urges rejection of lock-ins

October 27, 2005 Matthew Szulik says computing customers increasingly are rejecting proprietary products that lock them to a particular supplier. TAGS: Red Hat Inc., open-source software, messaging, open source, Linux, CEO, IBM Corp., server, Microsoft Corp.

Tech VIPs say future belongs to open source

July 21, 2005 In the next five to 10 years, the open-source movement will transform the software business, some execs say. TAGS: Jonathan Schwartz, open source, open standard, Red Hat Inc., IBM Corp., Firefox

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, Linux, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server, Sun UltraSPARC, Oracle Corp., T1, Linux kernel, Sun Solaris, IBM Corp., programming, Red Hat Inc., Sun Microsystems Inc., file system, patch management

Red Hat sued over JBoss technology

June 30, 2006 Company gets hit by a patent lawsuit related to JBoss, just weeks after completing its purchase of the open-source software company. TAGS: JBoss, Red Hat Inc., RDBMS, open-source software company, object-oriented, patent, open-source software, open source, Texas, complaint, Sun Microsystems Inc., Oracle Corp., IBM Corp., software company, database

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

LinuxWorld gets under way

February 15, 2005 Fans of the open-source operating system are gathering in Boston for the latest news and products. TAGS: LinuxWorld, SCO Group Inc., open source, Linux, GPL, IBM Corp., Novell Inc., Boston, Red Hat Inc., operating system, security, server

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.

Sun poised to take open-source Solaris step

January 24, 2005 Firm is expected to start sharing some source code of the OS and to detail its OpenSolaris plan on Tuesday. TAGS: Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., open source, OpenSolaris, biotechnology, Red Hat Inc., Linux, Unix, developer, programming, IBM Corp., operating system

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

Open season at Linux show

August 11, 2005 Red Hat says it will fund programmers' efforts to defang the threat presented by software patents. Also: Database start-ups bet on open source. Photos: Execs tout penguin TAGS: open source, Red Hat Inc., Linux, support services, Oracle Corp., Apache Software Foundation, workplace, intellectual property, exec, Novell Inc., IBM Corp., Unix, Firefox, database, start-up, server

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, Java, Linux

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., lawyer, Sun Microsystems Inc., Microsoft Corp., IBM Corp., article

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

Open source battens the hatches

January 10, 2006 Developers take arms against possible attacks on open-source software. Also: Patent gains and a Java refrain. TAGS: Mono, Fedora Project, open source, open-source software, Novell Inc., Java, Red Hat Inc., Linux, CEO, IBM Corp., blog

Open-source allies go on patent offensive

August 11, 2005 Red Hat and OSDL's new patent efforts take a different tack in trying to deter some intellectual-property attacks. TAGS: patent, software patent, Steve Mills, open source, intellectual property, Open Source Development Labs, LinuxWorld, ally, Red Hat Inc., IBM Corp., open-source software, Linux, Sun Solaris, threat, San Francisco, programming