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Sun plugs in open-source Java database

December 13, 2005 The company is distributing an open-source Java database within its Java server software products. TAGS: JavaDB, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun NetBeans, Java server, open source, software product, Java, database, 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, Linux, Unix, Red Hat Inc., IBM Corp., software company, open source, server, security, HP, operating system, Microsoft Windows

IBM steps into open-source Java project

July 21, 2005 Long an open-source Java advocate, Big Blue begins participating in Harmony and plans to submit code, exec says. TAGS: IBM Corp., open source, Java, Sun Microsystems Inc., code, project

Apache Derby graduates with Sun onboard

August 4, 2005 One year after IBM submits initial code, the Apache Foundation releases first version of open-source Java database. TAGS: Apache Software Foundation, Sun Microsystems Inc., Java software, application server, Java, open source, IBM Corp., database, project, server

Sun promises to open-source Java

May 16, 2006 Sun execs say the question is no longer whether the Java programming language will be open-sourced, but how it should be done. TAGS: Jonathan Schwartz, JavaOne, Sun Microsystems Inc., Java, open source, OSI, executive vice president, Governor, programming language, IBM Corp., CEO

Sun drafts open-source blog developer

August 31, 2004 The principal author of Roller Weblogger will gather support for the online journals inside and outside Sun. TAGS: Jonathan Schwartz, Sun Microsystems Inc., blog, open source, developer, IBM Corp., server

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

IT giants accused of exploiting open source

May 31, 2005 Top EU official accuses major companies that sell open-source software of treating open-source developers as subcontractors. TAGS: open-source community, software industry, open source, open-source software, IBM Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., information technology, HP

IBM takes potshots at OpenSolaris

August 16, 2006 Big Blue, a major Linux fan, bashes top rival Sun's effort to make its Unix an open-source operating system. TAGS: OpenSolaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., IBM Corp., open source, Linux, IBM AIX, community, programmer, Unix, project, operating system

Sun: Patent use OK beyond Solaris project

January 31, 2005 Firm addresses concerns that there are severe limits on how patents it's unfettering in conjunction with open-source Solaris can be used. TAGS: patent, Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., OpenSolaris, open source, Linux, IBM Corp.

Sun license gets open-source nod

January 19, 2005 The company has secured a crucial approval in its plan to make Solaris an open-source project, CNET News.com has learned. TAGS: Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., OSI, open-source project, open source, approval, GPL, Sun UltraSPARC, BSD, programming, IBM Corp., Linux, server, operating system

Apache project keeps pace with Java changes

November 14, 2006 Just weeks before Sun releases Java code, the parallel Apache Harmony project becomes a top-level project. TAGS: Apache Software Foundation, Sun Microsystems Inc., Java, open source, IBM Corp., project

Sun names likely license for open-source Java

October 26, 2006 The candidate is the Community Development and Distribution License, used to govern Solaris, CEO says. TAGS: open source, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Solaris, Java, license, Jonathan Schwartz, IBM Corp., CEO

Sun's Solaris now an option for IBM blades

October 31, 2005 Sun's Solaris 10 operating system will be a supported option for IBM's BladeCenter servers. TAGS: IBM eServer BladeCenter, blade, Sun Solaris, blade server, Sun Microsystems Inc., IBM Corp., Sun Solaris 10, IBM AIX, Jonathan Schwartz, Intel Itanium, Intel Xeon, AMD Opteron, Intel x86, alliance, AMD, server

The open-source patent conundrum

January 31, 2005 OSI founder Bruce Perens cautions that the patent picture around open-source software is turning increasingly murky. TAGS: software patent, open-source developer, open source, Open Source Development Labs, patent suit, patent, Sun Microsystems Inc., open-source community, IBM Corp., GPL, Mozilla Corp., Europe, Linux, U.S.

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, Steve Mills, Java software, Sun Sparc, Java, IBM Corp., 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, BEA Beehive, open-source development, development tool, Sun Microsystems Inc., IBM Corp., BEA Systems Inc., software development, Novell Inc., Java, developer, Microsoft Corp.

Sun warms to open-source server software

January 26, 2005 Even as it takes first step toward open-source Solaris, firm says it's considering a similar move with its server software product. TAGS: Sun Microsystems Inc., Dwight Davis, Sun Solaris, server software, BEA Systems Inc., open source, open-source programmer, OpenSolaris, open-source software, Jonathan Schwartz, pricing, server, Linux, IBM Corp.

What's wrong with the Java community process?

March 10, 2005 IBM's software chief Steve Mills says a more democratic standards process would be to everyone's benefit--even Sun. TAGS: Steve Mills, JCP, Java, IBM Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., mainframe, open source, community, standards

CA readies patent pledge

February 18, 2005 As it tries to cozy up to open-source developers, Computer Associates plans to follow IBM's and Sun's example of donating patents. TAGS: Computer Associates International Inc., patent, open-source developer, open source, company representative, IBM Corp., open-source software, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Solaris, database
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