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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.

Zimbra to offer Ubuntu Linux support

 May 4, 2007 The start-up focused on e-mail and calendar software for servers adds support for the up-and-coming version of Linux. TAGS: Ubuntu, server software, Ubuntu Linux, open source, open-source company, Red Hat Inc., GNOME, Linux, open-source software, Mozilla Thunderbird, server, CEO, Java, Web browser, e-mail, Microsoft Corp.

Sun looks to jolt interest in Java

 May 12, 2007 With its JavaOne conference under way, Sun aims to capitalize on the growing interest in so-called rich Internet applications. TAGS: JavaOne, Sun Microsystems Inc., Java, James Gosling, open source, Java software, object-oriented, blog, OpenOffice, conference, San Francisco, cell phone, photograph, server, Apple Macintosh, video

Sun tries again with consumer-flavored Java

 May 8, 2007 The server and software company comes full circle with Java, releasing a scripting language to ease desktop and device Java development.Video: Sun launches JavaFX TAGS: scripting language, Sun Microsystems Inc., Java, Java application, development tool, mobile phone, user interface, open source, Adobe Systems Inc., Web browser, PC, 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, Scott McNealy, Java, Jonathan Schwartz, open source, executive vice president, vice president, open-source software, exec, IBM Corp., CEO, 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, AMD Opteron, open-source community, OpenOffice.org, OpenOffice, Sun Solaris, exec, agreement, Java, Linux

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, GPL, Sun Microsystems Inc., open source, Firefox 2.0, open-source software, Linux, handset, Java, IBM Corp., blog, Firefox, Microsoft Corp.

Sun bets on free Java tool

 November 13, 2003 Developers won't pay a penny for the next version of Java application server, set for release next week, says the company's top software executive in a presentation of Sun's software plans. TAGS: Jonathan Schwartz, application server, Sun Microsystems Inc., Java application, Sun Java Desktop System, Java tool, Java, Java 2, J2EE, pricing, desktop software, server software, Sun Java, server, open source, developer

Open-source firms team up for interoperability

 February 14, 2007 Open Solutions Alliance hopes to make open-source software programs work better together. TAGS: alliance, SugarCRM, JasperSoft, Red Hat Inc., Novell Inc., digital identity, interoperability, open source, server software, seller, software company, open-source software, MySQL, Java, Linux, server

OpenOffice patches three security holes

 July 5, 2006 Flaws in open-source productivity suite could let in intruders. But don't worry, company says--we fix faster than Microsoft. TAGS: OpenOffice.org, OpenOffice, StarOffice, buffer-overflow, vulnerability, Java applet, hacker, patch management, macro, open source, security, Java, Microsoft Corp.

New GPL draft due Wednesday

 March 26, 2007 A third draft of the dominant open-source license is due Wednesday, and the final is due 90 days afterward. TAGS: GPL, GPL 3, GPL 2, Free Software Foundation, draft, Linus Torvalds, Novell Inc., license, open source, mailing list, Linux, project, founder, discussion, Java, Microsoft Corp.

BEA pitches to the business crowd

 April 14, 2006 Facing larger competitors and open-source alternatives, BEA is pitching new software to assemble, rather than code, business applications. TAGS: BEA AquaLogic, BEA Systems Inc., BEA WebLogic, business analyst, J2EE, middleware, SOA, outsourcing, business application, software company, open source, Java, information technology, IBM Corp., Microsoft Corp.

Ajax sets off tools race

 January 26, 2006 Established development software makers look to get a leg up in the trendy Web development arena. TAGS: AJAX, BEA Systems Inc., Internet application, Web development, development, IDE, developer, software company, open source, Java, IBM Corp., Web browser, Microsoft Corp.
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