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Report: Oracle pulls into tie with IBM in databases
May 24, 2005
With Linux pushing its fortunes, Oracle scales to the database peak, Gartner report says.
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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.
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'Customers are not afraid of Microsoft'
December 14, 2006
newsmaker Red Hat executive sees opportunities despite recent challenges to its position from Microsoft and Oracle.
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Fine-tuning open source
April 17, 2006
As the Linux community ponders proprietary components, is Larry Ellison after his own version of the operating system?
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Open-source chronicles: Oracle buys, Gentoo founder flies
February 15, 2006
Oracle wakes up to the charms of Sleepycat Software, Gentoo's Daniel Robbins exits Redmond's embrace, and more.
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Red Hat adds new Linux legal protection
November 4, 2006
Faced with new competitive challenges, Linux seller Red Hat has begun promising protection against intellectual-property lawsuits.
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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
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Red Hat: Customers are not afraid of Microsoft
December 13, 2006
Executive sees opportunities despite recent challenges to its position from Microsoft and Oracle.
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Microsoft and Novell's bridge to Linux
November 7, 2006
Longtime rivals make nice with a plan to help businesses use the open-source OS along with Windows.
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Rising challenges in open source
October 26, 2006
Hackers are getting their hands on Linux code, and Oracle now has its nose in the Red Hat tent.
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Red Hat couches Microsoft-Novell pact as a Linux win
November 3, 2006
As the software maker endures a tough week, open-source experts question whether the deal would violate the GPL.
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Week in review: March of the penguins
August 12, 2005
LinuxWorld is proving to be more than just a gathering of Linux fans, as people and companies there join forces on all things open source.
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LinuxWorld opens for business
August 9, 2007
Latest announcements at the open-source conference include Dell's decision to expand Linux PC sales to Europe, China.
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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.
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Red Hat's next Linux due before March
December 28, 2006
Company plans to ship its next major version of the operating system on February 28, two months after its earlier deadline.
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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.
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