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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. TAGS: Oracle Corp., Gartner Inc., database software, IBM DB2, IBM Corp., segment, database, Unix, Linux, server, Microsoft Corp.

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

'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. TAGS: Red Hat Inc., Novell Inc., JBoss, Oracle Corp., open-source community, open source, Newsmaker, middleware, Fedora Project, Linux, Microsoft Corp., CEO, operating system

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? TAGS: Larry Ellison, JBoss, Linux, open source, virtualization, VMware, Red Hat Inc., MySQL, Oracle Corp., China, operating system, Microsoft Corp.

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. TAGS: Gentoo, Sleepycat Software Inc., Oracle Corp., open source, Sun UltraSPARC, founder, open-source software, Linux, blog, IBM Corp., database, Microsoft Corp.

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. TAGS: indemnification, Red Hat Inc., intellectual property, Linux seller, Larry Ellison, Novell Inc., SCO Group Inc., Oracle Corp., Linux, open-source software, open source, Unix, IBM Corp., Microsoft Corp.

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, Linux, Red Hat Inc., support services, Oracle Corp., Apache Software Foundation, workplace, exec, Novell Inc., intellectual property, Unix, IBM Corp., Firefox, start-up, database, server

Red Hat: Customers are not afraid of Microsoft

December 13, 2006 Executive sees opportunities despite recent challenges to its position from Microsoft and Oracle. TAGS: Red Hat Inc., Novell Inc., JBoss, Oracle Corp., open-source community, open source, middleware, Fedora Project, Linux, Microsoft Corp., operating system, CEO

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. TAGS: Novell Inc., pact, Red Hat Inc., Steve Ballmer, open source, Linux, software company, Oracle Corp., Microsoft Corp., operating system, Microsoft Windows, video

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. TAGS: open source, Red Hat Inc., Oracle Corp., Linux, consortium, open-source software, Sun Microsystems Inc., CEO, security, Microsoft Corp.

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. TAGS: Novell Inc., GPL, Red Hat Inc., Bruce Perens, Linux, SCO Group Inc., open-source software, alliance, open source, agreement, Oracle Corp., founder, Microsoft Corp.

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. TAGS: LinuxWorld, open source, Week in review, Linux, Oracle Corp., Microsoft Xbox, MySQL, database, console, Xbox 360, conference, Microsoft Corp., games

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. TAGS: LinuxWorld, Linux PC, Linux, open source, Novell Inc., Lenovo, Ubuntu, Oracle Corp., China, Europe, Dell, CEO, database, HP, operating system, Microsoft Corp.

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

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. TAGS: Red Hat Inc., Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Xen, virtualization, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server, deadline, JBoss, VMware, open-source software, Novell Inc., Linux, Intel x86, Oracle Corp., server, operating system, Microsoft Corp.

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: OpenDocument Format, open source, Sun Microsystems Inc., application server, Massachusetts, Oracle Corp., database, IBM Corp., Linux, server, Microsoft Corp.
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