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Sun extends olive branch to Red Hat
September 12, 2005 Sun Microsystems is being more accommodating toward Linux again, making room onstage for Red Hat at a server product launch.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.Corel to offer free Linux image editor
March 10, 2000 Mirroring its strategy with WordPerfect, Corel will offer the Linux version of its image editing software for free to keep from being squeezed out by Microsoft.Sun cools down Linux desktop plan
June 28, 2005 Java Desktop System will continue to exist, but expect to see "less of an emphasis" on it, company's top software exec says.Sun, Microsoft tout fruits of cooperation
May 13, 2005 The companies bridge a networking-system rift, while customers hope more such collaborations are on the way. Photos: Ballmer, McNealy find common groundMicrosoft has OS patents; Linux has none
December 4, 2006 ActiveGrid's Peter Yared says the Microsoft-Novell deal creates competition and is ultimately good for customers.Google throws bodies at OpenOffice
October 31, 2005 With rival Microsoft in mind, the search giant will hire people to work on the open-source software suite.Red Hat's directory server set for release
June 1, 2005 Open-source version of program acquired from Netscape ups ante in rivalry with Microsoft, Novell and Sun.Sun plans July release for StarOffice 8
May 2, 2005 The company touts the software's "dramatically improved" compatibility with Microsoft Office, its chief competitor.Sun begins open-source Solaris era
June 14, 2005 Company posts more than 5 million lines of source code for the operating system's heart in an effort to regain lost ground.Analyst suggests Dell-Sun alliance
March 10, 2005 Report says joining forces could help Dell reverse recent server market losses for machines running Linux.Open-source battlegrounds heat up
February 2, 2005 Microsoft talks up security to counter Linux and company. Also: Torvalds trashes software patents.Sun's fighting chance
September 20, 2004 Forrester CEO George Colony argues that if Sun goes down, it's going to go down taking very big swings.Sun to open source code for office software
July 17, 2000 The company will open the source code of its Star Office software Wednesday, but a major new version of the product has been delayed.Sun looks for users running rival OSes
October 26, 2005 Java Enterprise System server middleware now supports Windows and HP-UX and Sun has a new plan to expand its Java Desktop System to more Linux flavors.Fits and starts for open source
June 21, 2005 Sun offers up source code via GlassFish project but falls short of its stated goal. Also: Celtix debuts.Intel more active in desktop Linux
November 24, 2004 Company begins effort to make it easier for sales partners in China, India to sell desktop computers running Linux.Ballmer: We take requests
April 20, 2005 Microsoft customers want better support for non-Windows systems, including Linux and Sun boxes. Redmond aims to please.IBM issues subpoenas for tech giants' SCO dealings
February 22, 2006 To build defense in long-running legal battle over Unix use, Big Blue demands details from Microsoft, HP, Sun and BayStar.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.
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