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Oracle claims Yahoo as Linux convert

March 22, 2007 Ellison announces a high-profile customer for its Red Hat Linux clone, but Yahoo is still buying Red Hat's products. TAGS: Red Hat Inc., Oracle Corp., Larry Ellison, Linux, Yahoo! Inc., open source, server, HP

Oracle has yet to prove Linux cred

October 27, 2006 Software giant's bid to steal Red Hat's business hurts Red Hat, but Oracle has a long way to go before proving its Linux chops. TAGS: Red Hat Inc., Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Oracle Corp., Linux, source code, software development, Cisco Systems Inc., Java, operating system, server

Oracle to offer Red Hat Linux support

October 25, 2006 Announcement marks the first time a major computing company with Linux ties will compete directly with the Linux seller.Complete OpenWorld coverage: From Dell-AMD to Web 2.0 TAGS: Red Hat Inc., Larry Ellison, Red Hat Linux, Oracle Corp., Linux seller, computing company, Linux, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, bug fix, support, CEO, server, operating system

Oracle bands with open-source patent group

March 27, 2007 Database giant agrees not to sue over patents in Linux and associated open-source software--including open-source databases. TAGS: patent, Oracle Corp., open source, open-source software, Red Hat Inc., Linux, database

Red Hat earnings shrug off Oracle threat

December 21, 2006 Linux seller's net income drops, but revenue rises; executives say competition from Oracle hasn't taken customers away. TAGS: Red Hat Inc., net income, stock option, JBoss, Oracle Corp., Linux seller, earnings, pricing, acquisition, Linux, CEO

Ubuntu chief: Oracle Linux has 'tactical value'

October 21, 2006 Oracle could benefit from offering its own Linux, according to Canonical CEO Mark Shuttleworth. TAGS: Oracle Corp., Ubuntu Linux, Ubuntu, Linux, Red Hat Inc., SuSE Linux Enterprise Server, value, open source, IBM Corp., server, database

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.

'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

Oracle OpenWorld takes the stage

October 26, 2006 special coverage Business software maker opens arms to partners, making an incursion into the Linux market. Photo: Ellison announces Red Hat support Photos: Mr. Ruiz, meet Mr. Dell Video: Dell's AM... TAGS: Oracle Corp., margin, Oracle Open World, business software company, Red Hat Inc., mainframe, Web 2.0, Linux, acquisition, software company, Mr., font, Dell, photograph, server

Red Hat revenue up, profit down

March 29, 2007 Rising expenses--including the JBoss acquisition--cut into Linux seller's revenue; net income drops 25 percent. TAGS: Red Hat Inc., JBoss, net income, Oracle Corp., Linux seller, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, acquisition, server software, expense, open-source software, Linux, training, Yahoo! Inc., server, open source

Red Hat bands with open-source allies

March 14, 2007 The Linux leader will sell partners' open-source software, sharing revenue and fueling competition with proprietary rivals. TAGS: Red Hat Inc., open source, Oracle Corp., Red Hat Enterprise Linux, leadership, exchange, MySQL, open-source software, executive vice president, Linux, software company, IBM Corp.

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., Oracle Corp., JBoss, open source, open-source community, middleware, Fedora Project, Linux, Microsoft Corp., operating system, CEO

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, Novell Inc., SCO Group Inc., Larry Ellison, Oracle Corp., Linux, open-source software, open source, Unix, IBM Corp., Microsoft Corp.

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, Oracle Corp., Red Hat Inc., Linux, consortium, open-source software, Sun Microsystems Inc., CEO, security, 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, Linux, OpenOffice.org, Steve Ballmer, Novell Inc., intellectual property, Red Hat Inc., Oracle Corp., lawyer, IBM Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., Microsoft Corp., article

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

This week in OpenWorld news

December 10, 2004 At Oracle's OpenWorld conference, Michael Dell chides the Lenovo-IBM deal. Also: Oracle chief Larry Ellison' deja vu keynote speech. TAGS: Larry Ellison, Oracle Corp., keynote speech, Oracle Open World, Red Hat Inc., Dell, Lenovo, conference, merger, acquisition, Sun Microsystems Inc., IBM Corp., Linux, server, database, operating system

Shifting scene in open source

July 31, 2006 The Fedora Project is looking for a few good women, Larry Ellison has his eyes on Linux, and Boeing recruits Wind River for the Navy. TAGS: Wind River Systems Inc., Larry Ellison, Fedora Project, Xen, Red Hat Inc., open source, Linux, women, Oracle Corp.

Week in videos: CEOs aplenty

October 28, 2006 Between Steve Ballmer, John Chambers and Larry Ellison, chief executives stole the video show this week. TAGS: Larry Ellison, Oracle Open World, John Chambers, Steve Ballmer, Cisco Systems Inc., CEO, Red Hat Inc., margin, Oracle Corp., Microsoft Zune, San Francisco, Linux, video

Linux gets built-in Cell processor support

March 21, 2006 Updated kernel includes Oracle software for clustered databases, improves how OS runs on multiprocessor systems. TAGS: Linus Torvalds, multiprocessor, kernel, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server, Linux, Sun UltraSPARC, Linux kernel, Oracle Corp., T1, Sun Solaris, IBM Corp., programming, Sun Microsystems Inc., Red Hat Inc., file system, patch management