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Microsoft offers helping hand to Firefox

August 25, 2006 Mozilla welcomes Redmond's efforts to ensure interoperability between Firefox and the Vista operating system. TAGS: Mozilla Corp., application security, Redmond, Mozilla Thunderbird, open source, Firefox, offer, Microsoft Windows Vista, Web browser, Microsoft Corp., blog, Microsoft Internet Explorer, operating system, Microsoft Windows

Mozilla CEO: We are no 'Frankenstein'

May 4, 2007 Mitchell Baker also challenges the notion that open-source companies are just ad hoc organizations and takes a swipe at IE's security. TAGS: Mitchell Baker, collaboration, Mozilla Corp., Sydney, open source, CEO, Firefox, Web browser, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., e-mail

Microsoft reaches out to Firefox developers

August 22, 2006 Invites open sourcers to participate in making sure that the browser will get along with Windows Vista. TAGS: open-source community, open source, Mozilla Corp., Firefox, offer, Mozilla Thunderbird, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Web browser, Microsoft Windows, operating system

Mozilla unleashes Firefox 2

October 27, 2006 Nipping at the heels of Microsoft's IE 7, the open-source browser update puts a premium on security. TAGS: Firefox 2.0, Firefox, open source, Mozilla Corp., Web browser, security, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Microsoft Corp.

Mozilla CEO: Why we're still shunned by corporate IT

May 24, 2006 Businesses still stick with proprietary technology, although Mozilla offers customization kit for business customers. TAGS: Mitchell Baker, director of information technology, enterprise, Mozilla Corp., open source, Intranet, information technology, Firefox, CEO, Web browser, Microsoft Corp.

When more bugs can mean tighter security

December 7, 2007 Mozilla Europe president explains why having fewer disclosed vulnerabilities doesn't mean Internet Explorer is safer than the open-source Web browser. TAGS: Mozilla Corp., motivation, bug, secure, Firefox, vulnerability, community, open source, president, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web browser, Microsoft Corp., security

Mozilla looks to Microsoft for security

September 21, 2006 Window Snyder, formerly of Microsoft, now heads up security at Mozilla, the company best known for its open-source Firefox Web browser. TAGS: @stake Inc., Mozilla Corp., security, consulting, Firefox, career, open source, Microsoft Corp., Web browser, Microsoft Windows

Mozilla finally turns 1.0

June 5, 2002 The browser software, four years in the making in an open-source project, arrives on the Web. Netscape says developers wanted to be sure it would "be ready for prime time." TAGS: Netscape 6, Mozilla Corp., Netscape Communications Corp., open-source project, Document Object Model, Time Warner Inc., open source, standards, Web browser, developer, Microsoft Corp.

Firefox smashes funding target

October 22, 2004 The campaign to get fans of the open-source browser to pay for a full-page ad in The New York Times reaches its goal in three days. TAGS: campaign, Firefox, Mozilla Corp., goal, open source, Web browser, Microsoft Corp.

Mozilla tries Firefox recipe with Thunderbird

September 18, 2007 The Mozilla Foundation is funding a subsidiary to improve the open-source e-mail software. Will more plug-ins and a universal mailbox come next? TAGS: Mitchell Baker, Stephen O'Grady, Mozilla Thunderbird, Mozilla Corp., RedMonk, corporation, Firefox, open source, Internet Service Provider, Internet service, Gmail, Web browser, success, Netscape Communications Corp., Microsoft Outlook, service provider

Open source on the move

September 21, 2006 Linux gets its latest kernel update and a real-time makeover; debate continues on GPL changes. TAGS: GPL, kernel, open source, virtualization, Linux, Mozilla Corp., Real-Time, Firefox, Web browser, server, security, operating system, Microsoft Corp.

Year in review: New players enliven open source

December 21, 2007 Yahoo, Google, Adobe, Sun Microsystems, and even Microsoft freshen up the open-source marketplace. TAGS: open source, open-source software, Sun Microsystems Inc., Red Hat Inc., Adobe Systems Inc., Mozilla Corp., Firefox, Linux, Yahoo! Inc., Google Inc., Web browser, Microsoft Corp.

Firefox to get phishing shield

March 8, 2006 Upcoming version of the open-source browser will offer protection against phishing scams, using technology that might come from Google. TAGS: phishing, online scam, Firefox 2.0, Firefox, security tool, Google Inc., Mozilla Corp., Web browser, protection, open source, attack, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., security

Mono offers open-source spin on Silverlight

May 16, 2008 First public release of Novell's Moonlight will compete with products from Adobe, Sun, and Apple.(By Matthew Broersma of ZDNet UK) TAGS: Microsoft Silverlight, Matthew Broersma, Mono, Novell Inc., intellectual property, Firefox 3.0, open source, Adobe Systems Inc., project, Firefox, Mozilla Corp., Linux, Microsoft Corp., Apple Computer

With Firefox 2, Mozilla touts security and speed

October 24, 2006 NASA pitches in with some ideas on tabs for the latest version of the open-source browser. Download Firefox 2 TAGS: Firefox 2.0, Mozilla Corp., tab, Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Web browser, security, open source, Microsoft Corp.

A Firefox for music?

December 22, 2005 The Pioneers of the Inevitable are taking aim at iTunes, with open-source music software called Songbird. TAGS: open source, Apple Computer, Apple iTunes, Firefox, digital music, Mozilla Corp., Web browser, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Yahoo! Inc., MP3, Microsoft Corp., hard drive

Year in review: Browsers get a second wind

December 22, 2005 The Web offers a fresh lease on life, showing healthy competition among browsers and dramatic changes in usage. TAGS: web technology, Firefox, RSS, AJAX, mashup, Web browser, IBM Corp., usage, open source, Web application, Netscape Communications Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer, Google Inc., developer, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Mozilla Corp.

Year in review: On Web, innovation meets hard times

December 22, 2008 A lot of progress took place this year in Web start-ups and online technology, before the dark clouds of recession and layoffs swept in. TAGS: innovation, layoff, Web 2.0, Twitter, standards, Facebook, open source, start-up, Google Inc., Mozilla Corp., Web browser, Microsoft Corp.
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