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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. TAGS: patent, open source, open-source software, Linux kernel, OpenOffice.org, Linux, Steve Ballmer, intellectual property, Novell Inc., Red Hat Inc., Oracle Corp., IBM Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., lawyer, Microsoft Corp., article

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, blog, Linux, 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, Oracle Corp., SCO Group Inc., Larry Ellison, Linux seller, Novell Inc., 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, 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, SCO Group Inc., Linux, alliance, open source, open-source software, agreement, founder, Oracle Corp., Microsoft Corp.

Year in review: Big gains for on-demand apps

 December 20, 2006 As businesses feel the pull of on-demand enterprise applications, software heavyweights are following suit. TAGS: on-demand, hosted CRM, CRM, Workday, Siebel Systems Inc., enterprise software, SAP AG, Salesforce.com Inc., Oracle Corp., open-source software, Red Hat Inc., IBM Corp., 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, JBoss, deadline, VMware, Intel x86, Linux, open-source software, Novell Inc., Oracle Corp., server, operating system, Microsoft Corp.
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