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Week in review: Microsoft's patent offensive

May 18, 2007 Company identifies infringed-on patents, invites infringers to strike licensing deals. Not many takers, so far. TAGS: patent, open-source software, Novell Inc., reader, open source, Week in review, intellectual property, Microsoft Corp., Linux, software company, U.S.

Microsoft agitates for open-source patent pacts

May 14, 2007 Company's more threatening stance spotlights its effort to pressure open-source firms to license its patents. TAGS: intellectual property, patent, open source, open-source company, open-source software, Novell Inc., Microsoft Corp., Red Hat Inc., Linux, software company

Pandora's box for open source

February 12, 2004 As the demand for open-source software continues to rise, established companies must figure out how to profit while combining free technology with proprietary products. TAGS: Novell Inc., open source, open-source software, software company, Oracle Corp., IBM Corp., Microsoft Corp., server

Se habla open source?

February 16, 2004 While open-source software is still fighting for space on American desktops, it's making surprising progress in developing economies due to native-language translation efforts. TAGS: language, OpenOffice, KDE, open source, open-source software, project, word, Microsoft Corp., Linux, software company, Web browser, operating system, PC

Ballmer: Where Microsoft is going

June 5, 2003 CEO Steve Ballmer explains what's on his mind after delivering the latest annual mission statement to his troops. High on the agenda: how to combat the challenge presented by open source. TAGS: commercial software company, Steve Ballmer, troop, memo, open source, open-source software, software company, idea, Linux, information technology, Microsoft Corp., CEO, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft dallies with open source

May 17, 2006 Software maker is working out the kinks in its interoperability efforts, software exec Bill Hilf says. TAGS: open-source community, open source, open-source software, ISV, JBoss, lab, software company, Microsoft Corp., Linux, Unix, developer

Open-source firms team up for interoperability

February 14, 2007 Open Solutions Alliance hopes to make open-source software programs work better together. TAGS: SugarCRM, JasperSoft, alliance, Novell Inc., Red Hat Inc., interoperability, digital identity, open source, MySQL, open-source software, software company, Java, Linux, server, Microsoft Corp.

Study: Open-source databases going mainstream

March 8, 2004 Following Linux's footsteps, open-source databases are moving toward mainstream use and threatening proprietary software alternatives, a new survey says. TAGS: AMR Research, open source, MySQL, database, PostgreSQL, database company, survey, Red Hat Inc., IBM Corp., open-source software, SAP AG, Sun Microsystems Inc., Linux, software company, operating system, Microsoft Corp.

Open source grows beyond its roots

August 14, 2006 Zimbra shows off wiki as the start-up and its cohorts push into new areas and compete on features, not just price. TAGS: SugarCRM, open source, enterprise software company, open-source company, LinuxWorld, Wiki, desktop software, vendor, enterprise software, start-up, collaboration, open-source software, software company, e-mail address, spreadsheet, document

U.K. reveals Microsoft bargaining tactics

February 27, 2004 A parliament committee discloses in a report how the government is saving on software procurement through tough negotiations and threats of going with Linux. TAGS: willingness, negotiation, license, Microsoft Office, open-source software, member, Microsoft Corp., organization, U.K., Sun Microsystems Inc., open source, Linux, software company

Sun expands open-source Java plan

August 15, 2006 Server and software company to release open-source components, open up Java for gadgets this year. TAGS: Java, open-source version, Sun Microsystems Inc., open source, open-source software, C# language, programming language, community, Microsoft .NET, software company, IBM Corp., server, Microsoft Corp.

Lindows: Trademark case could get expensive

March 12, 2004 The open-source software maker says Microsoft wants a Dutch court to fine Lindows more than $100,000 per day for not blocking certain visitors to its Web site. TAGS: Linspire, Luxembourg, Belgium, Netherlands, open-source software company, visitor, open-source software, software company, open source, Microsoft Corp.

Linux standard gains big-name backers

September 13, 2004 If Linux Standard Base 2.0 becomes the de facto guide for companies working on open source, Microsoft may face more competition. TAGS: Linux, open source, guideline, AMD, vendor, open-source software, standard, Unix, software company, operating system, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Open-source CRM firm offers subscription service

September 7, 2004 Start-up SugarCRM sets out to shake up the business applications market with a free program and low-cost support. TAGS: SugarCRM, CRM, contact management, support services, business application, Salesforce.com Inc., open source, open-source software, Red Hat Inc., Linux, software company, CEO, operating system, Microsoft Corp.

Open-source process server set for release

October 1, 2004 More open-source software for businesses: The Apache Software Foundation is launching a project for a Java process automation server. TAGS: Gluecode Software, BPM, business process, Apache Software Foundation, business process automation, process automation, M2M, Stephen O'Grady, open source, project, application server, BEA Systems Inc., Java, open-source software, handheld, server
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