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Open-source transitions gather steam

July 6, 2006 Microsoft and Sun continue to make an uneasy peace with open-source software as it becomes more and more of a business reality. TAGS: open source, OpenDocument Format, JBoss, open-source software, Sun Microsystems Inc., OpenOffice, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer

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, Oracle Corp., Red Hat Inc., Microsoft Corp., lawyer, Sun Microsystems Inc., IBM Corp., article

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. TAGS: OpenOffice.org, OpenOffice, open-source software, open source, Sun Microsystems Inc., Google Inc., programmer, Red Hat Inc., Linux, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp.

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: Sun Microsystems Inc., Java, open-source version, open source, open-source software, programming language, community, Microsoft .NET, software company, component, IBM Corp., server, Microsoft Corp.

Open source, from Apache to Zimbra

November 22, 2006 In the software business, you can't just sit around--there's always a new feature to add or the Joneses to keep up with. TAGS: Apache Software Foundation, open source, Sun Microsystems Inc., GPL, Firefox 2.0, Linux, open-source software, handset, IBM Corp., blog, Java, Firefox, Microsoft Corp.

Sun to offer more free software

November 30, 2005 The company plans to give away Java Enterprise System, N1 management tools with its Solaris operating system. TAGS: Sun N1, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Java Enterprise System, Sun Solaris, Jonathan Schwartz, open source, Java, barrier, open-source software, pricing, IBM Corp., server, operating system, Microsoft Corp.

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. TAGS: Red Hat Inc., Sun Microsystems Inc., open source, software patent, Jonathan Schwartz, open-source software, SCO Group Inc., OpenOffice, OpenOffice.org, open-source community, Sun Solaris, agreement, AMD Opteron, exec, Linux, Java

A Microsoft-Red Hat warming trend?

May 10, 2005 CEOs Steve Ballmer and Matthew Szulik met for a meal recently, sources say. How's Microsoft feeling about open source these days? TAGS: Red Hat Inc., open source, GPL, antitrust, source code, Steve Ballmer, Bill Gates, open-source software, Sun Microsystems Inc., New York, Microsoft Corp., Linux, CEO

OpenOffice celebrates turning 2.0

October 20, 2005 Programmers release a major overhaul to the open-source software suite that has recently become a more serious rival to Microsoft Office. TAGS: OpenOffice.org, OpenDocument Format, OpenOffice, Sun Microsystems Inc., StarOffice, open source, Microsoft Office, user interface, open-source software, vice president, IBM Corp., spreadsheet, Adobe PDF, Microsoft Corp., Linux, database

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., Linux, Firefox, Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Web browser

Ex-Sun exec returns to run software group

May 1, 2006 Rich Green, who left for a start-up in 2004, is expected to be named Sun's software chief, CNET News.com has learned. TAGS: Cassatt Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., software group, Java, Jonathan Schwartz, Scott McNealy, executive vice president, open source, vice president, open-source software, exec, IBM Corp., CEO, server, Microsoft Corp.

This week in open source

June 17, 2005 Can new partnerships make LAMP a more serious contender to Java and Microsoft's .NET? Also: Sun releases Solaris code. TAGS: Sun Solaris, Xen, Sun Microsystems Inc., open source, Fedora Project, GCC, RAD, stack, Fedora Core, Linux, Apache Software Foundation, open-source software, Red Hat Inc., PHP, Microsoft .NET, Java

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.

Week in review: Open source changing course

June 17, 2005 week in reviewWith new releases and new partnerships, software such as LAMP and Solaris took the spotlight this week. TAGS: Sun Solaris, Week in review, Xen, open source, Fedora Project, Sun Microsystems Inc., RAD, stack, Fedora Core, Linux, Apache Software Foundation, open-source software, PHP, Red Hat Inc., server, Microsoft Corp.

LinuxWorld: Xen lures big-name endorsements

February 18, 2005 special coverage In just a few months, the open-source software package has been catapulted to the limelight. Also: Sun bumps back Opteron servers. Photos: Scenes from LinuxWorld TAGS: LinuxWorld, software patent, open source, Xen, endorsement, small and medium business, Novell Inc., JBoss, Linux, Sun Microsystems Inc., AMD Opteron, Red Hat Inc., open-source software, Computer Associates International Inc., server, IBM Corp.
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