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Oracle apps to work with Mozilla

January 17, 2004 The database company is working on a project to let Mozilla's open-source desktop software work better with Oracle's business applications. TAGS: Mozilla Corp., Oracle Corp., open-source software, LinuxWorld, database company, desktop software, business application, open source, Linux, collaboration, database, Microsoft Corp., e-mail, server

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, OpenOffice.org, Linux, Linux kernel, article, Steve Ballmer, lawyer, Red Hat Inc., Novell Inc., intellectual property, Microsoft Corp., Oracle Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., IBM Corp.

LinuxWorld opens for business

August 9, 2007 Latest announcements at the open-source conference include Dell's decision to expand Linux PC sales to Europe, China. TAGS: LinuxWorld, Linux PC, Ubuntu, Linux, open source, Novell Inc., Lenovo, China, Oracle Corp., Europe, HP, CEO, operating system, database, Microsoft Corp.

Database vendors eye open-source effect

July 13, 2005 As Oracle, IBM and Microsoft ready the next competitive round, open-source alternatives start to make their mark. TAGS: database company, open-source company, open source, Oracle Corp., IBM Corp., database, Microsoft Corp.

Oracle works quietly with Mozilla

May 13, 2005 Joint venture is kept under wraps, leading to speculation that Oracle may be planning to release an open-source product. TAGS: Oracle Collaboration Suite, Oracle Corp., Mozilla Corp., collaboration, open source, collaboration tool, Forrester Research Inc., database company, Governor, Microsoft Outlook, risk, Novell Inc., success, work, Microsoft Corp., database

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

Oracle wades deeper into collaboration

August 22, 2005 The database giant takes aim at Microsoft's SharePoint with what it calls simplified content management. TAGS: Oracle Collaboration Suite, Oracle Corp., Microsoft SharePoint, database company, collaboration, content management, Mozilla Corp., database, open source, Microsoft Corp., server

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., open source, Oracle Corp., Sun UltraSPARC, founder, open-source software, Linux, blog, IBM Corp., database, Microsoft Corp.

Oracle to offer free database

October 29, 2005 Database giant looks to muscle into low-end database market and compete better against open source. TAGS: Oracle Corp., Innobase InnoDB, Oracle Application Server 10g, free version, MySQL, Oracle Database, database, open source, Microsoft SQL Server, IBM Corp., Microsoft Corp.

MySQL takes cue from the master

April 14, 2004 Microsoft made its massive inroads into the database market by being low-priced and easy to use. Now MySQL is following the same path with its open-source product. TAGS: MySQL, clustering, Oracle Corp., open source, database, Microsoft SQL Server, IBM Corp., organization, Microsoft Corp., conference, server

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

Sending the penguins out with a hot foot

October 27, 2006 perspective CNET News.com's Charles Cooper says Larry Ellison's open-source move is part of a bigger transformation at Oracle. TAGS: Larry Ellison, Oracle Corp., Borland Software Corp., Red Hat Inc., Oracle Open World, open-source company, announcement, profit margin, open source, Siebel Systems Inc., acquisition, PeopleSoft Inc., CEO, operating system, database, Microsoft Corp.

'Free' is the new 'cheap' for software tools

January 31, 2006 The release of IBM's free DB2 database points to the downward price pressure from open-source programmers' tools. TAGS: IBM DB2, free version, BEA Systems Inc., James Gosling, software developer, database server, programming tool, Oracle Corp., open source, IBM Corp., database, vendor, software company, Microsoft Corp., server

Year in review: Grappling with open source

December 19, 2006 As open source becomes pervasive, software giants like Microsoft, Oracle and Sun are adapting in different ways. TAGS: JBoss, open source, GPL, AJAX, Novell Inc., IBM DB2, MySQL, Red Hat Inc., Oracle Corp., middleware, Linux, IBM Corp., Firefox, acquisition, Sun Microsystems Inc., database

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., Linux, Oracle Corp., consortium, open-source software, Sun Microsystems Inc., Java, CEO, security, Microsoft Corp.

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: Linux, JBoss, VMware, Larry Ellison, open source, virtualization, MySQL, Red Hat Inc., China, operating system, Oracle Corp., Microsoft Corp.

IBM sets DB2 database free

January 30, 2006 DB2 Express-C is a free version of IBM's flagship database aimed at winning software developers over to its products. TAGS: IBM DB2, free version, IBM Corp., software developer, database, Oracle Corp., open source, Microsoft Corp.

Start-up enters open-source database melee

May 23, 2005 By making PostgreSQL compatible with Oracle and others commercial databases, EnterpriseDB looks to undercut incumbents on price. TAGS: EnterpriseDB, PostgreSQL, open source, database, support services, Oracle Corp., Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft walks tightrope with business services

February 22, 2007 The company has good reason to expand into services and hosted software, but it must be careful not to alienate partners. TAGS: Steve Ballmer, Microsoft SharePoint, help desk, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., Oracle Corp., information technology, open source, IBM Corp., server, e-mail

Microsoft and Novell's bridge to Linux

November 7, 2006 Longtime rivals make nice with a plan to help businesses use the open-source OS along with Windows. TAGS: Novell Inc., pact, Red Hat Inc., Steve Ballmer, Linux, open source, Microsoft Corp., Oracle Corp., software company, Microsoft Windows, operating system, video