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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.Microsoft aims to charm open-source world
June 29, 2006 Company highlights open-source strategy at London conference, but some attendees are leery of its motives.Sun to open source code for office software
July 17, 2000 The company will open the source code of its Star Office software Wednesday, but a major new version of the product has been delayed.Microsoft has OS patents; Linux has none
December 4, 2006 ActiveGrid's Peter Yared says the Microsoft-Novell deal creates competition and is ultimately good for customers.Is open source getting to Microsoft?
September 15, 2006 Pledge not to sue over Web services patents reflects the spread of the collaborative development model--as far as Microsoft, even.Year in review: The open-source effect spreads
December 20, 2005 Open source seeped into nearly every software category, leaving an indelible mark on how software is bought and sold.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.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.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.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.Sun looks to jolt interest in Java
May 12, 2007 With its JavaOne conference under way, Sun aims to capitalize on the growing interest in so-called rich Internet applications.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.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.OpenDocument standard ratified
May 3, 2006 An international standards group sets the stage for worldwide adoption of this open-source file format.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.Open source makes inroads
September 12, 2006 Red Hat follows Novell's lead with Xen-enabled Linux beta, as Ubuntu's founder aims for success in emerging markets.Sun tries again with consumer-flavored Java
May 8, 2007 The server and software company comes full circle with Java, releasing a scripting language to ease desktop and device Java development.Video: Sun launches JavaFXGetting on the Linux wavelength
January 2, 2007 roundup A developer takes steps to get the OS running on the Zune; meanwhile, long-term support for Fedora Linux winds down.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.Sun bets on free Java tool
November 13, 2003 Developers won't pay a penny for the next version of Java application server, set for release next week, says the company's top software executive in a presentation of Sun's software plans. Sponsored matches for "Sun Microsystems Inc."
