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Google snaps up top Firefox programmer

January 25, 2005 Hires lead programmer of Firefox browser, the newest step in the search giant's encroachment on Microsoft's turf. TAGS: programmer, Firefox, Google Inc., hiring, blog, Mozilla Corp., Web browser, search engine, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Corp., e-mail

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

Red Hat tests new programming aid

January 25, 2005 Top Linux seller begins public testing of software to make it easier for developers to write programs for its various versions of the OS. TAGS: Red Hat Inc., GCC, Linux seller, programmer, compiler, Linux, programming, software company, operating system, Microsoft Corp.

Salesforce.com woos Office programmers

February 2, 2005 At Microsoft's first conference for Office developers, Salesforce.com is detailing efforts to build Office applications that tap into its services. TAGS: Salesforce.com Inc., Microsoft Office, sales force, programmer, conference, Microsoft Corp., developer

Ubuntu's new Linux sports debugging tool

April 12, 2007 'Feisty Fawn' version of Ubuntu, due April 19, can automatically report crashes to help programmers stamp out bugs. TAGS: Ubuntu, programmer, Linux, Microsoft Corp.

Novell hires top Samba programmer from HP

April 28, 2005 Software company adds another open-source luminary to its staff. Jeremy Allison says, "These guys know a lot about file sharing." TAGS: Jeremy Allison, Samba, Novell Inc., programmer, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server, Novell NetWare, file server, file-sharing, open source, file system, Linux, IBM Corp., HP, server, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Microsoft readies Vista and Web-friendly tools

November 7, 2006 Developers can get free add-ons to build programs for Vista and Office 2007 and to create AJAX-style Web applications. TAGS: Burton, Microsoft Office 2007, Microsoft Visual Studio 2005, Microsoft Visual Studio, Web development, AJAX, programmer, Microsoft Office, developer, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., server, Microsoft Windows

IBM on the hunt for Firefox programmers

April 13, 2005 Big Blue looks to hire techies to adapt the open-source browser to work well with its server software. TAGS: workplace, IBM Corp., programmer, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server, Firefox, Mozilla Corp., open source, server software, Web browser, Linux, server, Google Inc., Microsoft Internet Explorer, PC, Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft to release more source code?

February 7, 2005 Firm's developer unit may make available source code from popular tool for building user interfaces for Windows applications. TAGS: source code, Jason Matusow, programmer, Microsoft Windows CE, open source, Microsoft Visual Studio, code, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Windows, operating system

Itanium alliance backed by major tech companies

September 26, 2005 Partnership plans to provide resources to help programmers write and optimize software for Itanium, Intel's high-end chip. TAGS: Intel Itanium, high-end chip, alliance, Intel Xeon, programmer, technology company, server, Intel, IBM Corp., AMD, Sun Microsystems Inc., Dell, HP, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

IBM tunes up for Jazz open-source project

January 30, 2007 Set to launch in June, Jazz aims to modernize development tools for programming teams that are geographically spread out. TAGS: software development, IBM Corp., development tool, Stephen O'Grady, open-source project, open source, general manager, programmer, software company, IM, Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft fixes potential antipiracy hole

February 17, 2005 Japanese programmers spotlight flaw in Redmond's antipiracy protections, but the company moves to block the hack. TAGS: David Caulton, antipiracy, digital-rights management, hack, copy protection, flaw, Microsoft Windows Media Player, Redmond, programmer, hacker, Windows Media, programming, security, media player, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer

Sun begins open-source Solaris era

June 14, 2005 Company posts more than 5 million lines of source code for the operating system's heart in an effort to regain lost ground. TAGS: OpenSolaris, Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., open-source programmer, programmer, open source, Red Hat Inc., Linux, IBM Corp., Unix, developer, firewall, Intel, server, operating system, Microsoft Corp.

Sun invites outside involvement with Java 6

November 18, 2004 Sun puts very early versions of the source code on its Web site so Java programmers could better see and participate in its development. TAGS: Sun Microsystems Inc., JCP, Java, Java 2, J2SE, Java programmer, involvement, programmer, API, source code, SCO Group Inc., open source, Microsoft Corp.

Web giants lure developers

September 1, 2006 As more software goes online, Web services providers race to get more applications on their hosted computing platforms. TAGS: Amazon.com Inc., e-commerce, Web service, BEA Systems Inc., programmer, platform, eBay Inc., developer, API, software company, service provider, IBM Corp., Microsoft Corp., operating system

Red Hat looks under Linux's hood

November 1, 2005 Trying to take a more active role in open-source programming, Red Hat is expanding its R&D efforts on the operating system. TAGS: Red Hat Inc., Xen, Linux, open source, virtual machine, programmer, open-source software, Novell Inc., operating system, Microsoft Corp.

Ubuntu carves niche in Linux landscape

September 30, 2005 Less than two years into its development, a new version of Linux is generating considerable excitement. TAGS: Jeff Waugh, Ubuntu, Debian, Linux, Red Hat Inc., programmer, distribution, project, open source, server, PC, Microsoft Corp.

Computing heavyweights to chaperone Linux into servers

August 30, 2000 IBM, NEC, Intel, Dell and Hewlett-Packard are joining with Linux companies to coax the open-source operating system into high-end, multiprocessor machines. TAGS: Silicon Graphics Inc., heavyweight, Linux company, Linux, multiprocessor, IBM Corp., open-source community, open source, programmer, SuSE, file system, NEC Electronics Corp., Intel, Dell, server, HP
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