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Red Hat's directory server set for release

June 1, 2005 Open-source version of program acquired from Netscape ups ante in rivalry with Microsoft, Novell and Sun. TAGS: directory server, Red Hat Inc., Netscape Communications Corp., Novell Inc., Sun Microsystems Inc., open source, server, Linux, Microsoft Corp.

Sun extends olive branch to Red Hat

September 12, 2005 Sun Microsystems is being more accommodating toward Linux again, making room onstage for Red Hat at a server product launch. TAGS: Red Hat Inc., Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Solaris, Jonathan Schwartz, x86 server, Linux, Sun UltraSPARC, Scott McNealy, open source, server, Unix, operating system, AMD, HP, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Sun's fighting chance

September 20, 2004 Forrester CEO George Colony argues that if Sun goes down, it's going to go down taking very big swings. TAGS: Red Hat Inc., Sun Microsystems Inc., Jonathan Schwartz, pricing, Intel x86, intellectual property, Linux, vendor, platform, IBM Corp., operating system, cell phone, Microsoft Corp.

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 kernel, Linux, Steve Ballmer, Novell Inc., intellectual property, Oracle Corp., Red Hat Inc., Microsoft Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., IBM Corp., lawyer, 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, open-source software, Sun Microsystems Inc., Google Inc., programmer, Red Hat Inc., Microsoft Office, Linux, Microsoft Corp.

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., antitrust, GPL, open source, Steve Ballmer, source code, Bill Gates, open-source software, Sun Microsystems Inc., Microsoft Corp., New York, Linux, CEO

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., open-source community, OpenOffice, OpenOffice.org, Sun Solaris, AMD Opteron, agreement, exec, Linux, Java

Red Hat updates premium Linux

February 15, 2005 The top Linux seller's new product version is the first to include the newer 2.6 kernel, or heart, of Linux. TAGS: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Red Hat Inc., Linux seller, Sun Solaris, kernel, Novell Inc., Linux, Fedora Project, Sun Microsystems Inc., Microsoft Exchange Server, server, Firefox, Web browser, hard drive, Intel

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: Sun Solaris, OpenSolaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., open-source programmer, programmer, open source, IBM Corp., Red Hat Inc., Linux, developer, Unix, Intel, firewall, operating system, server, Microsoft Corp.

Sun looks for users running rival OSes

October 26, 2005 Java Enterprise System server middleware now supports Windows and HP-UX and Sun has a new plan to expand its Java Desktop System to more Linux flavors. TAGS: Sun Java Desktop System, Sun Solaris 10, Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., HP-UX, Sun Java Enterprise System, Java 2, IBM AIX, Linux, Red Hat Inc., SuSE, desktop computer, operating system, Java, Web browser, server

Fits and starts for open source

June 21, 2005 Sun offers up source code via GlassFish project but falls short of its stated goal. Also: Celtix debuts. TAGS: Project GlassFish, Sun Solaris, open source, Sun Microsystems Inc., source code, Fedora Project, Linux, Red Hat Inc., Java, Microsoft Corp.

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. TAGS: open source, Xen, Silicon Graphics Inc., Red Hat Inc., Linux, variant, Ubuntu, Sun Microsystems Inc., blog, Microsoft Corp.

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, Oracle Corp., Red Hat Inc., Linux, consortium, open-source software, Sun Microsystems Inc., CEO, security, 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, stack, Fedora Core, RAD, Linux, Apache Software Foundation, open-source software, PHP, Microsoft .NET, Red Hat Inc., Java

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, Novell Inc., GPL, AJAX, IBM DB2, Red Hat Inc., Oracle Corp., middleware, MySQL, IBM Corp., Linux, acquisition, Sun Microsystems Inc., database, 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, Xen, Week in review, open source, Sun Microsystems Inc., Fedora Project, stack, Fedora Core, RAD, Linux, open-source software, Apache Software Foundation, PHP, Red Hat Inc., server, Microsoft Corp.

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., Linux, Firefox, Mozilla Corp., Yahoo! Inc., Google Inc., Web browser, 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, Xen, open source, endorsement, small and medium business, Novell Inc., JBoss, Linux, AMD Opteron, Sun Microsystems Inc., Computer Associates International Inc., Red Hat Inc., open-source software, server, IBM Corp.
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