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Microsoft makes Linux pact with Novell

November 2, 2006 Former software foes pledge to work together to help Windows world and Linux world interoperate. Video: Ballmer outlines Novell dealPhoto: Shaking hands on Linux TAGS: Novell Inc., SuSE Linux Enterprise Server, virtualization, Steve Ballmer, open source, Linux, enterprise server, SuSE Linux, patent, SuSE, Microsoft Windows Server, CEO, Microsoft Corp., server, operating system, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft learns to live with open source

July 11, 2005 Though it still opposes open-source products and licensing, Microsoft is begrudgingly adopting similar practices to appeal to its corporate customers. TAGS: open source, Steve Ballmer, Linux server, Linux, Microsoft Corp., server, IBM Corp., CEO, Microsoft Windows

Cyberpeace--of sorts--in our time

November 7, 2006 newsmaker Steve Ballmer and Ron Hovsepian make an unlikely pair, and their pact has caught the tech industry by surprise. TAGS: interoperability, Steve Ballmer, intellectual property, framework, GPL, Novell Inc., dream, Linux, Unix, open source, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

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, open source, Linux, software company, Oracle Corp., Microsoft Corp., operating system, Microsoft Windows, video

Microsoft, Novell paint target on Red Hat

November 3, 2006 New technical and legal partnership is meant to take Red Hat down a notch--and could help Novell too. TAGS: Novell Inc., Red Hat Inc., Rick Sherlund, Steve Ballmer, open source, SuSE, open-source community, Linux, open-source software, Microsoft Corp., agreement, CEO, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft looks to extinguish LAMP

June 15, 2005 After years of beefing up its software for corporate use, the software behemoth is threatened by a cut-rate, open-source challenger. TAGS: TechEd, TCO, Web server, open source, Apache Web server, Apache Software Foundation, BEA Systems Inc., Steve Ballmer, acquisition, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft SQL Server, combination, server, Microsoft Corp., Linux, database

Microsoft patent peace--or patent war?

November 3, 2006 By declaring a "patent peace" with Novell Linux, did the software company just declare patent war with the open-source realm? TAGS: patent, Novell Inc., intellectual property, open source, open-source programmer, Red Hat Inc., Steve Ballmer, license agreement, Linux, GPL, software company, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Microsoft, JBoss link server software

September 27, 2005 In another sign of its changing posture toward open-source, Redmond pledges to achieve great interoperability with JBoss products. TAGS: JBoss, application server, server software, Steve Ballmer, Java, GPL, open source, Redmond, open-source software, collaboration, Microsoft .NET, server, Microsoft Corp., Linux, Microsoft Windows
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