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HP offers open-source software bundles

April 4, 2006 Hewlett-Packard plans to bundle open source products. TAGS: open-source software, JBoss, bundle, open source, HP, Linux, Dell

Open-source support firm grabs $4 million in VC

March 17, 2005 OpenLogic, which seeks to simplify development of applications that use open-source software, completes Series A investment round. TAGS: open-source software, open source, Red Hat Inc.

IBM signs Brazilian Linux training pact

November 30, 2004 Company says it will train 980 Sao Paulo employees in open-source software. TAGS: consulting service, open-source software, training, IBM Corp., Brazil, Linux, operating system

Brazil's love of Linux

August 28, 2008 The open-source software definitely gets a warm reception here, but its role can easily be overestimated, too. TAGS: Brazil, open-source software, federal government, Latin America, Del.icio.us, Linux, Digg, desk, idea, e-mail, Microsoft Corp., PC, Microsoft Windows

Peru's president approves open-source bill

October 21, 2005 The country's government agencies may now buy open-source software. TAGS: Peru, government agency, open-source software, open source, president, Microsoft Corp.

SugarCRM nets third-round funding

October 18, 2005 The open-source software seller raises nearly $20 million. TAGS: SugarCRM, open-source software, Oracle Corp.

Cuba to migrate to open-source software

February 20, 2007 Country's technology leaders distance themselves from Microsoft with wide-ranging plans for open-source software. TAGS: open-source software, conference, open source, government, Linux, Microsoft Corp.

Open source reshaping services market

January 10, 2005 Linux, Apache, MySQL and other open-source software are rewriting the rules in the computer services arena. TAGS: open-source software, open source, professional services, Apache Web server, consulting, Apache Software Foundation, dot-com, provider, Web server, Linux, IBM Corp., CEO, server

European Commission vouches for open source

January 16, 2007 EU's executive arm endorses open source, offers a boost of confidence to businesses considering Linux and related software. TAGS: open-source software, open source, OpenOffice, European Union, savings, Linux, Microsoft Corp.

Programmers to link grid-software features

December 1, 2004 NCSA awarded $1 million to bridge two open-source software applications important to next-generation software. TAGS: Internet2, open-source software, open source

Homeland Security helps secure open-source code

January 11, 2006 The government department is giving millions of dollars to a project that will comb open-source software for security bugs. TAGS: Coverity, Stanford, open-source software, security bug, margin, open source, homeland security, Symantec Corp., Apache Software Foundation, project, security, Linux, Firefox, operating system

IBM offers open-source software collections

April 3, 2006 Big Blue announces packages that combine servers, server softwaren and Suse. TAGS: IBM Corp., open-source software, server software, open source, server

Insurer launches $10 million open-source policy

October 31, 2005 Open Source Compliance Insurance should protect against infringements on open-source licenses. TAGS: Open Source Risk Management, open source, insurance, insurance company, open-source software, database

Lawyer: Open-source risks overblown

November 2, 2005 Prominent open-source software attorney says the GPL already minimizes many risks of using free and open-source software. TAGS: GPL, open-source software, risk, Free Software Foundation, general counsel, patent, lawyer, open source

Nokia: Linux kernel may use our patents

May 26, 2005 Finnish company is the latest to begin offering intellectual-property protections to open-source programmers. TAGS: Linux kernel, patent, Nokia Corp., open-source software, open-source programmer, Linux, intellectual property, IBM Corp., open source

Brazil: Tech powerhouse, but gap remains

August 29, 2008 Though long in the shadow of the U.S. when it comes to computing, Latin America is home to a number of fast-growing regions, including Brazil--already the world's fifth largest PC market. TAGS: Brazil, Latin America, powerhouse, computing, Del.icio.us, region, emerging market, Digg, open-source software, U.S., PC, 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 software, open source, Sun Microsystems Inc., Google Inc., programmer, Red Hat Inc., Microsoft Office, Linux, Microsoft Corp.

Red Hat seeks NYSE listing

November 18, 2006 Open-source software company Red Hat, now trading on the NASDAQ, has applied to list its common stock on the New York Stock Exchange. TAGS: New York Stock Exchange, Red Hat Inc., open-source software, software company, open source

OpenOffice.org details vulnerability

April 13, 2005 Open-source software maker confirms a buffer overflow flaw and says it has fixed the problem. TAGS: OpenOffice, OpenOffice.org, open-source software, flaw, buffer-overflow, vulnerability, open source, security

Microsoft to confide security woes to governments

February 2, 2005 Company's decision to share information about security issues is part of its effort to blunt the appeal of open-source software. TAGS: open-source software, government agency, Czech Republic, government, Bill Gates, security, China, conference, Microsoft Corp., IBM Corp.
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