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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, open source, JBoss, bundle, HP, Linux, Dell

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, European Union, OpenOffice, savings, Linux, Microsoft 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.

IBM offers open-source software collections

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

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 company, open-source software, software company, open source

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, Digg, Linux, desk, idea, e-mail, Microsoft Corp., PC, Microsoft Windows

Open-source firm offers to protect customers from lawsuits

October 17, 2006 Software seller OpenLogic says it will indemnify buyers against legal action connected with its open-source products. TAGS: SCO Group Inc., open-source software, open source, legal action, lawsuit, enterprise, intellectual property, IBM Corp., Unix, code, London, Linux

Open-source firm Zenoss scores new funding

August 11, 2006 Its $4.8 million in fresh venture capital will be used for product development and more. TAGS: product development, open-source software, monitoring, open source

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. TAGS: open source, JBoss, open-source software, OpenDocument Format, Sun Microsystems Inc., OpenOffice, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer

Firm pushes open-source BlackBerry alternative

February 7, 2006 New mobile e-mail software from Funambol works with Exchange, Domino, IMAP and POP e-mail servers. TAGS: Research In Motion Ltd., IBM Lotus Domino, open-source software, open source, e-mail server, RIM BlackBerry, server, e-mail

Paris turns 175,000 kids on to open-source key plan

February 5, 2007 Aim is to give students easy access to "portable office" software suite designed to operate in Windows environment. TAGS: council, Paris, open-source software, open source, office, Web browser, Microsoft Windows

IBM offers 500 patents for open-source use

January 11, 2005 Big Blue will let open-source developers use 500 software patents without fear of infringement lawsuits. TAGS: patent, software patent, open-source software, IBM Corp., open source, Linux seller, open standard, fear, Linux, intellectual property, U.S., operating system, database, Microsoft Corp., HP

Novell vows patent defense of open source

October 12, 2004 Software maker says it will defend customers' open-source packages as vigorously as it would defend its own products. TAGS: Novell Inc., patent, open-source software, open source, defense, intellectual property, CEO, IBM Corp., Linux

Legal summits to tackle Linux

September 12, 2007 The Linux Foundation plans two gatherings that will focus on legal issues surrounding open-source software. TAGS: summit, open-source software, Linux

India's Kerala state goes open source

June 29, 2007 Meanwhile, a nearby state that embarked on a plan in January to put Linux in government offices, schools and villages is making progress. TAGS: SuSE Linux, open-source software, SuSE, India, open source, Linux, school, Red Hat Inc., leader, training, information technology, desktop computer, operating system, Microsoft Windows

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 software, open source, Linux kernel, OpenOffice.org, Linux, Steve Ballmer, Novell Inc., intellectual property, Oracle Corp., Red Hat Inc., Sun Microsystems Inc., Microsoft Corp., IBM Corp., lawyer, article

Eben Moglen predicts broad embrace of GPL 3

May 23, 2007 Open-source legal expert is bullish about the prospects for the upcoming new version of the General Public License. TAGS: GPL 3, GPL, open-source software, Richard Stallman, Free Software Foundation, open source, professor, Microsoft Corp.

Latest Samba preview launched

March 23, 2006 A second test version of the open-source software aims to fix bugs and add support for Microsoft's Active Directory protocols. TAGS: Samba, test version, Microsoft Windows Active Directory, open-source software, Microsoft Corp.

A look inside Google's open-source kitchen

December 13, 2006 Google's Chris DiBona says the search giant has a lot of involvement in open source, but is also a firm believer in proprietary software. TAGS: open-source developer, open source, open-source project, Google Inc., phishing, open-source software, project, social networking, code, activity, Java

Census for open-source apps kicks off

April 18, 2008 Project expects to offer the first detailed look at how businesses are using open-source software and how widespread it's become.(By Matthew Broersma of ZDNet UK) TAGS: open source, Matthew Broersma, Unisys Corp., open-source software, project, information technology
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