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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.

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

FAQ: The Sun-Google partnership

October 5, 2005 What exactly does the alliance mean for the two companies--and for the computing industry? TAGS: Sun Microsystems Inc., Eric Schmidt, agreement, Sun Solaris, Google Toolbar, Java software, Java, Google Inc., Sun Java, alliance, Scott McNealy, open-source software, Jonathan Schwartz, OpenOffice, toolbar, CEO

OpenOffice celebrates turning 2.0

October 20, 2005 Programmers release a major overhaul to the open-source software suite that has recently become a more serious rival to Microsoft Office. TAGS: OpenOffice.org, OpenDocument Format, OpenOffice, Sun Microsystems Inc., StarOffice, open source, Microsoft Office, user interface, open-source software, vice president, IBM Corp., spreadsheet, Adobe PDF, Microsoft Corp., Linux, database

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., software patent, open source, Jonathan Schwartz, open-source software, SCO Group Inc., OpenOffice.org, open-source community, OpenOffice, Sun Solaris, agreement, AMD Opteron, exec, Linux, Java
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