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SugarCRM nets third-round funding

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

Oracle bands with open-source patent group

March 27, 2007 Database giant agrees not to sue over patents in Linux and associated open-source software--including open-source databases. TAGS: patent, Oracle Corp., open source, open-source software, Red Hat Inc., Linux, database

Oracle buys open-source database firm

October 10, 2005 Database giant wades deeper into open source with purchase of Finnish company Innobase. TAGS: Innobase Oy, Innobase InnoDB, Oracle Corp., MySQL, database company, Finnish company, open source, middleware, database, MySQL Database, open-source software, engine, IBM 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, Linux kernel, Linux, OpenOffice.org, Steve Ballmer, Novell Inc., intellectual property, Red Hat Inc., Oracle Corp., IBM Corp., Microsoft Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., lawyer, article

Sun floats open-source database idea

February 4, 2005 Such a move could trigger displeasure at Oracle but curry favor with open-source advocates. Image: A Sun database? TAGS: Sun Microsystems Inc., Oracle Corp., server software, Ingres, open source, database, Scott McNealy, Jonathan Schwartz, open-source software, database software, BEA Systems Inc., Computer Associates International Inc., CEO, server

Open-source chronicles: Oracle buys, Gentoo founder flies

February 15, 2006 Oracle wakes up to the charms of Sleepycat Software, Gentoo's Daniel Robbins exits Redmond's embrace, and more. TAGS: Gentoo, Sleepycat Software Inc., Oracle Corp., open source, Sun UltraSPARC, founder, open-source software, Linux, blog, IBM Corp., database, Microsoft Corp.

Zend brings PHP to Oracle's database

October 11, 2005 Zend Core for Oracle highlights one of the growing commercial uses of open-source PHP scripting language. TAGS: Zend Technologies Ltd., PHP, Oracle Corp., MySQL Database, scripting language, CRM, open-source software, database, open source, IBM Corp., Unix, server, Linux, Microsoft Windows

Open-source firm SourceLabs partners with Oracle

February 9, 2006 Services outfit SourceLabs stress tests the "SASH" open-source components on Oracle's application server. TAGS: Oracle Corp., Oracle Application Server, Stephen O'Grady, stack, application server, open source, Apache Software Foundation, BEA Systems Inc., open-source software, Java, server

Open source shapes up as rival to Oracle

May 25, 2006 Software maker's stronghold in databases likely to come under threat from open-source competitors, IDC and Gartner predict. TAGS: Gartner Inc., RDBMS, Oracle Corp., open source, database software, database management system, database management, market share, open-source software, database, research company, MySQL, software company, IBM Corp., Linux

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, Red Hat Inc., Oracle Corp., Linux, consortium, open-source software, Sun Microsystems Inc., CEO, security, Microsoft Corp.

Software start-ups feel the pinch

January 12, 2006 Small fish in the shrinking software sea are embracing open-source, software as a service to get an edge over their larger rivals. TAGS: Intalio Inc., enterprise software, PeopleSoft Inc., consolidation, entrepreneur, business software, BEA Systems Inc., Oracle Corp., software company, start-up, open-source software, open source, IBM Corp.

Red Hat adds new Linux legal protection

November 4, 2006 Faced with new competitive challenges, Linux seller Red Hat has begun promising protection against intellectual-property lawsuits. TAGS: indemnification, Red Hat Inc., intellectual property, Linux seller, Larry Ellison, SCO Group Inc., Oracle Corp., Novell Inc., Linux, open-source software, open source, Unix, IBM Corp., Microsoft Corp.

Server powers launch new grid group

January 24, 2005 IBM, Hewlett-Packard and Intel are banding together to steer an open-source software package called the Globus Toolkit. TAGS: consortium, Univa, grid, high-performance computing, IBM Corp., standards, open-source software, high-performance, open source, Oracle Corp., server, Intel, HP

Red Hat bands with open-source allies

March 14, 2007 The Linux leader will sell partners' open-source software, sharing revenue and fueling competition with proprietary rivals. TAGS: Red Hat Inc., open source, Oracle Corp., open-source software, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, MySQL, leadership, exchange, executive vice president, Linux, software company, IBM Corp.

Red Hat revenue up, profit down

March 29, 2007 Rising expenses--including the JBoss acquisition--cut into Linux seller's revenue; net income drops 25 percent. TAGS: Red Hat Inc., JBoss, net income, Oracle Corp., Linux seller, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, acquisition, expense, server software, open-source software, Linux, training, Yahoo! Inc., server, open source

Patents for dynamic Web pages to get another look

January 29, 2007 Patent Office will revisit two patents that critics say might imperil any site that employs a search feature or generates custom Web pages from user input. TAGS: patent, critic, suit, firm, Oracle Corp., open-source software, search technology, Texas

Red Hat sued over JBoss technology

June 30, 2006 Company gets hit by a patent lawsuit related to JBoss, just weeks after completing its purchase of the open-source software company. TAGS: JBoss, Red Hat Inc., open-source software company, RDBMS, object-oriented, open source, open-source software, patent, Texas, complaint, Sun Microsystems Inc., Oracle Corp., software company, IBM Corp., database

Red Hat couches Microsoft-Novell pact as a Linux win

November 3, 2006 As the software maker endures a tough week, open-source experts question whether the deal would violate the GPL. TAGS: Novell Inc., GPL, Red Hat Inc., Bruce Perens, Linux, SCO Group Inc., open source, open-source software, alliance, agreement, Oracle Corp., founder, Microsoft Corp.

Year in review: Big gains for on-demand apps

December 20, 2006 As businesses feel the pull of on-demand enterprise applications, software heavyweights are following suit. TAGS: on-demand, hosted CRM, Workday, CRM, Siebel Systems Inc., enterprise software, Oracle Corp., Salesforce.com Inc., open-source software, SAP AG, Red Hat Inc., IBM Corp., Microsoft Corp.
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