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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Red Hat's next Linux due before March
December 28, 2006
Company plans to ship its next major version of the operating system on February 28, two months after its earlier deadline.
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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.
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Red Hat and JBoss: No turning back for open source
April 10, 2006
Red Hat's $350 million purchase of JBoss speeds up the collision between the once closed-off open-source world and entrenched software heavyweights.
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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.
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New XenEnterprise boosts virtual Windows
April 2, 2007
Virtualization software now can run multiprocessor Windows servers, but bigger changes are coming in June.
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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.
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