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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. TAGS: patent, Oracle Corp., open source, open-source software, Red Hat Inc., Linux, database

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, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Oracle Corp., open-source software, MySQL, leadership, exchange, executive vice president, Linux, software company, IBM Corp.

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., RDBMS, open-source software company, patent, open-source software, open source, object-oriented, Texas, complaint, Sun Microsystems Inc., Oracle Corp., IBM Corp., software company, database

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

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, Oracle Corp., Novell Inc., Linux, Larry Ellison, SCO Group Inc., open-source software, open source, Unix, IBM Corp., Microsoft Corp.

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

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. TAGS: Red Hat Inc., Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Xen, virtualization, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server, deadline, JBoss, VMware, Intel x86, Novell Inc., Linux, open-source software, Oracle Corp., server, operating system, Microsoft Corp.

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., alliance, open source, open-source software, agreement, Oracle Corp., founder, Microsoft Corp.

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. TAGS: JBoss, Red Hat Inc., ecosystem, BEA Systems Inc., open source, open-source company, acquisition, middleware, Novell Inc., open-source software, Oracle Corp., Linux, CEO, IBM Corp., Java

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

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, enterprise software, Siebel Systems Inc., Oracle Corp., Salesforce.com Inc., open-source software, SAP AG, Red Hat Inc., IBM Corp., Microsoft Corp.
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