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Red Hat's directory server set for release

June 1, 2005 Open-source version of program acquired from Netscape ups ante in rivalry with Microsoft, Novell and Sun. TAGS: directory server, Red Hat Inc., Netscape Communications Corp., Novell Inc., Sun Microsystems Inc., open source, server, Linux, Microsoft Corp.

Sun extends olive branch to Red Hat

September 12, 2005 Sun Microsystems is being more accommodating toward Linux again, making room onstage for Red Hat at a server product launch. TAGS: Red Hat Inc., Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Solaris, x86 server, Jonathan Schwartz, Linux, Scott McNealy, Sun UltraSPARC, open source, server, Unix, operating system, AMD, HP, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Sun poised to take open-source Solaris step

January 24, 2005 Firm is expected to start sharing some source code of the OS and to detail its OpenSolaris plan on Tuesday. TAGS: Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., open source, OpenSolaris, Red Hat Inc., biotechnology, Linux, Unix, developer, programming, IBM Corp., operating system

Sun releases Solaris 10 for free

February 1, 2005 The server and software company begins offering Solaris 10 as a free download for those who register. TAGS: Sun Solaris, Sun Solaris 10, Sun Microsystems Inc., x86 processor, Unix, Linux, Red Hat Inc., IBM Corp., software company, open source, server, security, HP, operating system, Microsoft Windows

A Microsoft-Red Hat warming trend?

May 10, 2005 CEOs Steve Ballmer and Matthew Szulik met for a meal recently, sources say. How's Microsoft feeling about open source these days? TAGS: Red Hat Inc., open source, GPL, antitrust, Steve Ballmer, source code, open-source software, Bill Gates, Sun Microsystems Inc., New York, Microsoft Corp., Linux, CEO

Sun to set Solaris free, after a fashion

November 15, 2004 Operating system to come at no charge for servers with x86 processors. But the bug fixes will cost you. TAGS: Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., Red Hat Inc., Sun Solaris 10, open-source programmer, Intel x86, IBM AIX, x86 processor, open source, AMD Opteron, free, Linux, pricing, software company, support, bug fix

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

OpenVZ ported to Sun Niagara servers

December 29, 2006 Linux can be subdivided into "containers" on Sun's newest Sparc servers, matching a feature Solaris already possesses. TAGS: OpenVZ, Sun UltraSPARC, container, Sun Microsystems Inc., T1, Sun Solaris, Intel Itanium, Linux, Red Hat Inc., server, open source, Intel, operating system

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

Fits and starts for open source

June 21, 2005 Sun offers up source code via GlassFish project but falls short of its stated goal. Also: Celtix debuts. TAGS: Project GlassFish, Sun Solaris, open source, Sun Microsystems Inc., source code, Fedora Project, Linux, Red Hat Inc., Java, Microsoft Corp.

Sun begins open-source Solaris era

June 14, 2005 Company posts more than 5 million lines of source code for the operating system's heart in an effort to regain lost ground. TAGS: OpenSolaris, Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., open-source programmer, programmer, open source, Red Hat Inc., Linux, IBM Corp., developer, Unix, firewall, Intel, operating system, server, Microsoft Corp.

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, open-source software, Sun Microsystems Inc., Google Inc., programmer, Red Hat Inc., Microsoft Office, Linux, Microsoft Corp.

Open source makes inroads

September 12, 2006 Red Hat follows Novell's lead with Xen-enabled Linux beta, as Ubuntu's founder aims for success in emerging markets. TAGS: open source, Xen, Silicon Graphics Inc., Red Hat Inc., Linux, Ubuntu, variant, Sun Microsystems Inc., blog, Microsoft Corp.

Red Hat plans app server in 2004

December 18, 2003 The Linux seller plans to expand into a new Java software market in the first half of 2004, encroaching on the application server turf of IBM, BEA Systems and Sun Microsystems. TAGS: application server, JBoss Inc., Red Hat Inc., BEA Systems Inc., Java software, JBoss, J2EE, Sun Microsystems Inc., Java, support services, open source, Apache Software Foundation, server, Linux, pricing, IBM Corp.

Red Hat tries again with Linux enthusiasts

January 13, 2005 Two years after first attempt fell short, renewed effort looks beyond employees for developer insights. TAGS: Fedora Project, Red Hat Inc., Red Hat Enterprise Linux, CVS Corp., Gentoo, Fedora Core, Linux, enthusiast, project, conference, open source, Sun Microsystems Inc., Apple Computer

Sun plans patent protection for open-source Solaris

November 18, 2004 Plans to provide umbrella from patent-infringement suits to outsiders using or developing the OS--a move to counter Linux. Sun posts early Java 6 code Photos: Sun execs talk tech TAGS: Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., intellectual property, Scott McNealy, patent infringement, SCO Group Inc., open source, Linux, patent, Jonathan Schwartz, Unix, open-source software, protection, Red Hat Inc., IBM Corp., Java

Linux gets built-in Cell processor support

March 21, 2006 Updated kernel includes Oracle software for clustered databases, improves how OS runs on multiprocessor systems. TAGS: Linus Torvalds, multiprocessor, kernel, Linux, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server, Oracle Corp., Sun UltraSPARC, T1, Linux kernel, IBM Corp., Sun Solaris, programming, Red Hat Inc., Sun Microsystems Inc., file system, patch management

Keeping pace with open source

June 29, 2007 Linux looms large in software shifts in India. Plus: Version 3 of the GPL gets a long-awaited release. TAGS: GPL, Linux, India, open source, Red Hat Inc., Ubuntu, Sun Microsystems Inc., server, operating system, PC

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.

Sun criticizes popular open-source license

April 6, 2005 Sun Microsystems President Jonathan Schwartz applauds the open-source software realm but takes jabs at the GPL. TAGS: Jonathan Schwartz, GPL, Sun Microsystems Inc., open-source software, open source, obligation, Sun Solaris, intellectual property, Java, source code, nation, project, Red Hat Inc., programming, president, Linux