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Oracle claims Yahoo as Linux convert

March 22, 2007 Ellison announces a high-profile customer for its Red Hat Linux clone, but Yahoo is still buying Red Hat's products. TAGS: Red Hat Inc., Oracle Corp., Larry Ellison, Linux, Yahoo! Inc., open source, server, HP

Oracle has yet to prove Linux cred

October 27, 2006 Software giant's bid to steal Red Hat's business hurts Red Hat, but Oracle has a long way to go before proving its Linux chops. TAGS: Red Hat Inc., Oracle Corp., Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Linux, source code, software development, Cisco Systems Inc., Java, operating system, server

Oracle gives nod to Red Hat file system

September 20, 2005 Database giant certifies the software company's Global File System, which up to 300 servers can share, for its database products. TAGS: file system, Oracle Corp., EMC Corp., Red Hat Inc., Oracle Real Application Cluster, database, server

Oracle to offer Red Hat Linux support

October 25, 2006 Announcement marks the first time a major computing company with Linux ties will compete directly with the Linux seller.Complete OpenWorld coverage: From Dell-AMD to Web 2.0 TAGS: Red Hat Inc., Larry Ellison, Red Hat Linux, Oracle Corp., Linux seller, computing company, Linux, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, bug fix, CEO, support, server, operating system

Red Hat earnings shrug off Oracle threat

December 21, 2006 Linux seller's net income drops, but revenue rises; executives say competition from Oracle hasn't taken customers away. TAGS: net income, Red Hat Inc., JBoss, stock option, Oracle Corp., Linux seller, earnings, pricing, acquisition, Linux, CEO

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

Ubuntu chief: Oracle Linux has 'tactical value'

October 21, 2006 Oracle could benefit from offering its own Linux, according to Canonical CEO Mark Shuttleworth. TAGS: Oracle Corp., Ubuntu, Ubuntu Linux, Linux, Red Hat Inc., SuSE Linux Enterprise Server, value, open source, server, IBM Corp., database

'Customers are not afraid of Microsoft'

December 14, 2006 newsmaker Red Hat executive sees opportunities despite recent challenges to its position from Microsoft and Oracle. TAGS: Red Hat Inc., Novell Inc., Oracle Corp., JBoss, open-source community, open source, Newsmaker, middleware, Fedora Project, Linux, Microsoft Corp., CEO, operating system

Sending the penguins out with a hot foot

October 27, 2006 perspective CNET News.com's Charles Cooper says Larry Ellison's open-source move is part of a bigger transformation at Oracle. TAGS: Larry Ellison, Oracle Corp., Red Hat Inc., Oracle Open World, Borland Software Corp., announcement, profit margin, Siebel Systems Inc., open-source company, open source, PeopleSoft Inc., acquisition, CEO, database, operating system, Microsoft Corp.

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

Red Hat: Customers are not afraid of Microsoft

December 13, 2006 Executive sees opportunities despite recent challenges to its position from Microsoft and Oracle. TAGS: Red Hat Inc., Novell Inc., JBoss, Oracle Corp., open source, open-source community, middleware, Fedora Project, Linux, Microsoft Corp., operating system, CEO

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, Yahoo! Inc., training, server, open source

Oracle OpenWorld takes the stage

October 26, 2006 special coverage Business software maker opens arms to partners, making an incursion into the Linux market. Photo: Ellison announces Red Hat support Photos: Mr. Ruiz, meet Mr. Dell Video: Dell's AM... TAGS: Oracle Corp., margin, Oracle Open World, business software company, Red Hat Inc., mainframe, Web 2.0, Linux, acquisition, Mr., software company, font, Dell, server, photograph

Red Hat opens office in China

November 11, 2004 Linux firm will collaborate with Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Intel and Oracle, as well as with Chinese companies. TAGS: Red Hat Inc., China, Governor, Oracle Corp., office, Linux, IBM Corp., Intel, HP

Week in videos: CEOs aplenty

October 28, 2006 Between Steve Ballmer, John Chambers and Larry Ellison, chief executives stole the video show this week. TAGS: Larry Ellison, Oracle Open World, John Chambers, Steve Ballmer, Cisco Systems Inc., CEO, Red Hat Inc., margin, Microsoft Zune, Oracle Corp., San Francisco, Linux, video

This week in OpenWorld news

December 10, 2004 At Oracle's OpenWorld conference, Michael Dell chides the Lenovo-IBM deal. Also: Oracle chief Larry Ellison' deja vu keynote speech. TAGS: Larry Ellison, Oracle Corp., keynote speech, Oracle Open World, Red Hat Inc., merger, Lenovo, Dell, conference, IBM Corp., acquisition, Sun Microsystems Inc., server, Linux, database, operating system

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, Linux, Larry Ellison, Novell Inc., Oracle Corp., SCO Group Inc., open source, open-source software, 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, Red Hat Inc., Oracle Corp., Linux, consortium, open-source software, Sun Microsystems Inc., CEO, security, Microsoft 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., open-source software company, RDBMS, patent, open source, open-source software, object-oriented, Texas, complaint, Sun Microsystems Inc., Oracle Corp., software company, IBM Corp., database

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, open-source software, Novell Inc., Intel x86, Linux, Oracle Corp., server, operating system, Microsoft Corp.