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Symbian's new mobile-app role

June 24, 2008 With an acquisition and a new foundation, Nokia casts the operating system into the limelight hogged by iPhone and Android. TAGS: Symbian Inc., Nokia Corp., Apple iPhone 3G, Apple iPhone, 3G, smart phone, Web application, blog, Google Inc., acquisition, operating system, open source, Linux, Apple Computer

Feeling the heat at Microsoft

February 28, 2008 Antitrust woes, a protracted battle for Yahoo, and a shifting software market. Welcome to Steve Ballmer's world. TAGS: Steve Ballmer, virtualization, compliance, heat, VMware, European Union, Microsoft Windows Server, antitrust, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Linux, Apple Computer, acquisition, Microsoft Windows

LiMo chief talks rivals, Nokia, and mobile Linux

February 4, 2008 Morgan Gillis discusses the LiMo Foundation's first mobile Linux platform release and why it matters that Nokia bought Trolltech. TAGS: Morgan Gillis, Trolltech, Mobile Linux, Nokia Corp., API, platform, handset, member, consortium, acquisition, announcement, Linux

HP closes RLX management software acquisition

October 19, 2005 Hewlett-Packard finds something to like in RLX Technologies' Linux management software. TAGS: RLX Technologies, management software, HP, blade, acquisition, Linux, server

PalmSource completes CMS acquisition

February 4, 2005 Handheld operating system developer PalmSource announced Thursday it has completed its acquisition of China MobileSoft. TAGS: PalmSource Inc., content management system, acquisition, equity, handheld, Linux, operating system

Novell adds $600 million to war chest

July 6, 2004 Linux seller could use new funds from bond offering for more acquisitions. TAGS: shorts, Novell Inc., bond, Linux seller, acquisition, Linux

Mandrakesoft becoming Mandriva

April 8, 2005 In the wake of a trademark lawsuit and its acquisition of Conectiva, Linux seller Mandrakesoft is renaming itself. TAGS: Mandriva, Conectiva, Linux seller, acquisition, Linux

Sun mulls buying Novell

August 2, 2004 Acquisition of Linux seller would hurt rival IBM, Sun says. But it wouldn't exactly be a bargain. TAGS: Jonathan Schwartz, Novell Inc., Sun Microsystems Inc., Linux seller, Sun Solaris, IBM Corp., SuSE, SuSE Linux, Linux, server software, acquisition, operating system, server, Microsoft Corp.

Industry cheers Novell's Linux buy

November 6, 2003 Computing industry stalwarts such as HP, Oracle and even Microsoft welcome Novell's planned buyout of SuSE Linux, saying the move will mean a stronger business partner for their own wares. TAGS: SuSE, Novell Inc., acquisition plan, SuSE Linux, Linux, Computer Associates International Inc., Novell Linux, acquisition, HP, Oracle Corp., server software, open source, server, operating system, Microsoft Corp., IBM Corp.

Novell to acquire SuSE Linux

November 4, 2003 Longtime Microsoft foe Novell signs an agreement to acquire SuSE Linux for $210 million in cash, while IBM will make a $50 million investment in Novell. TAGS: SuSE, Novell Inc., SuSE Linux, Ximian, Jack Messman, Linux, Red Hat Inc., IBM Corp., investment, acquisition, agreement, direction, server, Microsoft 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: JBoss, Red Hat Inc., net income, expense, Linux seller, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Oracle Corp., Linux, acquisition, open-source software, Yahoo! Inc., training, open source, server

Mandrakesoft in $7.3 million stock sell-off

September 16, 2004 Move should open the way for the Linux seller to buy other companies. TAGS: Mandriva, euro, Linux seller, bankruptcy protection, Novell Inc., bankruptcy, shareholder, acquisition, Linux, France, North America, Europe

Commentary: Novell surfs the open-source wave

May 14, 2004 Forrester Research says Linux and open source seem to have energized Novell's user and partner community and may give Novell a chance to undo its most fundamental error vis-a-vis Microsoft. TAGS: Novell Inc., SuSE, Forrester Research Inc., Linux, commentary, open source, acquisition, chance, Microsoft Corp.

Red Hat raises $600 million with bond

January 13, 2004 The Linux seller, which is facing stronger competition from Novell's acquisition of SuSE, says the money will be used for mergers and international expansion. TAGS: Red Hat Inc., bond, Novell Inc., SuSE, Linux seller, acquisition, Linux, server software, open source, security

Linux veteran tries again

November 20, 2003 Ransom Love once turned his back on Linux after founding Caldera. Now he returns to Novell a born-again Linux-phil. Why the switch? TAGS: Caldera Systems Inc., Novell Inc., Novell NetWare, Linux, SCO Group Inc., Microsoft Windows NT, SuSE, career, success, Unix, acquisition, Web browser, CEO, operating system, Microsoft Windows

Bargain hunters moving to Linux

August 5, 2003 Software management and acquisition costs can be slashed by switching to open-source software, according to IBM executives and Linux customers at the LinuxWorld conference in San Francisco. TAGS: Linux, LinuxWorld, Taiwan, IBM Corp., open-source software, acquisition, San Francisco, server, operating system

Commentary: Novell gives Linux enterprise muscle

November 10, 2003 Novell's acquisition of SuSE Linux is a good deal for firms and governments that are looking for an open-source alternative to Unix and Windows. TAGS: Novell Inc., SuSE, Linux distribution, Linux, firm, desktop management, IBM zSeries, Red Hat Inc., enterprise, SuSE Linux, Linux company, commentary, Forrester Research Inc., open source, investment, acquisition

Novell reinvents itself around Linux

November 4, 2003 By purchasing SuSE Linux, Novell shows that it's serious about breaking from its NetWare roots and riding the Linux wave. TAGS: Novell Inc., Novell NetWare, SuSE Linux, SuSE, Linux, Ximian, Jack Messman, operating system, IBM Corp., acquisition, networking, Java, open source, software company, CEO, PC

Novell snaps up Linux company Ximian

August 4, 2003 The networking software maker accelerates its Linux push with the acquisition and pledges its commitment to Ximian's high-profile, open-source projects. TAGS: Ximian, Novell Inc., Mono, Ximian Desktop, Linux, GNOME, Linux company, open source, Novell NetWare, networking, acquisition, Microsoft .NET, project, software company, Microsoft Corp., operating system

PalmSource to buy into China, Linux

December 8, 2004 update The firm will acquire ChinaMobile, a software maker that's been developing a version of Linux for mobile devices. TAGS: PalmSource Inc., Linux community, mobile device, content management system, Linux, Palm OS, open source, Palm Inc., China, operating system, acquisition
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