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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.
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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.
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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.
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HP closes RLX management software acquisition
October 19, 2005
Hewlett-Packard finds something to like in RLX Technologies' Linux management software.
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PalmSource completes CMS acquisition
February 4, 2005
Handheld operating system developer PalmSource announced Thursday it has completed its acquisition of China MobileSoft.
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Novell adds $600 million to war chest
July 6, 2004
Linux seller could use new funds from bond offering for more acquisitions.
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Mandrakesoft becoming Mandriva
April 8, 2005
In the wake of a trademark lawsuit and its acquisition of Conectiva, Linux seller Mandrakesoft is renaming itself.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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Mandrakesoft in $7.3 million stock sell-off
September 16, 2004
Move should open the way for the Linux seller to buy other companies.
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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.
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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.
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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?
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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