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LinuxWorld opens for business

August 9, 2007 Latest announcements at the open-source conference include Dell's decision to expand Linux PC sales to Europe, China. TAGS: LinuxWorld, Linux PC, Linux, Ubuntu, Novell Inc., open source, Lenovo, China, Oracle Corp., Europe, CEO, HP, operating system, database, Microsoft Corp.

Ballmer: Raising Microsoft's security game

October 21, 2003 The CEO defends Microsoft's efforts to protect its software against attacks and says open-source rivals can't match the software giant on security. TAGS: Steve Ballmer, top priority, roadmap, open source, Linux, security, patch management, CEO, Microsoft Corp., operating system, Microsoft Windows

Red Hat: Microsoft still 'aggressive as hell'

June 1, 2006 CEO Matthew Szulik talks about staying relevant in a world where the operating system isn't the talking point it once was. TAGS: Red Hat Inc., Nashville, online collaboration, hell, JBoss, open source, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Linux, Web 2.0, attention, operating system, acquisition, Microsoft Corp., CEO

'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., JBoss, open-source community, open source, Oracle Corp., Fedora Project, Newsmaker, middleware, Linux, operating system, Microsoft Corp., CEO

Microsoft makes Linux pact with Novell

November 2, 2006 Former software foes pledge to work together to help Windows world and Linux world interoperate. Video: Ballmer outlines Novell dealPhoto: Shaking hands on Linux TAGS: Novell Inc., SuSE Linux Enterprise Server, virtualization, Linux, open source, Steve Ballmer, enterprise server, SuSE Linux, SuSE, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Corp., operating system, server, CEO, Microsoft Windows, video

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, open-source community, Fedora Project, Oracle Corp., open source, middleware, Linux, operating system, Microsoft Corp., CEO

Sun CEO: Open source is our friend

February 11, 2004 Sun Microsystems may have been the last major server maker to embrace Linux, but CEO Scott McNealy argues that his company will benefit more from it than competitors. TAGS: Sun Java Desktop System, Scott McNealy, Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., open-source software, Jonathan Schwartz, Linux, open source, IBM Corp., pricing, CEO, programming, server, operating system, Microsoft Corp.

McNealy touts 'excitement' of backup tape

June 9, 2005 Sun CEO defends StorageTek acquisition and adds open source to his usual hit list of Microsoft and IBM. TAGS: StorageTek, Scott McNealy, Sun Microsystems Inc., Glasgow, grid computing, storage management, Scotland, thin client, excitement, Sun Solaris, open source, backup, acquisition, CEO, Microsoft Corp., IBM Corp.

This week in Linux news

November 19, 2004 Sun to provide legal protection from patent-infringement suits to those using, developing open-source Solaris--a move to counter Linux. TAGS: Steve Ballmer, Sun Solaris, Scott McNealy, intellectual property, SCO Group Inc., Linux, patent, Sun Microsystems Inc., open source, open-source software, Java, operating system, CEO, Microsoft Corp.

Saving Linux from the lawyers

November 21, 2005 CEO Stuart Cohen talks about OSDL's efforts to head off patent claims against the community-developed operating system. TAGS: patent, Open Source Development Labs, Linux, open-source community, lawyer, open source, IBM Corp., developer, Microsoft Corp., CEO, operating system, server, Microsoft Windows

Taking stock at JBoss

September 29, 2005 CEO Marc Fleury contends that open source has changed the software business forever. And a deal with Microsoft helps prove it. TAGS: EJB, JBoss, press release, Microsoft .NET Framework, Java, open source, Novell Inc., Microsoft Corp., IBM Corp., HP, CEO, operating system, Microsoft Windows, server

Caldera CEO mulls unified Unix/Linux

August 17, 2001 Ransom Love, chief executive of Caldera International, discusses the future of the open-source movement and his vision of a unified Unix/Linux platform. TAGS: Caldera Systems Inc., Caldera International, GNU, thin client, SCO Group Inc., Linux, business computing, open source, Unix, vision, CEO, platform, Microsoft Corp., Web browser, operating system, server

Open-source CRM firm offers subscription service

September 7, 2004 Start-up SugarCRM sets out to shake up the business applications market with a free program and low-cost support. TAGS: SugarCRM, CRM, support services, contact management, business application, open source, Salesforce.com Inc., open-source software, Red Hat Inc., Linux, software company, CEO, operating system, Microsoft Corp.

At LinuxWorld: Corporate Linux at no charge

August 5, 2004 special coverage Open-source advocate Bruce Perens wants to cut support costs. Also: Thin-client makers embrace the penguin. TAGS: LinuxWorld, Bruce Perens, open source, Linux, thin client, open-source software, Red Hat Inc., IBM Corp., Novell Inc., Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Solaris, MySQL, AMD, laptop computer, chip company, CEO

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., Borland Software Corp., Red Hat Inc., Oracle Open World, open-source company, announcement, profit margin, Siebel Systems Inc., open source, acquisition, PeopleSoft Inc., CEO, operating system, database, Microsoft Corp.

Wind River's Linux transformation

April 6, 2005 It's been a slow, hesitant embrace but now open source is top-of-mind for CEO Ken Klein. TAGS: Wind River Systems Inc., Wind River VxWorks, Linux, semiconductor maker, semiconductor, transformation, product development, supplier, open source, CEO, operating system, Microsoft Corp.

XenSource's first product due next week

August 17, 2006 Start-up's XenSource Enterprise is designed to put a pretty face on open-source virtualization. TAGS: Peter Levine, Xen, XenSource Inc., virtualization, virtual machine, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server, Red Hat Inc., VMware, Novell Inc., operating system, software company, open source, CEO, Microsoft Corp., server

Novell tunes in open-source server software

February 15, 2005 "Hula" is meant to compete not only with Microsoft's Exchange and IBM's Domino, but also with Novell's own GroupWise TAGS: PolyServe Inc., Jack Messman, Novell Inc., Novell GroupWise, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server, SuSE, IBM Lotus Domino, SuSE Linux, Microsoft Exchange Server, open source, project, server software, open-source software, Linux, IBM Corp., server

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, acquisition, operating system, IBM Corp., training, networking, Java, open source, software company, CEO
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