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IBM AlphaWorks: From software theory to fact

June 5, 2008 Laura Bennett, senior engineering manager at IBM's software development community, discusses how the group helps turn research concepts from the labs into practical products. TAGS: software engineering, data visualization, Semantic Web, community, RAD, software-as-a-service, IBM Corp., theory, Web 2.0, health care, division, career, programming, information technology, health, open source

IBM tightens knot with Eclipse

March 29, 2004 Big Blue's plan to use Eclipse open-source software as the link for better integration of its own development tools gets off to a start with a rewrite of its Rational products. TAGS: Eclipse open-source, IBM Corp., system monitoring, development tool, business application, conference, programming, open source

Sun license gets open-source nod

January 19, 2005 The company has secured a crucial approval in its plan to make Solaris an open-source project, CNET News.com has learned. TAGS: OSI, Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., open source, open-source project, approval, BSD, GPL, computer science, Sun UltraSPARC, IBM Corp., programming, Linux, project, operating system, server

Open-source details hold up Solaris release

November 4, 2004 Sun will release the source code of its operating system, but those eager for details may have to wait until early 2005. TAGS: Sun Solaris, Jonathan Schwartz, Sun Microsystems Inc., open source, Red Hat Inc., Sun Solaris 10, source code, pricing, open-source software, IBM Corp., operating system, programming, server, Linux

IBM urges Sun to make Java open source

February 26, 2004 Big Blue offers to work with Sun to help shepherd the programming language--Sun's most valuable software asset--through an open-source development model. TAGS: Java, Sun Microsystems Inc., Java technology, open source, James Gosling, IBM Corp., Java software, letter, open-source software, asset, vice president, programming

Oracle to finish Linux makeover this year

May 26, 2004 The database giant will finish switching its programmers to Linux by the end of the year--and now is the top database seller for the open-source operating system. TAGS: Oracle Corp., Linux, open source, IBM Corp., database, Gartner Inc., Red Hat Inc., Novell Inc., operating system, Sun Microsystems Inc., programming, server, Microsoft Windows

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, Sun Solaris, Scott McNealy, Sun Microsystems Inc., open-source software, Jonathan Schwartz, open source, Linux, IBM Corp., CEO, pricing, programming, server, operating system, Microsoft Corp.

New board members light up Eclipse

March 3, 2004 The open-source tools foundation adds four members to its board of directors. Still being discussed: collaboration with Sun's NetBeans and the Java Tools Community. TAGS: board member, Sun NetBeans, foundation, IBM Corp., executive director, Java, open source, Sun Microsystems Inc., development tool, organization, collaboration, programming

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., OpenSolaris, biotechnology, Red Hat Inc., open source, Linux, Unix, IBM Corp., developer, programming, operating system

Microsoft to take direct shots at Linux rivals

September 16, 2004 From now on, Redmond won't just fight the idea of the open-source operating system; it's taking specific aim at Red Hat, Novell and IBM. TAGS: Red Hat Inc., TCO, Linux, open source, Novell Inc., high-performance computing, IBM Corp., open-source software, Redmond, high-performance, Microsoft Corp., programming, operating system

Survey: Linux programmers yawn at SCO

March 1, 2004 A new study finds that 73 percent of Linux programmers believe the SCO Group's legal attacks on the open-source operating system lack merit. Respondents also weighed in on other Linux issues. TAGS: Linux programmer, SCO Group Inc., survey, Linux, programmer, IBM Corp., Unix, open source, open-source software, Red Hat Inc., intellectual property, Novell Inc., programming, operating system

IBM donates code to open-source project

November 18, 2003 Software consortium Eclipse says Big Blue's contribution will form the basis of its Visual Editor Project. But Java steward Sun is not yet ready to join the effort. TAGS: Joe Keller, GUI, Java, Sun Microsystems Inc., IBM Corp., open source, consortium, API, project, programming, operating system

Open-source advocate: Release Java code

February 13, 2004 A day after Sun chief Scott McNealy says "open source is our friend," a prominent advocate of the collaborative programming philosophy calls on the company to open Java code. TAGS: Java, Sun Microsystems Inc., open source, Scott McNealy, Python, open-source software, Unix, IBM Corp., programming, Linux, Microsoft Corp., CEO

Open-source allies go on patent offensive

August 11, 2005 Red Hat and OSDL's new patent efforts take a different tack in trying to deter some intellectual-property attacks. TAGS: patent, software patent, Steve Mills, open source, intellectual property, Red Hat Inc., Open Source Development Labs, LinuxWorld, ally, IBM Corp., Linux, Sun Solaris, open-source software, threat, San Francisco, programming

Open-source honchos trash software patents

February 2, 2005 "Software patents are clearly a problem," Linux founder Linus Torvalds says at the OSDL Linux Summit. TAGS: Mitch Kapor, software patent, Linus Torvalds, patent, Open Source Development Labs, open source, IBM Corp., Linux, SCO Group Inc., Sun Solaris, innovation, open-source software, Mozilla Corp., founder, chairman, programming

Sprucing up open source's GPL foundation

December 23, 2004 The license that forms the legal underpinnings of Linux--and a software industry revolution--is being updated for the first time since 1991. TAGS: GPL, Trusted Computing, license, Richard Stallman, source code, foundation, open source, Web service, Bill Gates, attorney, IBM Corp., open-source software, Linux, programming, Microsoft Corp.

IBM tries to hook computer science students

July 20, 2004 IBM hopes to get college kids to experiment with something new--non-Microsoft development software. TAGS: Buell Duncan, computer science, university, IBM Corp., open standard, Java, dot-com, school, server software, development tool, student, Linux, programming, open source, server, Microsoft Corp.

MySQL addresses open-source license problem

March 13, 2004 Then open-source database company takes a step to mend a rift in the open-source world by updating a licensing provision that had broken a close tie between the MySQL database and another software ... TAGS: MySQL, PHP, rift, database company, open source, software package, library, MySQL Database, database software, open-source software, IBM Corp., database, Linux, programming, conference

Grassroots computing languages hit the big time

May 13, 2005 Oracle deal shows that PHP and other scripting languages--once considered toys by serious programmers--are going corporate. TAGS: Zend Technologies Ltd., scripting language, PHP, Oracle Corp., business application, programming language, Java, C++ programming language, IBM Corp., development tool, language, information technology, Sun Microsystems Inc., programming, software company, open source

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: kernel, multiprocessor, Linus Torvalds, Linux, T1, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server, Sun UltraSPARC, Linux kernel, Oracle Corp., IBM Corp., memory, file system, Sun Solaris, patch management, Sun Microsystems Inc., Red Hat Inc.