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Red Hat's directory server set for release

June 1, 2005 Open-source version of program acquired from Netscape ups ante in rivalry with Microsoft, Novell and Sun. TAGS: directory server, Red Hat Inc., Netscape Communications Corp., Novell Inc., open source, Sun Microsystems Inc., server, Microsoft Corp., Linux

Year in review: New players enliven open source

December 21, 2007 Yahoo, Google, Adobe, Sun Microsystems, and even Microsoft freshen up the open-source marketplace. TAGS: open source, open-source software, Firefox, Mozilla Corp., Adobe Systems Inc., Sun Microsystems Inc., Red Hat Inc., Linux, Google Inc., programming, Yahoo! Inc., Web browser, Microsoft Corp.

Sun extends olive branch to Red Hat

September 12, 2005 Sun Microsystems is being more accommodating toward Linux again, making room onstage for Red Hat at a server product launch. TAGS: Red Hat Inc., Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., Linux, x86 server, Jonathan Schwartz, Sun UltraSPARC, Scott McNealy, server, Unix, operating system, open source, AMD, HP, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.

Dell: Red Hat needs to lower prices

December 8, 2004 Dell executive says Linux seller is risking losing customers to free versions of the open-source operating system. TAGS: Red Hat Inc., Sun Solaris, Sun Solaris 10, Novell Inc., Sun Microsystems Inc., Linux seller, open source, open-source software, Linux, operating system, server, Microsoft Corp.

Sun's fighting chance

September 20, 2004 Forrester CEO George Colony argues that if Sun goes down, it's going to go down taking very big swings. TAGS: Red Hat Inc., Sun Microsystems Inc., Jonathan Schwartz, pricing, Intel x86, Linux, operating system, vendor, platform, IBM Corp., cell phone, Microsoft Corp.

A Microsoft-Red Hat warming trend?

May 10, 2005 CEOs Steve Ballmer and Matthew Szulik met for a meal recently, sources say. How's Microsoft feeling about open source these days? TAGS: Red Hat Inc., GPL, open source, Steve Ballmer, source code, antitrust, Bill Gates, Microsoft Corp., open-source software, New York, Sun Microsystems Inc., Linux, CEO

Report: Microsoft says open source violates 235 patents

May 14, 2007 Top Microsoft lawyer alleges in a magazine interview that the Linux kernel and OpenOffice.org violate hundreds of the company's patents. TAGS: patent, open-source software, open source, OpenOffice.org, Linux, Linux kernel, article, Steve Ballmer, Novell Inc., intellectual property, lawyer, Red Hat Inc., Microsoft Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., Oracle Corp., IBM Corp.

Red Hat overhauls flagship Linux

October 22, 2003 The dominant Linux seller starts offering the newest incarnation of its product for business customers, a version that opens several new markets for the company. TAGS: Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Red Hat Inc., incarnation, SuSE, server computer, mainframe, Linux, programming tool, Linux seller, IBM Corp., Unix, Java, Sun Microsystems Inc., software company, operating system, Microsoft Corp.

Red Hat exec takes Sun to task on open source

September 24, 2004 Michael Tiemann criticizes software rival Sun for its support of patents and for keeping Java proprietary. TAGS: Sun Microsystems Inc., software patent, Red Hat Inc., SCO Group Inc., Jonathan Schwartz, OpenOffice, open source, OpenOffice.org, open-source community, open-source software, community, exec, Sun Solaris, AMD Opteron, Linux, Java

Sun's McNealy swings at rivals

June 29, 2004 The feisty CEO puts up his dukes in a speech that jabs at IBM, Red Hat, Microsoft and Congress. TAGS: JCP, Scott McNealy, Sun Microsystems Inc., motivation, Red Hat Inc., Java, Illuminata Inc., IBM Corp., criticism, open source, open-source community, AMD Opteron, open-source software, CEO, server, Microsoft Corp.

Red Hat taps Netscape to broaden its landscape

September 30, 2004 Linux seller to open-source Netscape Enterprise Suite in a bid to expand beyond its core product. TAGS: Netscape Communications Corp., Red Hat Inc., Joe Keller, directory server, Linux seller, open source, Time Warner Inc., Sun Microsystems Inc., Governor, Novell Inc., Linux, server software, server, Web browser, Microsoft Corp.

Red Hat acquires AOL's Netscape server software

September 30, 2004 Linux seller plans to release Netscape Enterprise Suite as open-source software in bid to expand, News.com has learned. TAGS: Netscape Server, Red Hat Inc., Netscape Communications Corp., directory server, Joe Keller, open-source programmer, open source, Linux seller, Time Warner Inc., Sun Microsystems Inc., America Online Inc., server software, Linux, open-source software, server, acquisition

Sun warms to open source for Solaris

June 2, 2004 The company continues its tilt toward the open-source world, as executives vow to open up the proprietary operating system. They stop short, however, when it comes to details. TAGS: Jonathan Schwartz, Sun Solaris, open standard, Sun Microsystems Inc., open source, Shanghai, J2EE, Java, Linux, desktop computer, Red Hat Inc., conference, software company, operating system, Microsoft Corp., server

Sun begins open-source Solaris era

June 14, 2005 Company posts more than 5 million lines of source code for the operating system's heart in an effort to regain lost ground. TAGS: OpenSolaris, Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., open-source programmer, programmer, Linux, Red Hat Inc., open source, IBM Corp., Unix, firewall, developer, operating system, Intel, server, Microsoft Windows

Red Hat updates premium Linux

February 15, 2005 The top Linux seller's new product version is the first to include the newer 2.6 kernel, or heart, of Linux. TAGS: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Red Hat Inc., kernel, Fedora Project, Sun Solaris, Linux, Novell Inc., Linux seller, Microsoft Exchange Server, Sun Microsystems Inc., Firefox, server, hard drive, Microsoft Corp., Intel

Google throws bodies at OpenOffice

October 31, 2005 With rival Microsoft in mind, the search giant will hire people to work on the open-source software suite. TAGS: OpenOffice, OpenOffice.org, open-source software, open source, Google Inc., Sun Microsystems Inc., programmer, Microsoft Office, Red Hat Inc., Linux, Microsoft Corp.

Sun looks for users running rival OSes

October 26, 2005 Java Enterprise System server middleware now supports Windows and HP-UX and Sun has a new plan to expand its Java Desktop System to more Linux flavors. TAGS: Sun Java Desktop System, Sun Solaris 10, Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., HP-UX, Sun Java Enterprise System, Java 2, Linux, IBM AIX, SuSE, Red Hat Inc., desktop computer, operating system, Java, Microsoft Corp., Web browser

Fits and starts for open source

June 21, 2005 Sun offers up source code via GlassFish project but falls short of its stated goal. Also: Celtix debuts. TAGS: Project GlassFish, Sun Solaris, open source, source code, Sun Microsystems Inc., Fedora Project, Linux, Red Hat Inc., Java, Microsoft Corp.

September 12, 2006 Red Hat follows Novell's lead with Xen-enabled Linux beta, as Ubuntu's founder aims for success in emerging markets. TAGS: Xen, Ubuntu, open source, Silicon Graphics Inc., variant, Linux, Red Hat Inc., blog, Sun Microsystems Inc., 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., Linux, Oracle Corp., consortium, open-source software, Sun Microsystems Inc., Java, CEO, security, Microsoft Corp.