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Negroponte: Windows key to OLPC philosophy

October 29, 2007 OLPC chairman says laptop project could not promote openness if it was closed to Microsoft. TAGS: OLPC, Will Poole, philosophy, SD card, laptop computer, project, Red Hat Inc., collaboration, open source, Intel, chairman, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., operating system

PostgreSQL database opens up to Windows

January 19, 2005 With the release of version 8, the venerable open-source database now runs on Windows, widening its appeal to corporate customers. TAGS: PostgreSQL, corporate customer, open source, database, Fujitsu, Red Hat Inc., Microsoft Windows

Linux riskier than Windows?

March 23, 2005 Microsoft-funded study concludes that companies that install Linux-based Web servers run greater risks than those that use Windows. TAGS: Red Hat Inc., Web server, study, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, flaw, paper, vulnerability, Linux, configuration, blog, open source, researcher, server, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, security

New salvos in software war

October 23, 2003 roundup Red Hat's Linux 3.0 and Microsoft's Office 2003 battle for corporate wallets. TAGS: Red Hat Inc., Microsoft Office 2003, Linux, Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft Office, open source, Microsoft Corp., CEO, security, server, Microsoft Windows

India's Kerala state goes open source

June 29, 2007 Meanwhile, a nearby state that embarked on a plan in January to put Linux in government offices, schools and villages is making progress. TAGS: SuSE Linux, SuSE, open-source software, India, Linux, school, open source, Red Hat Inc., information technology, leader, desktop computer, training, operating system, Microsoft Windows

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 Microsystems Inc., Sun Solaris, Linux, x86 server, Jonathan Schwartz, Sun UltraSPARC, Scott McNealy, Unix, server, operating system, open source, AMD, HP, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Mandriva latest to reject Microsoft

June 22, 2007 Company follows other Linux distributors in publicly spurning Microsoft's interest in a patent protection agreement. TAGS: Mandriva, Linux company, Ubuntu, interoperability, patent, Linux, Novell Inc., agreement, Red Hat Inc., Microsoft Corp., open source, blog, Microsoft Windows

Rocky Mountain high for open source

February 24, 2006 The man behind Steamboat Springs' move to open source sees big gains for local governments. TAGS: open source, Linux desktop, Linux, Linux server, town, Red Hat Inc., Microsoft Windows Server, server, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft and Novell's bridge to Linux

November 7, 2006 Longtime rivals make nice with a plan to help businesses use the open-source OS along with Windows. TAGS: Novell Inc., pact, Red Hat Inc., Steve Ballmer, Linux, open source, Microsoft Corp., Oracle Corp., software company, operating system, Microsoft Windows, video

Microsoft, Novell paint target on Red Hat

November 3, 2006 New technical and legal partnership is meant to take Red Hat down a notch--and could help Novell too. TAGS: Novell Inc., Rick Sherlund, Red Hat Inc., Steve Ballmer, SuSE, open source, open-source community, Linux, open-source software, Microsoft Corp., agreement, CEO, Microsoft Windows

Linux companies hit play on Real's software

June 28, 2004 Against the backdrop of Microsoft's media player troubles in Europe, Novell and Red Hat tap an open-source rival. TAGS: RealNetworks Inc., open source, media player, Red Hat Inc., Novell Inc., European Union, home entertainment, Linux company, Linux, RealNetworks RealPlayer, Microsoft Windows Media Player, Windows Media, operating system, Microsoft Corp., software company, Microsoft Windows

Red Hat aims desktop Linux at Microsoft

May 4, 2004 Opening a new chapter in its 10-year history and a new front in its war against Microsoft, the leading Linux seller plans to announce its first version of the open-source OS for the desktop. TAGS: Red Hat Inc., Red Hat Network, Linux seller, Linux, desktop Linux, war, subscription, front, copy, desktop computer, Unix, Microsoft Corp., server, operating system, open source, Microsoft Windows

New XenEnterprise boosts virtual Windows

April 2, 2007 Virtualization software now can run multiprocessor Windows servers, but bigger changes are coming in June. TAGS: XenSource Inc., Xen, virtualization, virtual machine, Red Hat Inc., VMware, x86 server, Novell Inc., Microsoft Windows Server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Linux, server, open-source software, Oracle Corp., operating system, open source

Linux PCs: Customer service or lip service?

November 2, 2005 Despite much hype over Linux, finding a new home PC running the open-source operating system is no easy task. Photos: Looking for a Linux PC TAGS: Linux PC, Linux, home PC, Red Hat Inc., customer service, open source, operating system, research company, PC, Microsoft Windows, conference, San Francisco, Microsoft Corp.

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., Gartner Inc., database, Novell Inc., Red Hat Inc., Sun Microsystems Inc., programming, operating system, server, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft patent peace--or patent war?

November 3, 2006 By declaring a "patent peace" with Novell Linux, did the software company just declare patent war with the open-source realm? TAGS: Novell Inc., intellectual property, open-source programmer, open source, license agreement, patent, Red Hat Inc., Steve Ballmer, Linux, GPL, Microsoft Corp., software company, Microsoft Windows

Linux makes inroads into India

February 12, 2004 The open-source software is reaching further into government offices and major banks in the country, with seven new users of Oracle applications opting for Linux. TAGS: India, Oracle Corp., Linux, open-source software, Red Hat Inc., open source, bank, operating system, Microsoft Windows

Canonical seeks profit from free Ubuntu

October 6, 2006 The South African startup is starting in earnest a push to make money off the free version of Ubuntu Linux. TAGS: Ubuntu, Red Hat Inc., Stephen O'Grady, Fedora Core, RedMonk, Fedora Project, Linux, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, desktop computer, open source, server, Microsoft Windows

Sun to set Solaris free, after a fashion

November 15, 2004 Operating system to come at no charge for servers with x86 processors. But the bug fixes will cost you. TAGS: Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., Red Hat Inc., Sun Solaris 10, open-source programmer, Intel x86, IBM AIX, AMD, free, x86 processor, Linux, open source, pricing, server, operating system, bug fix

Linux powers throw weight behind desktop version

November 12, 2003 Red Hat, IBM and an open-source consortium are each beginning serious work to advance Linux for use on desktop computers, possibly making the OS a more serious threat to Microsoft. TAGS: desktop Linux, Open Source Development Labs, Linux, Red Hat Inc., consortium, desktop computer, IBM Corp., Boston, open source, data center, threat, work, conference, operating system, Microsoft .NET, Microsoft Corp.