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Face-to-face with Autodesk CEO

April 22, 2002 As Autodesk celebrates its 20th anniversary, CEO Carol Bartz sits down with CNET editors to talk about Autodesk and its place in the software industry. TAGS: Autodesk Inc., software industry, stock option, CEO, merger, HP, video, Microsoft Corp.

IT giants accused of exploiting open source

May 31, 2005 Top EU official accuses major companies that sell open-source software of treating open-source developers as subcontractors. TAGS: open-source community, software industry, open source, IBM Corp., open-source software, Sun Microsystems Inc., information technology, HP

Trouble on Silicon Valley's doorstep

March 9, 2004 Software veteran Ray Lane says the industry has yet to grasp the implications of structural and technology changes that will force big dislocations. TAGS: software industry, Silicon Valley, innovation, Oracle Corp., Motorola Inc., IBM Corp., CEO, conference

Why Oracle-PeopleSoft is a lose-lose

July 17, 2003 He saved Oracle in the early 1990s, and now Larry Ellison's former No. 2, Ray Lane, tells CNET News.com why his old boss would be best served by rethinking his acquisition strategy. TAGS: Larry Ellison, software industry, Oracle Corp., PeopleSoft Inc., Yahoo! Inc., acquisition

Time to regulate the software industry?

February 17, 2005 With flaws providing an open door to viruses and worms, industry observers debate imposing rules on software companies. TAGS: software industry, regulation, Michael Powell, guideline, innovation, virus, security, software company

Software: No longer business as usual

November 17, 2005 Microsoft's eyeing free, ad-supported products while companies dump "big beast" software projects in favor of hosted. TAGS: software-as-a-service, annuity, software industry, BEA Systems Inc., SAP AG, shift, Salesforce.com Inc., consultant, Oracle Corp., software company, open source, Microsoft Corp.

Open source's next chapter?

November 3, 2004 Dot-bomb survivor Kim Polese sees the seeds of an industry renaissance fed by the increasing corporate use of open-source software. TAGS: renaissance, Marimba, software industry, open source, Larry Ellison, IBM Corp., Silicon Valley, open-source software, information technology

Lane: Software shake-up favors new thinking

April 4, 2006 As software industry shifts, companies need new payment models and consumer-style apps, ex-Oracle executive says. TAGS: software industry, software-as-a-service, enterprise software, enterprise, payment, Microsoft Corp.

Software patents raise hackles in Britain

October 22, 2004 A U.K. foundation gathers testimony from British businesses and coders opposed to software patents. TAGS: software patent, small and medium enterprise, patent, testimony, software industry, U.K., Britain, European Union, lawyer, Europe, London

EU site pushes open-source education

December 22, 2003 A new Web site reaffirms the European Union's interest in promoting wider use of open-source applications to cut costs, escape proprietary constraints and stimulate the local software industry. TAGS: F/OSS, European Union, e-government, open source, open-source software, software industry, interoperability, government, Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft wins again in Eolas patent dispute

August 18, 2004 Patent Office hands Microsoft second victory, scraps browser patent claims that could roil Web if upheld. TAGS: Eolas Technologies Inc., software industry, patent, university, intellectual property, victory, Web browser, Microsoft Corp., agency, decision, Adobe PDF

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