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Microsoft appoints Linux interoperability chief

June 11, 2007 7:17 PM PDT

Linux veteran may be in for a roller-coaster ride in what so far has proved to be a controversial partnership between software giant, Novell.

Linux fans ready to burn rubber

May 29, 2007 6:58 PM PDT

The open-source operating system makes headway with Windows stalwart Dell and gets set for a high-speed plug this weekend.

Two cheers for intellectual-property law

December 17, 2007 8:55 PM PST

Microsoft General Counsel Brad Smith says policymakers and the public risk drawing the wrong lessons from recent patent controversies.

Open-source firms team up for interoperability

February 14, 2007 3:08 PM PST

Open Solutions Alliance hopes to make open-source software programs work better together.

'Customers are not afraid of Microsoft'

December 14, 2006 2:51 PM PST

newsmaker Red Hat executive sees opportunities despite recent challenges to its position from Microsoft and Oracle.

Red Hat: Customers are not afraid of Microsoft

December 14, 2006 2:52 PM PST

Executive sees opportunities despite recent challenges to its position from Microsoft and Oracle.

How GPL fits in with the future of antitrust regulation

November 27, 2006 1:54 PM PST

perspective Attorney Eric J. Sinrod explains the ramifications of a recent case on the future of open-source software.

Microsoft patent peace--or patent war?

November 6, 2006 2:05 PM PST

By declaring a "patent peace" with Novell Linux, did the software company just declare patent war with the open-source realm?

Novell acquires e-Security

April 19, 2006 9:33 PM PDT

Novell beefs up its security position through purchase of real-time monitoring tool.

Fujitsu aims for North American growth

April 19, 2006 2:02 AM PDT

Japanese tech giant Fujitsu hopes to more than double its North American revenue in the next four years.

Cassatt management tools get virtual

April 18, 2006 1:00 PM PDT

New module lets Collage product govern virtual machines as well as physical machines.

New Linux look fuels old debate

April 17, 2006 7:35 PM PDT

The use of closed-source software to give Linux slick graphics is keeping a thorny legal and philosophical dispute alive.

VMware-friendly change likely for Linux

April 14, 2006 12:08 PM PDT

Programmers work with VMware for a general virtualization interface; Xen no longer the incumbent.

Leaner virtualization coming to Windows, Linux

April 13, 2006 9:27 PM PDT

Microsoft works to make one copy of Windows look like many, while the Linux equivalent gains ground.

Open source marches onward

April 11, 2006 8:01 PM PDT

As JBoss gets set to merge with Red Hat, Novell touts Linux for the desktop--while wrestling with the shift on its own turf.

Novell's shift to open source makes slow progress

April 11, 2006 10:11 PM PDT

Two years after Novell first mooted a company migration to Linux, 60 percent of its staff can still boot Windows at work.

Ushering in a new era of angst at Microsoft

April 11, 2006 7:21 PM PDT

Desktop Linux has finally turned into the real deal--and that can only mean real headaches for Microsoft, says Jon Oltsik.

Ex-Sun exec lambasts Sun's late layoffs

April 10, 2006 10:15 PM PDT

John Shoemaker says job cuts "too little, too late" and criticizes executive moves; Sun says changes are coming.

Novell: Linux desktop set to take off

April 11, 2006 1:30 PM PDT

Novell President Ron Hovsepian believes the market for Linux on desktops will become ripe in the next 12 to 18 months.

Dell exec: We're not Wintel's lapdog

April 12, 2006 11:12 PM PDT

Kevin Kettler says Dell plays a starring role in guiding tech, even if that causes friction with allies.