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• Jury: No Patent Violations In Google's Use Of Java In Android
  4:30 PM EST Wed. May. 23, 2012
  Oracle is now unlikely to get the $1 billion or more in damages in sought in the case charging Google with Java copyright and patent misuse.
• VMware Updates vFabric Cloud App Development Suite
  4:41 PM EST Tue. May. 15, 2012
  vFabric Suite 5.1 from VMware now includes improved virtual machine and open-source component capabilities for developers of cloud-based applications.
• Five Companies That Dropped The Ball This Week
  10:30 AM EST Fri. May. 11, 2012
  For the week ending May 11, CRN looks at five companies that were either asleep at the wheel or just didn't make good decisions.
• Jury Issues Mixed Verdict In Oracle's Copyright Suit Against Google
  4:56 PM EST Mon. May. 07, 2012
  Jury finds evidence of copyright infringement by Google, but can't reach a verdict on the issue of "fair use" of the technology.
• 25 Software-Defined Networking Players To Know
  10:00 AM EST Mon. Apr. 30, 2012
  Now that the software-defined networking (SDN) trend is catching on, it's time to assess the various vendors staking claims to the market. Turns out, it's a pretty big swath of the networking, infrastructure and data center landscape, from big-name vendors to network virtualization alternatives to scrappy startups. Here are 25 in particular that bear watching.
• SugarCRM Adds Advisory Board, Certification Options To Partner Program
  3:50 PM EST Fri. Apr. 27, 2012
  Rapid growth spurs need to implement more formal partner requirements, creating "feedback loop" from the partner community.
• New Microsoft Subsidiary Looks To Build Bridges To The Open-Source World
  1:57 PM EST Fri. Apr. 13, 2012
  Jean Paoli, who currently leads the Microsoft Interoperability Team, will serve as president of Microsoft Open Technologies Inc.
• New Canonical Tool Tackles 'Hyperscale' Data Centers
  12:09 PM EST Wed. Apr. 04, 2012
  Canonical's Metal-as-a-Service provisioning and management software is available to be tested with the new Ubuntu beta.
• 20 Notable Communications Infrastructure Products To Keep An Eye On
  4:00 PM EST Tue. Apr. 03, 2012
  Check out more interesting networking, UC and CC wares from Enterprise Connect, including new session border control products and contact center applications.
• Oracle, Google Still Far Apart On Patent Lawsuit Talks
  12:22 PM EST Thu. Mar. 29, 2012
  Oracle rejects Google's proposed $2.8 million settlement in the case in which Oracle charges that the Android mobile OS violates Java patents and copyrights