Open Source

When Comparing Platforms, Don't Forget The Intangibles

While most open-source applications are available as a free download, many solution providers choose to purchase commercial versions of open-source products for access to support, media and documentation. For the CRN Test Center's open-source example, both free downloads and commercial open-source products were considered, which in turn created a price range on the open-source-based solution.
Value Judgment

The ongoing open-source vs. commercial software debate has fervent partisans on both sides. Each tries hard to woo the uncommitted to its camp, citing the value of its approach and products. And, like swing voters in the battleground states of the current presidential election, solution providers often find themselves at the center of all this activity.
SCO Lawsuit Against DaimlerChrysler Is Thrown Out

A Michigan court Wednesday dismissed most of SCO Group's lawsuit against DaimlerChrysler Corp., which had accused the German automobile maker of breaking terms of its Unix System V licensing contract.
U.S. Votes For Open Source

VARs wondering just how ready the federal government is to embrace Linux and its open-source cousins don't have to wonder anymore.
Ex-Red Hatters Launch Specifix For Customizing Linux

Two former Red Hat executives launched a new company that will allow customers to build tailored distributions of Linux and get vendor support.
Sun Mulls Release Of Java Enterprise System Code

Fresh on the heels its decision to open-source the Solaris operating system, Sun Microsystems is considering the release of code to the Java Enterprise System software stack.
Red Hat To Restate Financial Results

Red Hat is restating its financial results for the last three years due to an error in its recognition of revenues.
IBM Rational Suite To Support Open-Source Hyades Framework

IBM is standardizing its Rational suite of software quality assurance, monitoring and testing tools on the open-source Hyades framework"a move some observers see as proof that IBM is determined to set the standards to which all developer tools are built.
Versora Ships IIS-To-Apache Migration Tool

Linux ISV Versora ships a $279 tool that automates migration from Microsoft's IIS Web Server to open-source Apache server running on Novell SUSE Enterprise Linux.
Microsoft's Antitrust Case Ends In U.S As Appeals Process Begins In Europe

Microsoft's six-year-long antitrust case came to a conclusion Wednesday as the court threw out one remaining appeal to the consent decree from Massachusetts. But the software giant faces pending antitrust skirmishes and battles in Europe, and with RealNetworks.
Sun Wins 7,500-User Java Desktop Deal With Irish Bank

Plans call for Allied Irish Bank to migrate from Microsoft Windows 95 and Office to Sun's Java Desktop System 2 running StarOffice on Linux.
Novell, Red Hat To Distribute RealNetworks Linux, Open-Source Media Players

RealNetworks announces wins for its forthcoming RealPlayer for Linux and open-source Helix media player with Linux desktop hopefuls Novell and Red Hat even as Microsoft gets a reprieve from the court on an order that would require it to unbundle Windows Media Player from Windows XP.
JBoss Inc. To Show Java Industry Solidarity At JavaOne

JBoss Inc. will show signs of collaborating with Java industry peers at JavaOne 2004, the first time the open-source firm is exhibiting at the event. Yet outspoken CEO Marc Fleury shows no signs of losing his edge and has even bigger and better things planned for the company.
Red Hat Posts $10.7M Profit Amid 53% Increase In Sales

Red Hat on Thursday reported healthy profit and sales increases for the first quarter of its 2005 fiscal year.
Munich's $40M Linux Migration Job To Be Opened Up For Bid, Begins July 1

The city of Munich is expected to launch its much publicized Linux desktop migration project on July 1. The $40 million project is being opened up for public bids, with work expected to begin in October and end by December 2006.
Microsoft's Patent Plans Worry Open-Source Supporters

Microsoft's new policy for licensing its patents has supporters of open-source software worried that the company will use a broken government system for protecting intellectual property to beat back gains Linux and other competing software have made in the marketplace.
HP Pledges Support Of MySQL, JBoss

In an effort to bolster its open-source presence, Hewlett-Packard plans to support the popular MySQL AB database and JBoss application server.
Intel BIOS Code Goes Open Source

Intel has announced a joint venture with software maker CollabNet to release code for its next-generation firmware technology under an open source license.
Apache Geronimo Promoted To 'Official Project' Status

The Apache Software Foundation announced that its Apache Geronimo Java effort has been upgraded to an official project, with the goal of producing an open-source-certified implementation of the Java 2 Platform in the fall.
HP Lines Up MySQL, JBoss Alliance In Anti-IBM Move

In another sign of shifting allegiances, Hewlett-Packard plans broad support for the MySQL database and JBoss app server.

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