Open-source

MySQL switches version control

MySQL is switching version control ships, leaving BitKeeper for Bazaar, an open-source version control system. "Both the main MySQL server code and the code for many ancillary...

MySQL road show stresses enterprise cred

MySQL execs took to the road this week, talking up the database's increasing relevance to big businesses.

The message at a Boston event Tuesday night, was that Sun Microsystems' buyout of...

Microsoft in Eclipse? It could happen

Given all of the apparent love flowing from Microsoft to its new-found open source allies and given that Microsoft's go-to open soruce guy Sam Ramji keynoted at the recent EclipseCon 2008 conference, the obvious question is: Will Microsoft join The Eclipse Foundation? Ramji listened politely and...

Could open source ISVs outprepare Microsoft stack players?

Here's an interesting juxtaposition. On Tuesday, Microsoft's  Sam Ramji talked up the company's progress wooing open-source ISVs to

PR-mageddon! for the week of March 7

Just in case the public relations buzzwords haven't been jumping out at you enough, PR-mageddon! this week unveils a new feature: bold buzzwords. Enjoy ... Microsoft Microsoft Launches Document Interoperability Initiative, March 6: "The launch of this...

PR-mageddon! for the week of Feb. 22

PR-magdeddon! is a new feature here on Channel Marker, where we call out vendors for press releases that aren't exactly the most clear and concise things in the world. Check out last week's debut if you missed it and...

Paul Maritz takes his Pi to EMC

EMC is buying Pi Corp., and Pi's founder, Paul Maritz, will now head EMC's software-as-a-service effort. The news was reported by

EC to Microsoft on interop: Show me

Prove it. The European Commission has heard it all before when it comes to Microsoft's vows to be more interoperable and generally better behaved than in the past. Basically, Microsoft has never won good marks in the "works well with others" category, at least in the eyes of European...

VMware employee attacks Citrix for XenSource buy

VMware's attempts to drive a wedge between virtualization partners Microsoft and Citrix first became public last month, when what was supposed to be an internal memo to VMware's sales staff...

Microsoft focus in question as report says Danger cost $500 million

Breaking news this afternoon has cast Microsoft's acquisition of Danger in a whole new light.