November 22, 2010 2:55 PM
Posted by: badarrow
Attachmate,
Barbara Darrow,
Enterprise Linux,
Microsoft,
NovellThe long wait is over. Novell Inc., on the block for nearly a year after an unsolicited offer from Elliott Partners, is
March 3, 2010 7:13 PM
Posted by: Leah Rosin
Linux,
Microsoft,
Novell,
open source,
SUSE/NovellHedge Fund Elliott Associates LP, which holds an 8.5% stake in Novell, offered to buy the rest of the company for about $1.8 billion on Tuesday, March 2, 2010. This...
February 25, 2010 4:51 PM
Posted by: Leah Rosin
Amazon,
Intellectual Property,
Linux,
Microsoft,
patentsSo, Microsoft again is showing the world that it "owns" Linux. At least that's how it seems to anyone looking at the details of the recent cross-licensing patent deal that Amazon and...
January 22, 2010 12:47 AM
Posted by: Leah Rosin
Android,
Linux,
Linux Foundation,
Microsoft,
Mobile devices,
Moblin,
Windows mobileJim Zemlin, President of the Linux Foundation, came out swinging in a blog post about Microsoft's Robbie Bach's prediction that
February 27, 2009 5:14 PM
Posted by: Leah Rosin
IP,
Linux,
Microsoft,
open source,
patents,
TomTomIs Microsoft's suit filed against GPS device maker TomTom the first shot in a larger Linux war? That was the question being asked yesterday after news spread that Microsoft had filed a...
February 11, 2009 6:46 PM
Posted by: Leah Rosin
Fedora 10,
interoperability,
JBoss.org,
Linux,
Microsoft,
Novell SUSE 11,
open source,
Red Hat,
VirtualizationThis week, Jim Whitehurst, president and CEO of Red Hat has issued a "State of the Union at Red Hat" message that at first glance appeared to be little more than a cute press pitch, well-timed with the State of the...
October 21, 2008 3:21 PM
Posted by: Dkr
desktops,
Linux,
Linux blogs and news,
Linux versus Windows,
Microsoft,
Microsoft Windows,
Open source applications,
Red Hat,
TechTarget BlogsRed Hat CEO and supersalesman Jim Whitehurst sure knows how to keep things simple. In yet another global tour pitching Red Hat, Whitehurst compared the open source development model to American Idol, the TV show that propelled country singer Carrie...
September 9, 2008 7:12 PM
Posted by: Dkr
Linux,
Linux blogs and news,
Linux desktops,
Microsoft,
Open source applications,
Red Hat,
TechTarget BlogsLess than a week after Red Hat Inc.’s surprise $107 million purchase of Qumranet Inc., I remain mystified by this acquisition. Qumranet is the Israeli-based creator of the KVM open source hypervisor, which is incorporated...
