development platform open source in news
Red Hat to sell open-source buddies' wares
News Cormier said: "The value that used to come from four or five vendors now comes in one open source platform, saving tens of thousands of dollars for each server. The company will use... [15 Mar 2007]
Sun to offer Java under Linux-friendly licence
News Not only are we making an influential and widely used software platform for the web available under an open source licence, it also underscores Sun's commitment to changing the whole... [13 Nov 2006]
Motorola cooking up Apache-flavoured Java
News Mark VandenBrink, a senior director and chief platform architect in Motorola Mobile Devices business, said: "Although we are not aware of Sun's open source plans, we would hope Sun would... [02 Nov 2006]
Motorola pledges 50 per cent Linux
News Others are run at the Consumer Electronics Linux Forum, the Open Source Development Labs, and the Linux Phone Standards Forum (LiPS). But in 2007, consumers in North America and Europe... [16 Aug 2006]
'This town is big enough for Linux and Microsoft'
News The next few years will see many companies opting to mix and match proprietary and open source software where they see fit, according to analyst group Gartner. Speaking on Thursday at the Midsize... [23 Jun 2006]
Mobile giants unite on common Linux push
News The Linux Phone Standard Forum (composed of several companies, including PalmSource and Orange), the Open Source Development Lab and the Consumer Electronics Linux Forum all have been... [15 Jun 2006]
Microsoft is "as aggressive as hell", says Red Hat chief
News Three or four years ago, open source providers enjoyed plenty of attention. Just ask Novell, which more or less reinvented itself thanks to the open source fairy-dust... [01 Jun 2006]
Microsoft: 'We're bringing value to open source'
News Bill Hilf, a platform strategy technology manager at Microsoft, insisted there is no conflict between the goals of the company's open source lab and the NXT programme. The... [17 May 2006]
IBM works with gov't on open source security trial
News CSIA affirmed its commitment to encourage the development of secure open source architecture for public sector organisations but said it would also work with vendors and recommend... [27 Apr 2006]
China's Linux growing steadily
News China has been one of the most active supporters of open source, due in part to the platform's lower cost and the government's aim to drive the local software industry. While Linux grew... [10 Apr 2006]
Red Hat: '$100 laptop will drive desktop Linux'
News Red Hat claims that using an open source software platform is critical to the success of the OLPC project, as it will encourage local participation and allow students to customise and... [31 Jan 2006]
Lack of 'quality' email app hinders desktop Linux
News The Desktop Linux Client Survey 2005, organised by the Open Source Development Labs, found that the lack of a powerful email application could hinder the adoption of Linux on the... [02 Dec 2005]
Linux mobile standards in the pipeline
News The Open Source Development Lab (OSDL) has been trying to boost Linux for phones and define requirements for various models. The Linux Phone Standard (Lips) Forum wants to standardise... [14 Nov 2005]
Council targets £1m savings from Microsoft desktop deal
News Staffordshire County Council aims to save £1m in reduced costs through a new Microsoft desktop licensing deal, after deciding against alternative open source options. Staffordshire council CIO, Chris... [25 Oct 2005]
Big Blue opens patent pool to healthcare industry
News The effort expands IBM's previous moves to open a portion of its patent pool to the open source community. Neil de Crescenzo, IBM global healthcare vice president, said in a statement:... [25 Oct 2005]
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