Interpreting recent open source IPO buzz
Open source IPS maker Sourcefire is now a publicly-traded company, with its IPO last week on the Nasdaq. Meanwhile, reports say that open source database company MySQL is thinking about a similar…
IBM Open Source Exec To Speak at UNC today
Bob Sutor, IBM’s vice president for open source and open standards, will deliver an address at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on Wednesday, March 14.
Sutor is involved in…
Red Hat hopes to solidify lead with new Linux
Red Hat plans to launch Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 at a San Francisco event Wednesday. It's the first major update to the company's flagship Linux product in more than two years.
Though Red…
More Than Open Source: A Second Look at Sakai
Sure you have been hearing about Sakai, the open source collaboration and learning environment, but you've probably also heard that campuses that have implemented Sakai have huge IT budget and…
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Released
Red Hat, the world's leading provider of open source solutions, today announced the availability of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. Created in close collaboration with customers, Enterprise Linux 5 is…
OSS Institute Launches the OpenCrypto Management Program
The Open Source Software Institute, announced today the official launch of the OpenCrypto Management Program, a U.S. Department of Defense-sponsored follow-on to OSSI's successful effort to secure…
HSBC Taps Microsoft-Novell Agreement to Reduce Linux Cost and Complexity
Microsoft Corp. and Novell Inc. today announced that HSBC, one of the world’s largest banking and financial services organizations, has joined the growing number of global firms taking advantage…
Apache Velocity 1.5 Released
The Apache Velocity Team announces the immediate availability of the of Apache Velocity 1.5. This long-awaited release is the first major release of the Velocity engine as an Apache top level…
Cracking Open the Door to Open Source
When Bill Hilf came from IBM Corp. to join Microsoft three years ago, the company's stance on open source vacillated wildly. It would swing from outright indifference to overt nastiness. Today,…
Dell survey will help forge Linux offerings
"Your feedback on Dell IdeaStorm has been astounding. Thank you! We hear your requests for desktops and notebooks with Linux. We’re crafting product offerings in response, but we’d like a…