Sun likes what it sees in the new GPL

When it comes to open-sourcing Solaris and Java, patents and politics are leading Sun Microsystems toward a change of heart.

The question is which open-source license should govern the…

OpenSSL gets hard-fought revalidation

After a long and arduous journey that included a suspended validation last year, the Open Source Software Institute (OSSI) has announced that OpenSSL has regained its FIPS 140-2 validation and is…

Usability is Key for ChainBuilder ESB’s General Availability

COLUMBUS, OHIO -- Bostech Corporation announced the general availability of ChainBuilder ESB for Linux, a new Enterprise Service Bus centered on open standards and development through Eclipse-…

More than 20 Software Company CEOs Attending 2nd Annual Open Source Think Tank

Organizers of Open Source Think Tank 2007: The Future of Commercial Open Source, today announced that more than 20 CEOs of software companies from around the world were participating in the March…

PlaneShift Open Source MMORPG Version 0.3.018 is out

Another expansion of the PlaneShift world is ready! Client 0.3.018 is available for download at PlaneShift Download.

PlaneShift is an Open Source MMORPG (Massive Multiplayer Online…

EC rebuffs Microsoft over open-source report

The European Commission has resisted efforts by Microsoft to make it abandon its report into open-source software, it was revealed this week. But the Commission was swayed into allowing a 10-day…

IBM Offers Free Sales Help For Open Source Developers

In an effort to bolster use of its open source middleware and license-free database software, IBM on Wednesday said it will provide free sales and marketing support to developers who create…

Cisco going open source with NAC client

As it develops the next generation of network security infrastructure, Cisco Systems Inc. is planning to cease development on its network admission control (NAC) client, the Cisco Trust Agent (CTA…

EMC to push VMware public, but still keep control

EMC said Wednesday it plans to sell 10 percent of VMware stock this summer in an initial public offering, but added it has no plans to spin off the virtualization company.

"VMware is one of…

IBM pumps up Linux virtual mainframe machines

Organizations running Linux in virtual machines on the mainframe will soon be able to throw more workloads onto the system thanks to an update to the z/VM operating system that now scales across…