Open Source

EC Verdict On Oracle Acquisition Of Sun Expected Soon

Oracle's acquisition of Sun Microsystems is expected to be approved any day

15 years ago

Jordan Signs Deal With Open Source Database Specialist

The Jordanian government has committed the country to becoming a hub for open source adoption in the Middle East

15 years ago

Facebook Makes Friends With Open Source Apache Foundation

The Apache Software Foundation announces that Facebook has become the latest Gold Sponsor of the open-source champion

15 years ago

Software Auditors Crack Down As Recession Bites

Software auditors risk becoming "revenue-generating" traffic cops as the recession put pressure on vendors to collect every penny of revenue

15 years ago

Palm Invites Developers To Join WebOS Programme

Palm has opened its webOS developer programme to all developers, and has also announced new phones and operator support.

15 years ago

Analysts Question Nexus One Enterprise Security

Analysts question how Nexus One security will stack up against the Apple iPhone and other devices, and whether that will…

15 years ago

Support Grows For The ‘Save MySQL’ Petition

A last ditch campaign to convince the EC to halt Oracle's acquisition of MySQL is gathering pace, but will Larry…

15 years ago

Google’s Nexus One Is Not An iPhone

Apple iPhone observers say Google's Nexus One phone can't compete - but what if the game is actually a different…

15 years ago

Microsoft Publishes Moonlight Patent Covenant

Microsoft has pledged not to sue end users developing third party distributions of Moonlight, after it published the patent covenant

15 years ago

Open Source Resolution: Try Harder In 2010!

If Linux vendors are serious about displacing Windows, they could try harder, says Jason Brooks. How about a New Year's…

15 years ago

Red Hat Announces 18 percent Q3 Rise In Profits

Red Hat reported financial results for its fiscal year 2010 third quarter, showing revenues up 18 percent

15 years ago

Hungary Backs Open Standards But Lags On Open Source

Hungary's decision to back open standards is seen as evidence that the government is ahead in adopting open approaches to…

15 years ago

Novell’s Mono Project Launches Moonlight 2.0

Novell's Mono Project has announced the release of Moonlight 2.0, an open source Linux implementation of Microsoft's Silverlight Internet application…

15 years ago

Shuttleworth Steps Down As Canonical CEO

In a surprise move, Mark Shuttleworth the CEO of Canonical has announced he is stepping down to refocus his attention…

15 years ago

Analyst Questions Success Of Google Nexus One Mobile

Google is saying loud and clear what its intentions are for the Nexus One smartphone — the blogosphere just chooses…

15 years ago

HP Partners With Microsoft, Red Hat To Entice Sun Customers

HP, which has been aggressive in enticing Sun customers, is partnering with operating systems makers Microsoft, Novell and Red Hat…

15 years ago

Oracle Responds To EC Over MySQL Case

Oracle said that it "has engaged in constructive discussions with the European Commission regarding the concerns expressed by the commission…

15 years ago

MySQL Founder Takes On Oracle Over Acquisition

MySQL creator Monty Widenius has taken a hard line against Oracle getting its hands on the open source database

15 years ago

Google’s Nexus One Phone Coming in January

Called the Nexus One, the Google phone is coming in January 2010 after Google admitted it had given employees devices…

15 years ago

Microsoft Cleans Open Source From Windows 7 Tool

Code which violated the GPLv2 licence has been removed from a Microsoft utility designed to load Windows 7 on netbooks

15 years ago

Experts Question Hungary’s Role As European Open Source Leader

Ingres claims the central European country should be an example to other states but Hungarian open source experts disagree

15 years ago

eWEEK Labs’ Top Products Of 2009

eWEEK Labs names the products that stood out in 2009, focusing on the ones that either provide significant innovation or…

15 years ago

Why Windows 7 Is Not One Of eWEEK’s ‘Products Of 2009’

Windows 7 was one of the biggest product launches of 2009, but a lack of true innovation has kept it…

15 years ago

Open Source Is Smart Choice For Business Intelligence

Analyst report points to growing interest in open source alternatives to traditional business intelligence tools

15 years ago

Google Finally Releases Chrome For Mac And Linux

After a long wait, Google releases stable beta versions of Chrome for Mac, Chrome for Linux and Chrome extensions

15 years ago

Five Reasons Microsoft Should Be Worried About Android

Microsoft's Windows Mobile OS is likely to be among the hardest hit by the rise of Android, unless Mobile 7…

15 years ago

Handset Makers Targeted With Commercial Android Platform

A commercial version of Android has been released to help industry players build Android-based devices and test them for market…

15 years ago

EC Has ‘Incorrect’ Facts Concerning Oracle-Sun Case

An open source legal expert has informed the European Commission that its concerns about Oracle's takeover of Sun are based…

15 years ago

Review: Google Chrome OS Developer Edition

The developer edition of Google Chrome OS is almost identical to the Google Chrome web browser, providing an intriguing look…

15 years ago

EU Pushes On With Single European Patent Plan

One common European patent court could help cut £260m of costs from European companies according to the EU

15 years ago