Paula Rooney

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Open source procurement policies debated

Open source procurement policies debated

Software industry executives sparred at Harvard Business School last weekend over open source procurement policies being adopted by some governments that could leave Microsoft in the cold.
Paula Rooney Jan 19 2004, 12:00AM Software
ODSL, IBM, Intel launch fund for customers targeted by SCO

ODSL, IBM, Intel launch fund for customers targeted by SCO

IBM, Intel and the Open Source Development Labs are creating a defense fund to cover the legal costs of any customer sued by the SCO Group for copyright infringement.
Paula Rooney Jan 13 2004, 12:00AM Software
Novell steps up Linux integration

Novell steps up Linux integration

As the Novell-SUSE Linux merger nears completion, Novell is already moving to better integrate the two companies' desktop products.
Paula Rooney Jan 7 2004, 12:00AM Software
SCO threatens Linux users in letter

SCO threatens Linux users in letter

SCO Group has sent cease-and-desist letters to select US Fortune 1000 companies charging them with illegally using more than 65 SCO-owned Application Binary Interfaces (ABIs) without permission.
Paula Rooney Dec 23 2003, 12:00AM Software
Software arena goes MAD

Software arena goes MAD

They're off to the races. EMC's blockbuster $US635 million buyout of VMware, followed by IBM's purchase of Green Pasture and Red Hat's acquisition of Sistina Software capped a months-long flurry of merger and acquisition activity. And there's more to come, resellers and observers say.
Barbara Darrow , Paula Rooney Dec 22 2003, 12:00AM Data centre
Novell in Linux enterprise play

Novell in Linux enterprise play

Novell took another step this week in its goal to become a major Linux player by announcing the availability of Nterprise Linux Services 1
Paula Rooney Dec 17 2003, 12:00AM Software
Microsoft expands IP licensing program

Microsoft expands IP licensing program

Under pressure from regulators and advances in the open-source movement, Microsoft has decided to open up more of its intellectual property for licensing.
Paula Rooney Dec 4 2003, 12:00AM Software
Microsoft to announce major changes to IP policy

Microsoft to announce major changes to IP policy

Microsoft is expected to announce significant changes to its intellectual property policies during a conference call on Wednesday [US time].
Paula Rooney Dec 3 2003, 12:00AM Software
SCO aims legal guns at Novell-SUSE marriage

SCO aims legal guns at Novell-SUSE marriage

SCO plans to aim its well-funded legal guns at Novell and at least one large unnamed Linux customer in the near future, company executives said.
Paula Rooney Nov 19 2003, 12:00AM Software
Microsoft gives away Office 2003 XML schemas

Microsoft gives away Office 2003 XML schemas

In a move to please the European Commission and governments globally, Microsoft has promised to make its Office 2003 XML reference schemas available royalty-free early December.
Paula Rooney Nov 18 2003, 12:00AM Software
Office interoperability up front in Microsoft, EU accord

Office interoperability up front in Microsoft, EU accord

Microsoft is slated to announce details of its anti-trust accord with the European Union today, 17 November, that should ease interoperability issues between its Office software suite and third-party programs.
Paula Rooney Nov 17 2003, 12:00AM Software
IBM to launch Linux desktop support

IBM to launch Linux desktop support

IBM Global Services is moving ahead with a global support program for the Linux desktop due to be available within one year.
Paula Rooney Nov 11 2003, 12:00AM Hardware
Can Microsoft succeed with the Tablet PC?

Can Microsoft succeed with the Tablet PC?

On the first anniversary of the release of the Windows XP Tablet PC operating system, the question remains whether Microsoft's latest pen computing platform can succeed where others have failed before.
Paula Rooney Nov 10 2003, 12:00AM Software
Red Hat ships enterprise Linux 3

Red Hat ships enterprise Linux 3

At the start of Enterprise Linux Forum this week, Red Hat unleashed its next enterprise version of Linux into the marketplace.
Paula Rooney Oct 23 2003, 12:00AM Software
Citrix’s next-generation MetaFrame suite debuts at iForum

Citrix’s next-generation MetaFrame suite debuts at iForum

Citrix Systems lifted the lid on features expected to be incorporated into its next-generation MetaFrame Access Suite, code-named Hudson.
Paula Rooney Oct 15 2003, 12:00AM Data centre
Citrix, IBM in system integration deal

Citrix, IBM in system integration deal

Citrix Systems has announced a major systems integration deal with IBM and the release of an updated portlet that integrates the company's MetaFrame Presentation Server with IBM's WebSphere.
Paula Rooney Oct 14 2003, 12:00AM Data centre
Ballmer launches security Blitzkrieg

Ballmer launches security Blitzkrieg

Microsoft will attack its security woes next year by releasing security-focused service packs for Windows XP and Windows Server 2003, new safety technologies for the Windows client and inspection technologies for the Windows server, and a major update of its Software Upgrade Server (SUS) for improved patch management.
Paula Rooney , Barbara Darrow Oct 10 2003, 12:00AM Security
HP increases Solaris push to Linux

HP increases Solaris push to Linux

Hewlett-Packard has fired another round at Sun Microsystems, announcing free Linux migration services for Solaris customers in the US.
Paula Rooney Oct 7 2003, 12:00AM Hardware
SuSE to offer SMB server edition Nov

SuSE to offer SMB server edition Nov

Linux vendor SuSE will ship a US$449 standard edition of its Linux server software for the SMB market in November.
Paula Rooney Oct 7 2003, 12:00AM Data centre
Red Hat in black with US$3.3M profit

Red Hat in black with US$3.3M profit

For the second quarter of its 2004 fiscal year, leading Linux company Red Hat posted a profit of US$3.3 million, or US2 cents per share, on roughly US$29 million in revenue.
Paula Rooney Sep 19 2003, 12:00AM Software

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