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  • Hardware losses doomed Sun but Linux hurt too

    Sun's hardware losses were the primary cause of its decline and subsequent purchase by Oracle, but lack of foresight in Linux and opensource market along with many Sun missteps contributed to its downfall.  Article | 05 May 2009

  • MySQL fears dominate open source reaction to Oracle-Sun deal

    The Oracle-Sun deal hit the wire on Monday, sending a shock wave through the open source community. Many users are fearful of MySQL support under Oracle, while the Linux Foundation and Canonical see the move as proof that open source is a major playe...  News | 22 Apr 2009

  • Samba 4 beta offers platform choice to data centers

    When released, Samba 4 beta will fully emulate Active Directory, giving mixed data centers total flexibility in running Linux, Unix or Windows servers. Samba 4 is being developed in conjunction with updates to Samba 3. Some data centers may find that...  Article | 09 Apr 2009

  • Linux community responds to Microsoft lawsuit against TomTom

    On Thursday, February 26, Microsoft announced that it had filed a suit against GPS manufacturer TomTom for patent violations. This spread fear in the Linux community that Microsoft may be making good on its two-year-old threat to sue open source sof...  News | 27 Feb 2009

  • Red Hat breaks $500 million in 2008

    Red Hat's president and CEO, Jim Whitehurst, quietly announced this week that the company had broken the $500 million mark in 2008, a first for an open source company. Should the company's success be taken as a sign of the maturation of open source, ...  News | 11 Feb 2009

  • Vyatta offers third open source-based network appliance in 2008

    Vyatta has introduced its third networking appliance in less than nine months, each with more power and features than its predecessor. The open source "alternative to Cisco" is fighting for market-share. The new Vyatta 2502 router and security networ...  News | 06 Jan 2009

  • Open source predictions for 2009

    Open source will grow in 2009, joining the cost-focused cloud computing trend and expanding throughout the stack. Roger Burkhardt predicts the open source trends for 2009, and SearchEnterpriseLinux.com readers are invited to share theirs.  News | 06 Jan 2009

  • Open source drives lean software development

    Demand for lean or lightweight software is coming from conventional business application users. Replacing conventional application servers with open source application servers provides lower cost and more innovative features. Agile development is a m...  News | 17 Dec 2008

  • Novell's open source products are its strength

    Novell Inc. reported that open source products were key to its success in 2008, with a revenue gain of 37% to $128.8 million in 2008. The company credits aggressive pricing and key partnerships with companies such as Microsoft and SAP in its exceptio...  News | 05 Dec 2008

  • GroundWork adds network monitoring tools to systems management suite

    GroundWork's Network Management Suite now contains four network monitoring tools that are a fraction of the cost of proprietary offerings from the likes of HP and IBM Tivoli.  Article | 29 Oct 2008

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