Jeremy Allison, a high-profile open-source programmer, has resigned from Novell because of objections over its patent deal with Microsoft and is moving to Google.
Sun Microsystems has settled a patent suit brought by Eastman Kodak relating to Java software, agreeing to license Kodak's patents for US$92 million.
Even as Microsoft touts the open availability of the underpinnings of its .Net initiative, open-source advocates are working to make sure .Net isn't a Microsoft-only technology.
Open-source fans--historically opposed to Microsoft--appear fond of its Internet strategy. ven as Microsoft touts the open availability of the underpinnings of its .Net initiative, open-source advocates are working to make sure .Net isn't a Microsoft-only technology.
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A new program to convert Lotus Notes/Domino users to the Microsoft platform stands on shaky ground in Australia and the rest of Asia-Pacific, and has the potential to fail miserably.
Current tests haven't kept pace with server technology, but an industry consortium is coming to the rescue.
The Object Management Group, a standards body, is taking steps to make its back-office software collaborate with newer Web services standards.
Trial pitting Oracle against PeopleSoft turns into mating ritual of sorts, as sides quibble over money.
Open-source software is starting to expand into the big-ticket infrastructure-software market dominated by Microsoft and others.
RMIT Test Lab finally got its hands on some of the most powerful business PCs on the market. So it is with an eagerness bordering on unadulterated glee that Matt Tett puts these racehorses through their paces.
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The world isn't black and white but full of many shades of grey, and you should remember this when you're looking for a flatbed scanner; you’re not restricted to looking to the high-end or the low-end.
American Power Conversion's low-end Smart-UPS incorporates a slim 3.5-inch form factor with ample power capacity to accommodate mission-critical power needs in today's space-conscious data centers.
Nanotechnology is constantly finding itself in the headlines. But are microscopic machines an inevitable part of our future, or just another hype-heavy get-rich-quick ruse?
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