The security industry converges at the annual RSA Conference in San Francisco this week, an event that's moved far beyond its origins as a get-together for cryptogeeks and other insiders.
While he has no objection to open-source development efforts, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates is concerned about the "Pac-Man-like nature" of the license that governs the distribution of such software.
Unless one side or another decides to appeal, Friday's decision could mark the final chapter in a case once said to be a definitive one for antitrust law in the 21st century.
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IBM, Oracle and Microsoft are readying supercharged versions of their databases to take advantage of new high-end hardware--but analysts say sheer processing muscle may not be enough to spur demand.
Microsoft's chairman talks about taking on the big guns in the business software market. "We are patient people," he says.
To winemaker De Bortoli, Linux has provided the opportunity to save money and free up IT staff.
Bill Zeitler has to roll up his sleeves and fix Big Blue's server product strategy -- in a hurry.
Microsoft and Sun Microsystems may be going steady, but they aren't quite sure where the relationship is headed.
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