Open-source specialist Red Hat claims that it is doubling the amount of research and development investment in JBoss the open-source application server company it acquired last June.
Linux distributor Red Hat said on Monday that it has signed an agreement to buy open-source company JBoss for at least US$350 million, a move that expands Red Hat's product line and adds to its growth potential.
Months after a media frenzy over a rumoured Oracle acquisition, JBoss continues to field buyout offers and consider further venture funding, the company's chief executive says.
The open-source movement has already rewritten the rules for how software is licensed and used. Now the computer services market is changing to keep up.
Proprietary software vendors are driving IT managers towards the open-source community through their high prices and restrictive licences, according to attendees at this week's Cal-IT conference.
The open-source movement has already rewritten the rules for how software is licensed and used. Now the computer services market is changing to keep up.
Marc Fleury wants Red Hat to change its ways.
Upstart JBoss Group will soon debut a new release of its popular open-source application server software amid a growing dispute with Sun Microsystems over Java standard compliance.
Open-source software has already shaken up the operating systems business. Now, Java server software makers are feeling the heat.
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