Recent Open Source Analysis
Sun shines on a more 'social' Liferay in the portal market
In conjunction with the 5.0 release of its open source portal code, Liferay has announced a relationship with Sun Microsystems that will see the two sharing portal code moving forward.
MIS / Market Development, 9 May 2008
Kathleen Reidy Embarcadero embarks on a new path with CodeGear acquisition
The database tools vendor sees the acquisition of CodeGear's developer tools business as an opportunity to create hybrid products that boost the productivity of developers and database administrators alike. Will the market buy this rationale?
TDM / Deal Analysis, 7 May 2008
Vishwanath Venugopalan, Brenon Daly Sun spreads OpenSolaris light through community release, commercial support
The company is promoting and providing commercial support for its community operating system, OpenSolaris, but will this help it counter the charge of Linux, which continues to eat into Solaris' share of the market?
MIS / Market Development, 6 May 2008
Jay Lyman ScaleDB aims to take MySQL to new heights
Database startup ScaleDB is working on a new storage engine that will bring shared-disk clustering and advanced indexing techniques to Sun's MySQL database.
MIS / Impact Report, 5 May 2008
Matt Aslett Open source security play Untangle ties up Kaspersky OEM deal
Untangle and its open source approach to SMB security software just got a boost from AV player Kaspersky, but will it help Untangle mix it up with larger, established rivals in the space?
MIS / Market Development, 2 May 2008
Jay Lyman Novell plugs into Linux management with Microsoft, SUSE Linux appliances
Microsoft and Novell are working to expand their Linux systems management. Novell is also jumping on the Linux-based software appliance bandwagon with its SUSE Linux Enterprise software, but will its Linux offerings stand apart?
MIS / Market Development, 1 May 2008
Jay Lyman Licensing row eclipses Sun's first MySQL update
Sun Microsystems' recent announcement of the first update to its recently acquired MySQL open source database was overshadowed by a row with the user community about plans to limit some forthcoming features to paying customers.
MIS / Impact Report, 30 Apr 2008
Matt Aslett Black Duck takes Koders under its wing to enrich developer offerings
Software IP management vendor Black Duck makes its first acquisition to broaden its positioning as enterprises grow more comfortable with using open source software. What else does Black Duck have up its sleeve?
TDM / Deal Analysis, 28 Apr 2008
Vishwanath Venugopalan Terracotta adds cluster visualization with version 2.6
Java virtual machine clustering vendor Terracotta has added cluster monitoring and management capabilities with version 2.6 of its open source software.
MIS / Market Development, 28 Apr 2008
Matt Aslett Trolltech adds mobile capability to its Qt development platform
Linux tools vendor Trolltech, soon to be merged into Nokia, now has two platforms that 'do mobile.' Qtopia is specifically a mobile Linux device platform, but the company has now added Windows CE support to its core desktop development suite, Qt.
MIS / Market Development, 28 Apr 2008
Tony Rizzo Colosa offers commercial open source BPM alternative
From the insurance industry, by way of as unlikely a place as La Paz, Bolivia, comes Colosa, a commercial open source business process management software vendor.
MIS / Impact Report, 25 Apr 2008
Dennis Callaghan SnapLogic lifts head above the parapet in commercial open source data integration
The open source startup has come out more formally with the introduction of its first commercial offering as part of SnapLogic 2.0. Where does SnapLogic fit in the overall data integration landscape?
MIS / Impact Report, 24 Apr 2008
Krishna Roy That was quick: Ringside Networks names CEO
MIS / Analyst Note, 22 Apr 2008
Kathleen Reidy Red Hat capping 'tough' consumer desktop Linux efforts for now
Both the Linux server leader and rival Novell are backing off plans and expectations for consumer desktop Linux – but are they right to cede consumer PCs to Windows and Mac, at a time when new form factors favor Linux?
MIS / Market Development, 22 Apr 2008
Jay Lyman Microsoft and Novell get even chummier for China, virtualization
MIS / Analyst Note, 22 Apr 2008
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