Microsoft Now Sponsor of Open Source Census (PC World)
PC World - Microsoft is now a sponsor of the Open Source Census, an effort to track open-source installations worldwide. Full text
Mozilla Releases Firefox 3.1 Beta 1 for Public Testing (NewsFactor)NewsFactor - Mozilla's Firefox 3.1 beta 1, now available for public download, is loaded with new features that once again put the Firefox developer community on the cutting edge of browser development. Full text |
PC World - Microsoft is now a sponsor of the Open Source Census, an effort to track open-source installations worldwide. Full text
PC World - Trend Micro may have received more than it bargained for in its software patent dispute with rival Barracuda Networks. In the... Full text
NewsFactor - Mozilla is in the final stages of preparing for the launch of its next-generation Firefox 3 Web browser on June 17. "After more than 34 months of active development, and with the contributions of thousands, we're proud to announce that we're ready," said Mike Beltzner, Mozilla's director of user experience. Full text
PC Magazine - The Mozilla Foundation has slated June 17 to release Firefox 3.0,the latest edition of the browser. Full text
NewsFactor - Linux vendor Red Hat announced Wednesday that it has settled patent-infringement claims filed against it by two companies. Financial terms were not disclosed. Full text
Reuters - Business software maker Red Hat Inc said on Wednesday that it has settled two of three pending patent lawsuits that the company has been fighting. Full text
Investor's Business Daily - The efforts of Google and others to push open-source software in cellular networks are nothing new and won't have a big impact, say executives with Microsoft and Nokia, the largest providers of smart phone software. Full text
PC World - Acer and other Taiwanese companies see Linux as a key to developing the low-cost laptop market. Full text
TechWeb - InformationWeek - Ed Boyajian, 45, former Red Hat VP and general manager of North American sales, will become president and CEO of EnterpriseDB next week. Full text
TechWeb - InformationWeek - The dental benefits provider chose Pentaho's open source BI after comparing it with SAP Business Objects. Full text