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Microsoft Offering Office 2007, Vista Certifications

2/15/2007
Microsoft has unveiled two new certifications aimed at getting information workers and end users up to speed with Office 2007 and Windows Vista.
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Microsoft Fields Vista Questions At Boston Launch Event

1/24/2007
Microsoft and allies EMC, Enterasys Networks and Digitas rallied around Windows Vista and Office 2007 at a launch event in Boston but faced some down-to-earth questions from attendees.
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Microsoft Plans New Vista, Office Promos For Local System Builders

1/23/2007
Microsoft aims to drive more Windows Vista and Office 2007 sales through the channel by throwing free HDTV adapters, flash drives, wireless routers and photo printers into system builder bundles.
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Slide Show: Sun To Use Intel Chips In Servers

1/22/2007
Sun Microsystems and Intel are the latest archrivals in the IT industry to put down their guns and make peace. The computer giants on Monday unveiled a broad alliance that marries Sun's Solaris Unix OS with Intel's Xeon processors.
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10 Key Licensing, Pricing Changes For Vista, Office 2007

1/18/2007
Microsoft has instituted at least 10 pricing and licensing changes for Windows Vista and Office 2007.
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Missing The Boat On Multithreading?

12/7/2006
It's been 18 months since Intel introduced the first dual-core desktop processor, but only a handful of software vendors have written applications that exploit multi-core architectures.
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Red Hat, VMware Expand Cooperation On Virtual Front

11/8/2006
They aim to develop a certification program and work to achieve a high degree of interoperability between Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and VMware's virtualization platform.
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XenSource To Ship Windows, Linux Platform Next Month

11/6/2006
XenEnterprise, slated to be generally available in December for Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, and Linux, will be priced at $488 for an annual subscription per each dual-socket server and $750 for a perpetual license, XenSource announced.
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Microsoft Plans Launch Blitz For Vista, Office 2007

11/2/2006
The first U.S. launch event is scheduled to be held in New York on Jan. 16. The last one will be held on Microsoft's turf, in Seattle, on Feb. 26.
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Irate Partners Blame AMD, Dell For Athlon Chip Shortage

10/31/2006
Some say AMD is hurting its loyal system builders, who feel they've been dumped now that the chipmaker has a partnership with Dell and other top-tier suppliers.
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Microsoft Aims 'Crossbow' Windows Mobile OS For 4Q Release

10/17/2006
Although most of the enhancements are under the hood, Microsoft made big improvements to the Windows Mobile user interface and to the usability of e-mail and calendaring.
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Microsoft To Impose Windows Vista Activation On Businesses

10/4/2006
Licensed customers must activate within 30 days or be forced to use the crippled version of Vista, Microsoft acknowledged in a detailed paper released Wednesday.
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Q&A: Intel Senior VP Pat Gelsinger

9/28/2006
Gelsinger, senior VP and general manager of the Digital Enterprise Group at Intel, talks about Intel's relationship and involvement with Apple, Microsoft, Bill Gates, Xen, Windows Vista, and system builders, among other topics.
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Red Hat Releases Enterprise Linux 5 Beta

9/13/2006
Final code likely won't ship until early 2007. The product timetable changed to allow for more testing of open-source Xen virtualization technology, which is considered the biggest new feature.
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Analysis: Virtual App Wars Move From OS To Desktop

9/8/2006
Application virtualization, an up-and-coming tool, segments where desktop applications are used from where they run.
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Vista RC1 Still Not Ready For Prime Time, Partners Say

9/5/2006
The software has enough bugs that partners and analysts say it's only beta quality, not a release candidate, and they're skeptical Microsoft will be able to get Vista out the door by its November deadline.
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XenSource To Launch XenEnterprise Next Week

8/17/2006
The XenSource CEO says Xen may not be ready for all data center needs, but the open-source virtualization engine is ready to go.
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Red Hat, Novell Spar Over Xen's Readiness

8/17/2006
Novell contends Red Hat's warnings that Xen isn't ready are a marketing ploy aimed at Novell's recent release of its Xen-enabled Suse Linux Enterprise 10 platform.
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Red Hat A No-Show At LinuxWorld

8/16/2006
Red Hat's no-show at LinuxWorld generated a lot of buzz on the show floor and had attendees scratching their heads about why the biggest Linux distributor didn't exhibit at the biggest Linux show.
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Big Blue Details Big Plans -- And Big Money -- In Open Source Strategy

8/15/2006
IBM Linux and Open Source VP Scott Handy lays out a sweeping game plan in his LinuxWorld keynote Tuesday, including major investments in open source client-side middleware, development tools, Web application servers, data servers, and numerous other technology categories.
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HP, Lenovo, Others Unwrap Linux Offerings At LinuxWorld

8/15/2006
Hewlett-Packard announced it will develop and support Debian, a top-ranked Linux distribution, while Lenovo unveiled a Linux-based workstation.
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Red Hat Delays Enterprise Linux 5 Beta

8/14/2006
The expected July testing has been pushed back until September, but the official release is still slated for the end of the year.
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Survey: There's No Business Like Linux Business

8/11/2006
Technology solution providers are making good money on Linux -- and the more Linux business they do, the more profitable they are, according to a survey by the Institute for Partner Education & Development (IPED).
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Red Hat Readies Linux Desktop Upgrade To Vie With Novell

8/9/2006
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Desktop, which is expected to ship later this year, will compete head-on with the recently released Novell Suse Linux 10.
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Brief: Citrix To Acquire Orbital Data

8/7/2006
Orbital Data produces software that optimizes application delivery over WANs.
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Microsoft's First HPC Offering Expected To Drive New Service Opportunities

8/1/2006
Windows Cluster Server, Redmond's first so-called high-performance computing offering, could give the software giant new ammunition in its battle against Linux.
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Microsoft Files Patent Infringement Claim Against Belkin

8/1/2006
At issue is Microsoft's U2 technology, which allows peripherals such as a mouse to automatically sense whether a device is plugging into a PS2 or a USB port and connect to it.
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Red Hat Upgrades Enterprise Linux Desktop

7/21/2006
The new version of Red Hat's desktop Linux offers better graphics; supports Open Office 2.0 and the OASIS file format, in addition to a new Access-like database application; and improves compatibility with Microsoft Office, the vendor says.
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Microsoft Will Invest $900 M In Vista, Office 2007 Sales And Marketing In FY '07

7/20/2006
Strong multiyear licensing renewals suggest strong demand for the new software, Microsoft says.
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Microsoft To Open Up, Ease Restrictions On Vista, Future Windows

7/19/2006
Microsoft General Counsel Brad Smith introduced 12 tenets to guide future developments of Windows.
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Brief: Novell Ships Suse Linux Enterprise 10

7/17/2006
The company also launched the Novell Customer Center, an online resource that allows business customers to view the status of their products, subscriptions, and services, plus download critical updates.
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Microsoft Releases New Vista Beta 2 Build

7/17/2006
The focus this time is on fixing some device driver incompatibilities and performance issues.
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Microsoft Targets Google, Linux Vendors

7/13/2006
Microsoft won't allow Google to win in the enterprise and is also targeting Novell, Linux, Red Hat, and IBM, said Microsoft COO Kevin Turner, speaking at a partners conference.
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Microsoft Makes Changes To Enterprise Licensing For Windows Server 2003, Vista

7/12/2006
Customers that acquire Vista Enterprise through Software Assurance can run four copies of Windows on one device for a single user at no additional charge. Microsoft also unveiled new, more flexible licensing for Windows Server 2003.
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Microsoft To Release New Vista Beta This Week

7/11/2006
The new beta will be less of a resource hog than the existing software, which is now nine weeks old, Microsoft says.
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Microsoft Launches SBS 2003 R2 With Pricing, Licensing Incentives

7/10/2006
But partners say limited or restricted SBS functionality may turn off SMB shops.
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FireStar Files Patent Suit Against Red Hat

7/7/2006
One IP attorney says the suit, which relates to JBoss' Hibernate 3.0 object mapping technology, could have serious ramifications for the Linux company and other software developers.
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Brief: Microsoft Rolls Third Beta For Internet Explorer 7

6/29/2006
The new beta of IE7 for Windows XP features changes to the user interface and RSS reader, along with tabbed browsing.
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Microsoft's Windows Genuine Advantage Notifications Service Goes Live

6/27/2006
The service is designed to detect pirated versions of Windows running on users' desktops and check periodically to make sure the running version is legal.
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Microsoft: We Killed WinFS Because It Wasn't Ready For End Users

6/27/2006
Quentin Clark, WinFS product unit manager for SQL Server, said in a blog that many end-user features of the much-anticipated WinFS file system for Windows weren't ready and that the project has been shelved once again.
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Microsoft To Enforce Volume License Key Compliance For Vista, Longhorn Server

6/26/2006
Microsoft will require volume-licensed customers of Vista and Longhorn server to register their keys within 30 days of installation and update the license count on a regular basis.
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New Novell CEO Hovsepian Plans Linux Channel Charge

6/22/2006
New Novell CEO Ronald Hovsepian said he intends to launch a major Linux push among the company's VAR partners, including simplified pricing models and rebates.
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Microsoft Exec: Linux No Threat To Windows On Desktop

6/22/2006
Bill Hilf, general manager of competitive strategy at Microsoft, says Linux won’t gain traction on the desktop due to the complexity involved in delivering a tightly integrated and tested desktop product.
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Partners: It Was Time For Gates To Step Down

6/16/2006
Bill Gates was already distracted from Microsoft by his work with his charitable foundation, says one partner.
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Microsoft Reminds About Ending XP SP1 Support

6/14/2006
Customers running Windows XP SP1 must migrate to Windows XP SP2 over the next three months, or they'll lose incident support as of Oct. 10. Microsoft also said it won't release any more security updates for SP1 after that date.
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Microsoft Gives Top 10 Reasons To Upgrade To Longhorn

6/14/2006
Among the points in Microsoft's sales pitch: security, improved networking, and expanded support for Linux and Unix.
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Microsoft To Release Public Beta Of Server For Midsize Businesses

6/13/2006
System Center Essentials is aimed at customers with 50 to 500 desktops and will be built into Small Business Server 2007.
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Microsoft To Ship SMS 2003 R2, Vista Feature Pack In August

6/13/2006
The company also announced availability of a beta version of its SMS OS Deployment Feature Pack with support for the 64-bit versions of Windows XP and Vista.
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Ballmer: Windows HPC Edition To Steal Share From Linux

6/9/2006
The Microsoft CEO says the company is ready to beat Linux in its core high-performance computing market base and that Linux has "peaked" as a competitive threat to Windows in the server market. One open-source consultant says Microsoft is whistling past the graveyard as it struggles to get Vista out the door.
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Microsoft Releases Small Business Server 2003 R2 To Manufacturing

6/7/2006
R2 offers automated network patch and update management, a new Green Check feature that yields security information, and support for 75 Gbytes of e-mail. The Premium Edition also includes SQL Server 2005 Workgroup Edition.
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VMware CEO Worries About Open Interfaces, Not Microsoft

6/5/2006
As Microsoft is making its bid for the virtualization market, established player VMware is more concerned that the interfaces between operating system and related software pieces remain open, according to VMware's CEO.
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JBoss Chief Fleury Talks Up Red Hat Acquisition

6/2/2006
JBoss former chief Marc Fleury--now senior VP of Red Hat's JBoss division--discusses the impact of the deal on the company's existing partnerships and customers, future coopetition with IBM, and pact with Microsoft.
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Beta 1 Due In July

5/31/2006
Beta 2 is due in September, and RHEL 5 will ship in December.
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Red Hat Turns Over Testing Tools To Fedora--For Now

5/31/2006
The Dogtail and Autobuild automated certification and testing tools will be offered to customers as part of Fedora initially, but could become a commercial value-added service in the future, Red Hat's CEO said at a conference this week.
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Microsoft: Less Than Half Of U.S. Adults Are Up To Speed On Tech Terms

5/25/2006
A Microsoft-sponsored survey found that less than 50% of U.S. adults are hip to the latest technology buzzwords, and even fewer can say what VoIP, RSS, or tagging means.
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Microsoft's 'Centro' Midmarket Server Nears Beta

5/24/2006
Much like Microsoft's popular Small Business Server, Centro will offer customers an integrated suite of servers, including the Longhorn server, Exchange 2007, and ISA 2004, unified by a common management console.
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Microsoft Sketches Virtualization Plans, Confirms Softricity Buy

5/23/2006
Microsoft plans to release of the first beta of its virtualization hypervisor, code-named Viridian, later this year.
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Microsoft To Beef Up Virtualization Tools

5/19/2006
Microsoft will accelerate delivery of its Viridian tool and debut its Carmine management platform this week. Microsoft is also in talks to buy vendor Softricity.
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Microsoft To Launch Subscription Windows Service

5/19/2006
The PowerLine initiative is a prepaid, subscriptions-based Windows service designed for emerging markets.
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Sources: Microsoft In Talks To Buy Virtualization Vendor

5/18/2006
In addition to its purchase of Softricity, Microsoft is expected to announce plans next week to accelerate the delivery of its homegrown virtualization hypervisor code-named "Viridian." It will also formally debut plans for a virtualization management platform code-named "Carmine."
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Microsoft Gobbles Up Whale, Enters Secure Access Market

5/18/2006
The deal will enable Microsoft to provide improved remote access, content inspection, and more granular access control for corporate applications accessed from remote locations and devices.
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Gates: Rivals Can't Match Search Integration With Microsoft Platform, Services

5/17/2006
Microsoft's CEO hinted to attendees at his annual CEO Summit that the company would "crush" Google in much the same way it did Netscape. Microsoft's counterattack includes plans for a broad enterprise information management platform, anchored by search and Web services.
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Microsoft Exchange Patch Conflicts With BlackBerry, GoodLink

5/10/2006
The patch, released this week, eliminates a default privilege allowing users with full access to a mailbox to send mail as if they were the owner of that mailbox.
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Microsoft's Sam Push Puts ISVs, Data At Risk

5/10/2006
Microsoft plans to continue running the service of its latest acquisition, AssetMetrix, for the next six to nine months as it mulls product and service options for its new software asset management (SAM) offering.
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Citrix Acquires App Performance Vendor

5/8/2006
Terms of the deal for Reflectent Software weren't disclosed.
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Microsoft: Users May Have To Prove Legal Windows Use

5/5/2006
Microsoft is piloting an opt-in notification service for its Windows Genuine Advantage online verification program in the U.S., which may make it mandatory for users to get Automatic Update or Windows Update Rights.
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Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 R2 SP1 Hits Beta

5/2/2006
The software will support virtualization technology from Intel and AMD early next year.
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Microsoft Expands System Center

4/28/2006
Microsoft unveiled two new System Center products and said it plans to get into the software asset management business.
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Microsoft Preps E-Mail, Collaboration Managed Solutions

4/27/2006
Meanwhile, the desktop manager offering--incubated and in production at battery maker Energizer--has turned out more complex to develop than anticipated and won't be generally available for some time, a Microsoft manager says.
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Microsoft Mulls Software Asset Management Product, Service Mix

4/26/2006
A Microsoft manager says the company is weighing the logistics and legalities involved in productizing the AssetMetrix tool, acquired with its AssetMetrix purchase this week. An online service is likely.
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Microsoft Details Upcoming Management Tools

4/25/2006
Upgrades to SMS 2004 and System Center Configuration Manager 2007 are slated to include user interface improvements, security features, and tools to manage client health.
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Brief: Microsoft Sets Launch For System Center Configuration Manager

4/25/2006
Microsoft is expected to launch its renamed System Center Configuration Manager 2007 next year, and the System Center Operation Manager 2007 possibly by year-end.
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VMware, Linux ISVs Launch Alternative Desktop Models

4/24/2006
The thin-vs.-fat client debate continues anew.
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Microsoft To Release Fixed Patch Next Week

4/21/2006
On Tuesday, Microsoft will reissue the MS06-015 update, which has caused lockups and other problems with HP devices and some drivers.
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Novell CEO Wants Closer Relationship With Oracle

4/19/2006
Novell Chairman Jack Messman declined to comment on industry buzz about possible acquisition talks with Oracle, but he didn't deny that he'd like to get friendlier with the database giant.
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Novell Acquires e-Security

4/19/2006
Novell beefed up its growing security portfolio by acquiring e-Security and its real-time security and compliance monitoring platform.
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Microsoft Readies 'Carmine' Virtual Server Manager

4/18/2006
The Virtual Server Manager, code-named Carmine, is designed to allow users to add, move, and manage virtual machines.
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Microsoft Patch Causing Lockups, Crashes

4/14/2006
Some IT administrators and partners said one of Microsoft latest critical security patches, MS06-015, is causing IE lock ups, Windows hangs and crashes after installation. Microsoft said MS06-015's new Verclsid.exe file conflicts with HP printers, scanner and cameras
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Analysis: Red Hat-JBoss Union Draws Mixed Reaction From Partners

4/14/2006
Some partners say the move paves the way for a brand-name, end-to-end open-source stack that can compete directly against Microsoft’s integrated platform and Sun Microsystems’ enterprise system.
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Red Hat-JBoss Deal Blurs Lines Between Open Source Partners, Rivals

4/10/2006
Partners and analysts weigh impact of Red Hat - JBoss marriage on the software industry and discuss the increasing complexity of co-opetition and competition in the open source market
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Novell: Tiered OS Could Get OEMs Into Linux Distribution Game

4/5/2006
Novell is working on separating the Linux distribution into two stacks that would allow OEMs to bundle and optimize core Linux distributions for their hardware while it focuses on application virtualization and other data center services
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Q&A: Microsoft Exec Talks Up Co-opetition With Open Source

4/5/2006
Bill Hilf, director of platform technology strategy at Microsoft, addresses the company's changing views on open source and its work with partners such as JBoss and SugarCRM.
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Beta For Desktop Linux Interoperability Due In May

4/4/2006
Vendors involved say the so-called Portland technology may help eliminate a major obstacle to Linux desktop deployment--reconciling applications developed on GNOME and KDE.
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Microsoft Offers Free Virtual Server, Will Support Linux Guests

4/3/2006
On Monday Microsoft said it had developed virtual machine additions for Red Hat and Novell Suse Linux distributions, as well as demonstrated some of its new open-source wares at the LinuxWorld trade show.
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XenSource Licenses Microsoft Virtualization Format

4/3/2006
As Linuxworld and Open Solutions World get under way in Boston, XenSource unveiled a deal to license Microsoft's VHD format for its open-source virtualization server, and VMware announced the availability of a royalty-free virtual machine disk format specification.
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Vista, Office Delays Into '07 Could Impact Software Assurance Customers

3/31/2006
Microsoft Software Assurance customers whose maintenance ends Dec. 30 have no assurance they will get Windows Vista or Office 2007 if those business versions are delayed beyond 2006.
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SuSE Linux CTO To Exit Novell

3/27/2006
Juergen Geck, former CTO of SuSE Linux, is leaving Novell at the end of this week.
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Novell's New Products Aim To Rally The Linux Troops

3/24/2006
Despite the product bonanza at BrainShare, the most applause came for the company chairman's announcement that Novell will support NetWare through 2015.
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Microsoft Names New Security Chief

3/24/2006
Ben Fathi, who most recently served as general manager for storage and high availability in Microsoft's Windows division, replaces security technology unit chief Mike Nash, effective immediately.
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Novell CEO Looks To Fuel Enterprise Linux Push

3/20/2006
At Brainshare 2006 in Salt Lake City, Novell CEO Jack Messman discussed the Waltham, Mass.-based software company’s launch of Suse Linux Enterprise Server 10, its prospects against Microsoft Windows, and a number of related topics.
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Novell Plans SUSE Linux 11 For 2008

3/20/2006
Just as version 10 began shipping, a Novell exec provided a sneak preview of the next version. It will offer virtualization for servers and storage, enhanced security, a compiler and run time, and identity management and provisioning.
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Novell Launches SUSE Linux 10, Lays Out OES Roadmap

3/20/2006
At Brainshare, Novell formally unveiled SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10, and the company also detailed plans for the next Open Enterprise Server release.
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Novell, SpikeSource Partner On LAMP Stack

3/20/2006
Novell has formed an alliance with SpikeSource, focusing on better integration between the firms' enterprise Linux and LAMP-stack products -- a relationship that both firms hope to use to gain competitive leverage versus Microsoft.
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Red Hat, Novell Vie Over Linux Virtualization

3/14/2006
Roughly a week before Novell kicks off its annual Brainshare conference and details Xen support in its next Linux upgrade, Red Hat is expected on Tuesday to detail Xen virtualization support in its own Linux upgrade, due out in 2006.
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Microsoft Unveils 'Origami' Tablet PC

3/9/2006
At CeBit on Thursday, Microsoft unveiled plans for a lightweight, ultra-mobile PC form factor developed as part of a project code-named Origami.
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Intel Backs VMware And Microsoft, But Xen Wins Big At IDF

3/7/2006
Intel snuggled up to VMware and Microsoft at its developer's forum but it's Xen that will benefit most from the company's latest batch of virtualization technology-enabled server chips, sources claim.
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Microsoft Acquires Apptimum

3/7/2006
Microsoft aims to use Apptimum's technology to ease the process of moving applications and settings from older Windows desktops to the Vista upgrade.
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McNealy Seeks HP-Sun Unix Union

3/1/2006
In a brief memo HP's Mark Hurd, Scott McNealy urged him to agree to converge HP-UX with Sun's Solaris 10. But some think it's more of a PR stunt than a real offer.
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Q&A: Hewlett-Packard's Linux Chief

2/28/2006
Christine Martino, vice president of Hewlett Packard's Open Source and Linux organization, talks about middleware, Linux on the desktop, and other open source trends.
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Partners: Backlash Likely From Vista Enterprise Licensing Plan

2/27/2006
Windows Vista Enterprise will be available only to those who sign up for Software Assurance, Microsoft's software-maintenance program. Some question the wisdom of this approach.
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