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For FOSS Firms, Data Means Dollars May 18, 2011 
"Data" -- it's the new buzzword in the open source world, according to Tuesday's keynote speakers at the Open Source Business Conference, being held in San Francisco. "The kind of data we're collecting today is way harder to store and process than it used to be," said Mike Olson, president and CEO of Cloudera.
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Red Hat's Steady March to the Big Leagues March 25, 2011 
Red Hat has by all measures hit the big time, providing validation of the open source business model that even the harshest critics will have a hard time brushing aside. In its fourth quarter, Red Hat's revenue reached $245 million, up 25 percent from last year. The Linux distribution vendor's fourth quarter subscription revenue was $209 million, up 24 percent from the previous year.
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New Illumos Project to Reopen OpenSolaris August 04, 2010 
A new group announced Tuesday aims to create a community-built and -maintained version of Oracle's OpenSolaris operating system in which all portions of the code are open and fully available for use by developers. Called "Illumos," the new project will replace the closed portions of Oracle's OpenSolaris code with open versions, making it possible for developers to create their own solutions based on the software.
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Europe's Tender Words About FOSS July 29, 2010 
There's no denying that everyone needs a little love from time to time, but for those of us in the FOSS community, that need can be particularly acute. After all, rarely a week goes by without some affront from those we had hoped were our friends. Case in point? Dell. Imagine our surprise, then -- nay, outright joy! -- when none other than Neelie Kroes lavished a heaping helping of love upon the FOSS community.
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Linux Doesn't Cost Anything - But Maybe It Should July 09, 2010 
Discussions, theses, theories and memes abound around Linux's inability to gain traction in the desktop marketplace. Some think the Linux Desktop is too hard to learn. Others say Linux Desktop is deficient. Linux elite say Linux wasn't really meant for the general users anyway. Microsoft says Linux in general is evil. I submit yet another theory: Linux isn't expensive enough!
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Samsung's Latest Android to Shine on 5 US Carriers June 29, 2010 
When Samsung's Android-powered Galaxy S makes its U.S. debut in the coming months, it will do so as five different phones tailored for five different carriers. AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon and U.S. Cellular will all support a Galaxy S device, though the handset will be renamed and recast slightly for each wireless company.
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Can a FOSS Firm Hit the Billion-Dollar Jackpot? June 21, 2010 
In any discussion of FOSS's potential to be profitable, Red Hat is invariably held up as the poster child for success. After all, the company is now a $750 million business, as CEO Jim Whitehurst recently pointed out. There's no doubt that's impressive; at the same time, as noted by Glyn Moody soon afterward, it falls considerably short of the $5 billion target Whitehurst set in 2008.
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Who Cares if FOSS Is Profitable? May 13, 2010 
Money makes the world go round, or so it's been said, but what about the world of FOSS?
Sparked by a recent Glyn Moody column on The H, that's the question bloggers have been wrestling with in recent days. On the one hand, we've got the fact that FOSS is generally free -- a feature that tends to minimize the revenue-generating opportunities, at least at first glance.
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Why Doesn't Linux Dominate in the Developing World? April 26, 2010 
There's no doubt FOSS is steadily gaining popularity in government circles, as evidenced most recently by the United States White House's own decision to adopt -- and even contribute back to -- open source Drupal. A proposal from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, meanwhile, suggests that certain regulation-mandated submissions should be required to be written in Python.
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Startup, Know Thyself: Q&A With Sierra Ventures Managing Director Tim Guleri January 29, 2010 
In this business climate, the road to striking a venture capital deal is difficult for both funder and fundee. Small startups with big ideas obviously have a harder time finding VC firms willing to take a chance on them, but those VC firms themselves are under added pressure to make the correct decisions regarding where to put their limited resources.
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Would Palm Buy Scuttle Nokia's Symbian Strategy? November 16, 2009 
Palm had its hands full over the weekend. The company's Sunday launch of its new US$99 Pixi smartphone had to compete with fresh rumors begun Friday that the company was a possible target of a takeover by Finnish telecommunications giant Nokia. Those rumors sent Palm stock soaring by 8 percent on Friday, although Monday's trading was back within normal ranges.
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EC's Long, Hard Look at Sun-Oracle Deal Gets Longer, Harder September 03, 2009 
Setting up a WiFi network at home has gotten much easier, yet the process can still be daunting. Or the wireless signal won't reach everywhere. A good alternative that has gotten little attention involves your electric sockets. Simply plug palm-sized adapters into regular wall outlets and connect your computers to the adapters.
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VMware Laps Up SpringSource August 11, 2009 
VMware is acquiring SpringSource, an enterprise and Web application development and management company, to eventually build out a Platform as a Service offering. Under the terms of the agreement, VMware will pay approximately $362 million in cash and equity, and it will assume approximately $58 million of unvested stock and options.
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A Summer of Linux Delights July 23, 2009 
There's nothing like good, clean Linuxy fun to perk up the dog days of summer. What's a little heat, after all, when you can cool off watching your favorite OS on the silver screen? "Skydiving Tux," "Worm Detected" and "Linux Beauty" are among the gems on Carla Schroder's YouTube list. We'd only add the recent clip of RMS dancing at FISL 10 in Brazil. You just can't buy entertainment like that!
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Reductive Labs Snaps Up Cash, Pumps Up Puppet July 07, 2009 
Before he helped start Reductive Labs, CEO Luke Kanies was determined to improve IT systems management options to eliminate the repetitive tasks required to manage policies across networks, cloud computing systems, and virtual machine banks. In 2002, that direction led to the Puppet project, a system for automating admin tasks. The launch of his company followed in 2003.
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Oracle Ropes In Sun for $7.4B April 20, 2009 
Oracle's announcement Monday that it is buying Sun Microsystems for $7.4 billion in cash has the potential to rock the hardware and software markets. Oracle expects the deal will boost its earnings considerably over the next few years. The two companies' technologies will likely mesh to make Oracle an even bigger powerhouse.
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