Intalio Release Tempo Workflow Framework Under Eclipse License, Intalio (Press Release)
Novell Readies Customers and Partners for Linux-Based Open Enterprise Server 2, Novell (Press Release)
Sun Sunsets the Sun Public License, Computerwire, Tony Baer (Article)
Is ‘GNU/Solaris’ emerging from Microsoft-Novell deal?, The Register, Andrew Orlowski (Article)
Will Sun Use GPLv3?, SunMink, Simon Phipps (Blog)
Introducing the Novell’s Cunning Plan, Libervis, [...]

Alfresco, MySQL and Red Hat Deliver First Open Source JSR-170 Benchmark, Alfresco (Press Release)
Corel WordPerfect Office To Support Open Document Format and Microsoft Office Open XML, Corel (Press Release)
Open-Xchange Publishes ‘The End of FUD’ Position Paper, Open-Xchange (Press Release)
CollabNet unveils new global community for collaborative software development, CollabNet (Press Release)
Novell halts its Hula dance, News.com, [...]

Intalio Donates BPMN Modeler to Eclipse Foundation, Intalio (Press Release)
Unisys Predicts 2007 Open Source Trends: Architectural Approaches and Specialized Stacks Will Dominate, Unisys (Press Release)
Trolltech answers industry call for ready-made software suites for Linux-based mobile phones with Qtopia Greensuite Initiative, Trolltech (Press Release)
Xandros Desktop - Professional Spearheads New Line of Enterprise Linux Management Solutions, Xandros [...]

Unisys, a large systems integrator that considers open source to be one of its ’strategic pillars,’ issued a press release today with its five predictions for open source trends in 2007.

1. Architectural approaches to open source will begin to predominate
2. Specialized stacks will drive a new direction for business applications
3. SOA and standards will close [...]

Bruce Perens, co-founder of the Open Source Initiative (OSI) and an early free software advocate, has authored an open letter to Novell CEO Ron Hovsepian regarding the Microsoft and Novell patent agreement. Perens is asking for additional signatures to his open letter, as a petition. As of the writing of this blog entry, there were [...]

uXcomm Integrates Emerging Open Source Technologies Within Enterprise Systems Management, uXcomm (Press Release)
BitRock InstallBuilder 3.8 Released - Includes Support for Linux on IBM z Series, BitRock (Press Release)
Some Vendors, Analysts Question Stack Promises, Compiuterworld, Eric Lai (Article)
The Open source gift guide - Open source hardware, software and more for the holidays, Make, Phil Torrone (Article)
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An Open Letter to Medsphere Employees about the Company’s Open Source Strategy, Medsphere (Press Release)
Microsoft: The more that they say, the less rosy the patent deal looks, AC/OS, Matt Asay (Blog)
What’s the Difference Between that 2004 Sun-MS Agreement and Novell’s?, Groklaw, Pamela Jones (Blog)
Welcome, OpenSUSE developers!, here be dragons, Mark Shuttleworth (Blog)

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Linux movement destroys Ballmer’s dream , The Inquirer, Nick Farrell (Article)
Red Hat Ownership “Not the Huge Positive I was Hoping For,” Says JBoss’s Fleury, Enterprise Open Source Magazine (Article)
Open Source Java Claims Its First Casualty: Graham Hamilton, Sun Fellow and VP, Quits, Enterprise Open Source Magazine (Article)
As Etch progresses, Debian’s release manager talks turkey, Linux.com, [...]

Ubuntu Wins Most User Friendly Linux Distribution Award, Canonical (Press Release)
IBM sees Novell/MS deal benefiting Linux, Linux-Watch, Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols (Article)
Good karma for Red Hat, iTWire, Sam Varghese (Article)
Microsoft-Novell Honeymoon Ends, LinuxInsider, Jay Lyman (Article)
Enterprise Open Source, Line56 E-Business Blog, Simon Phipps (Blog)
Patent peace for our time?, Computer Business Review Online Open Source Blog, Matthew [...]

Report: IBM Open Source-Based Application Server Growing Nearly Three Times Faster Than JBoss, IBM (Press Release)
Pentaho Introduces Web-based Ad Hoc Query and Reporting, Pentaho (Press Release)
Open Country Debuts OCM Webmin Plus, Leveraging Popularity Of Webmin In Company’s First Open Source Product, Open Country (Press Release)
First 1,000 XO Laptops Roll off the Assembly Line in Shanghai, [...]

Optaros, an open source systems integrator based in the Boston area, has raised an additional $13m in a Series B investment round, lead by Globespan Capital (press release). This follows a $7m Series A investment in March 2005 by Charles River Ventures and General Catalyst Partners. Both Charles River Ventures and General Catalyst Partners also [...]

Fellow Portland resident and vegan, Dawn Foster, has joined Compiere as the company’s Director of Community and Partner Programs (see blog post.) She will be working out of Portland, Compiere’s prior home. The company has since moved to Silicon Valley after an infusion of venture capital from NEA. Community has been somewhat of a controversy [...]

Optaros Closes $13 Million in Series B Financing Led by Globespan Capital, Optaros (Press Release)
JBuilder 2007, Built on Eclipse, Accelerates Collaborative Development for Java, Open Source and the Web, Borland (Press Release)
JBoss Delivers Core Technologies for Next-Generation Java EE 5.0 Application Server, Red Hat (Press Release)
JBoss Expands Open Source SOA Platform with Enterprise Service Bus, [...]

Red Hat Plans to List Shares on the New York Stock Exchange, Red Hat (Press Release)
Red Hat ponders new JBoss strategy, News.com, Stephen Shankland (Article)
Seven tips for leading FOSS programmers, IT Manager’s Journal, Bruce Byfield (Article)
OSS Could Be Africa’s Answer, LinuxInsider, Bianca Wright (Article)
The patent cold war has begun, Libervis, Danijel Orsolic (Article)
FOSS.in Looks Great [...]

Yesterday marked the public release of our second CAOS Report (press release) - ‘Cost Conscious - A practical guide for understanding and calculating the financial benefits of open source for enterprise IT projects.’

With continued cost pressure on IT budgets, despite enterprises’ growing dependence on IT (i.e., ‘doing more with less’), open source is an appealing [...]

New Report From The 451 Group Serves as a Practical Guide for Understanding and Calculating the Financial Benefits of Open Source, The 451 Group (Press Release)
Intalio Releases Most Standards-Compliant BPMS, Intalio (Press Release)
Palamida Announces Product Enhancements to Help Companies Leverage Sun’s Decision to Open Source Java Technology, Palamida (Press Release)
OASIS Forms Committee to Standardize Content [...]

FSF welcomes Sun’s GPL release of Java, Free Software Foundation (Press Release)
IBM Open Source Application Server Gains Support of More Than 600 Partners in Six Months, IBM (Press Release)
Sogeti Group Contributes Unique Client/Server AJAX Technology to ObjectWeb’s Open Source Middleware Stack, ObjectWeb / Sogeti (Press Release)
Open Country Linux Management Suite Accelerates Move To Oracle Unbreakable [...]

Microsoft and Industry Leaders Establish Interoperability Alliance, Microsoft (Press Release)
AlterPoint Launches First Open Source Community for Network Configuration Management, AlterPoint (Press Release)
ICEsoft Open Sources ICEfaces, Industry-Leading Enterprise Ajax Platform For Java EE, ICEsoft (Press Release)
OpenLogic Expands Efforts to Help Enterprises Reduce Open Source Risk, OpenLogic (Press Release)
db4o Version 6 Debuts to Dedicated Community of 15,000 [...]

Sun Open Sources Java Platform and Releases Source Code Under GPL License Via NetBeans and Java.net Communities, Sun Microsystems (Press Release)
Samba Team Asks Novell to Reconsider, Samba Team (Press Release)
Black Duck Software Assembles Team of Industry Leaders to Bring Software Compliance Management Issues to Forefront, Black Duck Software (Press Release)
Red Hat Drives Open Source Adoption [...]

Bradley M. Kuhn’s Letter to the FOSS Development Community Regarding Microsoft’s Patent Promise, Software Freedom Law Center (Press Release)
Zenoss Becomes the Most Downloaded Commercial Open Source IT Management Platform , Zenoss (Press Release)
Open Applications Group Names Newest Board Member, Open Applications Group (Press Release)
OpenFabrics Alliance to Debut High-Performance Ethernet/InfiniBand Software Stack at SC06, OpenFabrics Alliance [...]