MontaVista Software, an embedded Linux vendor, has raised an additional $21m in a new funding round (press release). The round was led by Siemens Venture Capital. Additional participants included NEC, Alloy Ventures, US Venture Partners, Aplix and other unspecified firms. The financing for this round closed on November 24th, and the funds are being used [...]

MontaVista Software Secures $21 Million in Private Funding, MontaVista Software (Press Release) Novell Reports Preliminary Financial Results for Fourth Fiscal Quarter and Full Fiscal Year 2006, Novell (Press Release) ICEsoft Releases ICEfaces WebMC Project to the Open Source Community, ICEsoft (Press Release) Compiere Enhances Open Source Community Relations with Appointment of Dawn Foster, Compiere (Press [...]

Next week (12/11-12) is The 451 Group’s 2006 Enterprise Computing Strategy Summit at the Westin Times Square in New York. The topic of this end-user focused event is on grid technology as the underpinning for service-oriented IT. From the event site: The 451 Group has tracked the adoption of grid technology by enterprise organizations since [...]

IONA Expands Distributed SOA Infrastructure Leadership with Launch of Celtix Enterprise, IONA (Press Release) Terracotta Goes Open Source, Terracotta (Press Release) Novell Boosts OpenOffice.org and Microsoft Office Interoperability, Novell (Press Release) VA Software’s Reported GAAP Net Loss Improves Due to an Adjustment in Non-Cash Stock Option Expenses for the First Quarter of Fiscal Year 2007, [...]

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