Final draft of GPLv3 released for review. IDC expects standalone open source software revenues to reach $5.6b by 2011. Red Hat announces Fedora 7. (and more)

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Google launches open source gears project. Novell reports quarterly earnings. Covalent expands open source support offerings. (and more)

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VA Software changes name to SourceForge. Linux Networx enhances virtualization offering. OpenLogic and CollabNet expand presence in Asia. (and more)

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The Indianapolis 500 auto race took place on Sunday, and this year, one of the cars was sporting Tux, the penguin mascot of the Linux kernel project. Car #77 from Chastain Motorsport and driven by Roberto Moreno, had Tux and the text “LINUX” on the nose of the car. The fundraising effort for the car […]

OSBC last week provided an opportunity for three open source funding announcements (MuleSource, Zmanda, and SnapLogic), and real-time Linux vendor Concurrent announced a sale of common stock the week before. Here are the details…
MuleSource: May 22nd funding announcement (press release) of $12.5m in Series B led by Lightspeed Venture Partners. The company raised its initial […]

Novell and the EFF team up on software patent reform. Sun and Redflag collaborate on OpenOffice. Microsoft focues on interoperability for online identity management. (and more)

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Just back from OSBC, and it’s clear that open source and businesses are in step at a fast pace, and it’s not just open source businesses, it’s all businesses. Companies that are users, companies that are investors, proprietary companies, dual-license companies, big companies, small companies – they’re all beyond the point of awareness and […]

MuleSource obtains $12.5m in funding. Zmanda obtains $8m in funding. SnapLogic obtains $2.5m in funding. (and more)

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Microsoft funds open source project for document interoperability in China. Apache Software Foundation announces new version of Axis. Apatar to launch enterprise data mashups application at OSBC. (and more)

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I’m in San Francisco for the next few days (along with fellow open source analyst, Jay Lyman) for the Open Source Business Conference (OSBC) at The Palace Hotel. The 451 Group is the Industry Analyst Sponsor this year. We’ll have a booth in the exhibit area, as we did last year - please stop by […]

Microsoft makes a move to support the OpenDocument Format. GlobalRoads releases open source application for sales automation. The Open Group announces wins. (and more)

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Concurrent raises an additional $14m. Free Software Foundation increases activism efforts. Enomaly launches open source incubator. (and more)

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Novell and SAP partner for Linux support. Open Invention Network issues statement concerning Microsoft. Covalent rolls out Apache Roller support. (and more)

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It’s time for me to get caught up on recent open source funding announcements. I have been a bit behind due to a number of conference trips and other deliverables. Let’s take a look at Interface21, DevZuz, and eZ Systems…
Interface21: May 10th funding announcement (press release) of $10m in Series A by Benchmark Capital. Interface21 […]

It’s no surprise, MySQL users want more scalability and better manageability. Heavy use of Web, e-commerce and other applications calls for higher availability and capability, according to a recent survey sponsored by MySQL storage engine provider Solid Information Technology. We covered MySQL AB’s efforts to improve scalability in our February 2007 report on Falcon, the […]

The noise around openness at JavaOne 2007 is deafening. Sun announced the completion of the OpenJDK project and the establishment of an interim governance board to write a constitution and hold elections. Sun has distributed source code to the Java class libraries since the early days, so the completion of OpenJDK may not be technically […]

Microsoft speaks out on sotware patents and Linux. MySQL Conference survey shows scalability as top concern. Sybase and Red Hat partner for database appliance. (and more)

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Interface21 (Spring) obtains $10M in funding. Red Hat launches RHX. Sun highlights Java ME successes. (and more)

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IBM and Red Hat collaborate on Linux-on-Mainframe. JasperSoft launches updated products. Black Duck debuts new product for software M&A. (and more)

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Sun advances OpenJDK with new code and governance board. Dell joins the Microsoft/Novell collaboration effort. GroundWork releases new version with SOA development framework. (and more)

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