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451 CAOS Links 2008.10.31
Matthew Aslett, October 31, 2008 @ 7:17 am ETSun and Sourcefire report Q3 results. SpringSource elected to JCP executive committee. Alfresco launches Enterprise 3.0. How to go from 0 to 700 customers in one year. Open sourcing Jonathan Schwartz’s ponytail. And more.
Press releases
Sun Microsystems Reports Final Results for the First Quarter Fiscal Year 2009 Sun Microsystems
Sourcefire Announces 2008 Third Quarter Results Sourcefire
Sourcefire Adopts Stockholder Rights Plan Sourcefire
SpringSource Elected to Java Community Process Executive Committee Alongside SAP, Ericsson, Nokia, Philips and IBM SpringSource
Funambol Expands Globally to Meet Worldwide Demand for Open Source Push Email & Mobile Sync Funambol
SpringSource Exchange Debuts, Showcases Spring-Based Software Applications SpringSource
Results of the 1st openSUSE Board Election openSUSE
Dimdim Commits to Education (Pdf) DimDim
OpenX Launches Feature-Rich Hosted Ad Server for Web Publishers OpenX
XAware Adds Support for Eclipse 3.4 XAware
eZ believes in true Enterprise Open Source for eZ Publish eZ Systems
Gregory Shapiro Promoted to Vice President and Chief Technology Officer at Sendmail, Inc. Sendmail
Leading organizations unite to create a new IT event: the Open World Forum Open World Forum
News articles
EU patent board to decide whether to allow software patents Ryan Paul, ArsTechnica
EC to publish open source procurement guidelines heise online
Cloud Computing Dispels the Fog of FUD Glyn Moody, ComputerWorld
Microsoft`s Ozzie Talks Open Source, Azure and More Darryl K. Taft, eWeek
OpenRemote Debuts First Open Database for Home Automation Hiddenwires.co.uk
RIM says open source Blackberry unlikely Rick Merritt, EE Times
Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales expects internet downturn but no ‘bloodbath’ Daily Telegraph
Blogs
Understanding Sun’s Business – Q1 Results Jonathan Schwartz, Sun Microsystems
Open Source Marketing Metrics – From 0 to 700 Customers in One Year Christopher Keene, WaveMaker
The Sun Model Simon Phipps, Sun Microsystems
TWiki’s hunt for cash fractures its community Matt Asay, Cnet
Red Hat Delivers Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.3 Beta RHEL 5 team, Red Hat
Actuate’s Open Source Business Strategy Ian Skerret, Eclipse Foundation
Open Enterprise Interview: Dirk Morris, Untangle Glyn Moody, ComputerWorld UK
Novell turns Linux desktop setback into victory The VAR Guy
HP revs netbooks: Attempts custom Linux OS Larry Dignan, ZDnet
What does a nonprofit board do? Stormy Peters, GNOME Foundation
Audio/visual
Breaking Market Barriers Richard Guth, Actuate
PDF presentation outlining Actuate’s open source business strategy.
Steve Gillmor Interviews Jonathan Schwartz 1938media
Jonathan Schwartz’s glove puppet tells TechCrunchIT editor Steve Gillmor about Sun’s plan to open source his ponytail.
Other
Sun’s 2008 Corporate Social Responsibility Report – Open Source Sun Microsystems
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