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451 CAOS Links 2008.10.31

, October 31, 2008 @ 7:17 am ET

Sun 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

Intel, Taiwan Government to Establish Mobile Device Open Source Software Development Center, Intel Capital Intends to Invest NT$386 Million in VMAX for Mobile WiMAX Intel

Alfresco Enterprise 3.0 Delivers Collaboration at Dramatically Lower Cost than Proprietary Alternatives Alfresco

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

Palamida and Cigital Partner to Extend Application Security for Open Source Further Into the Software Development Lifecycle Palamida

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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