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Raven Zachary

Research Director, Open Source, The 451 Group

Raven covers open source technology for The 451 Group. This includes coverage of both industry and community issues, as well as the Commercial Adoption of Open Source (CAOS) Research Service.

For more information see Raven Zachary's bio.

Recent posts by Raven Zachary:

  • August 15, 2008: CAOS Theory Podcast 2008.08.15
    Agenda: * CAOS Report 8 - Community Linux * Linuxworld review * A look at SourceForge * Microsoft's new database push iTunes or direct download ...
  • August 1, 2008: CAOS Theory Podcast 2008.08.01
    Agenda: * OSCON review * LinuxWorld preview * Red Hat M&A * Who will capture Sun? iTunes or direct download (23:28, 5.4MB)
  • July 30, 2008: 451 CAOS Links - 2008.07.30
    Kickfire and 10gen obtain new rounds of funding. BusyBox developers drop lawsuit against Supermicro. OpenLogic and EnterpriseDB release open source ...
  • July 21, 2008: It’s OSCON week!
    Another year has passed by in a flash and OSCON, O'Reilly's annual open source convention, is upon us. Fellow 451 ...
  • July 15, 2008: 451 CAOS Links - 2008.07.15
    Engine Yard and DimDim obtain new rounds of funding. Sun announces preliminary quarterly results. Symbian Foundation gains more endorsements. (and ...
  • July 11, 2008: CAOS Theory Podcast 2008.07.11
    Agenda: * M&A update - IONA Technologies and Linspire * Open source champions of Europe * Are Google open source gates opening up? iTunes ...
  • July 8, 2008: 451 CAOS Links - 2008.07.08
    Xandros acquires Linspire. Mozilla sets new world record. Openmoko finally ships. (and more) Xandros Acquires Linspire, Creator of CNR Application Distribution ...
  • July 1, 2008: 451 CAOS Links - 2008.07.01
    Progress acquires IONA. Red Hat announces quarterly earnings. Optaros raises new round of funding. (and more) Progress Software Corporation to Acquire ...
  • June 27, 2008: CAOS Theory Podcast 2008.06.27
    Agenda: * Mobile OS wars? * Firefox 3 launch * Open source drivers for Linux * Funding update: SpringSource, rPath, Funambol, Neocleus, Optaros iTunes or ...
  • June 24, 2008: 451 CAOS Links - 2008.06.24
    Nokia acquires Symbian, intends to open source mobile OS. SpringSource and rPath obtain new rounds of funding. Linux kernel developers ...
  • June 20, 2008: 451 CAOS Links - 2008.06.20
    Neocleus obtains new round of funding. Novell releases OpenSUSE 11. Red Hat acquires open source identity code from Identyx. (and ...
  • June 17, 2008: 451 CAOS Links - 2008.06.17
    Funambol obtains new round of funding. Sourcefire appoints new CEO. Mozilla releases Firefox 3. (and more) Funambol Secures $12.5 Million in ...
  • June 13, 2008: CAOS Theory Podcast 2008.06.13
    Agenda: * Executive changes at open source vendors * Open source European tour * Suits and suits for GPL * Is mobile the next ...
  • June 10, 2008: 451 CAOS Links - 2008.06.10
    SourceForge CEO resigns. Software Freedom Law Center files more GPL lawsuits. Novell joins Microsoft validation program. (and more) SourceForge President and ...
  • June 7, 2008: 451 CAOS Links - 2008.06.07
    EnterpriseDB hires new CEO. Pentaho embraces GPL. AddCore moves into open source. (and more) EnterpriseDB Names Ed Boyajian Chief Executive Officer, ...
  • June 3, 2008: 451 CAOS Links - 2008.06.03
    Nexaweb contributes code to open source Ajax effort. IBM releases v1.0 of Lotus Symphony. Zmanda teams with NetApp on MySQL ...
  • May 31, 2008: CAOS Theory Podcast 2008.05.30
    Agenda: * Microsoft adds ODF support to Office * JBoss in a Red Hat world * How to destroy a community * How open ...
  • May 30, 2008: 451 CAOS Links - 2008.05.30
    Barracuda attempts Sourcefire buy. Novell announces quarterly results. Sun shares wins for VirtualBox and OpenOffice. (and more) Barracuda Networks Proposes to ...
  • May 27, 2008: 451 CAOS Links - 2008.05.27
    SourceForge announces quarterly earnings. Linux server growth strong, says analyst firm. Talend adds support for MaxDB. (and more) SourceForge Reports Third ...
  • May 22, 2008: 451 CAOS Links - 2008.05.22
    Microsoft adds ODF support to Office. Openbravo obtains new round of funding. Novell appoints new chairman. (and more) Microsoft Expands List ...

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