PC World - Software patents have figured prominently in the news in recent weeks, thanks not just to Oracle's attack on Google but also--more recently--to Paul Allen's breathtaking multi-victim onslaught. [Continue...]
NewsFactor - Oracle's suit against Google for the use of Java in its Android portable operating system continues to reverberate through the open-source movement. In the newest development, Google has declined to participate in the upcoming JavaOne conf... [Continue...]
Not a shocker considering Oracle is suing Google over Java patents. According to Joshua Bloch of Google Open Source Programs Office, Google won't be attending Oracle's Open World and specifically the Java One subconference. [Continue...]
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ArcSight, a maker of security software, has set its sights on finding a buyer. The company has quietly put itself up for sale and may have attracted interest from such potential bidders as Oracle, Hewlett-Packard, I.B.M. and CA Inc. [Continue...]
PC World - A U.K. reseller of server systems will have a fresh chance to argue its right to sell parallel imports, after the U.K. Court of Appeals ordered a lower court to set aside a summary judgment in favor of Oracle. [Continue...]
There is a warning here for users of other open source projects, a warning that should be heeded. A contract is not forever. It is not a guarantee. Open source depends on those who get free code doing something in return, and while many do most don’t. [Continue...]
The OpenSolaris Governing board dissolves itself after Oracle cuts of relations with the group. Will the Illumos rise from the ashes? [Continue...]
In this video interview, Marten Mickos, ex-CEO of MySQL, discusses the state of open source, lessons he learned from his time at MySQL, and how cloud computing changes everything including open source. He shares unconventional wisdom about the need for... [Continue...]
In this video interview, Marten Mickos, ex-CEO of MySQL, discusses the state of open source, lessons he learned from his time at MySQL, and how cloud computing changes everything including open source. He shares unconventional wisdom about the need for... [Continue...]
PC World - Back in January, the Amsterdam-based consultancy Software Improvement Group warned government entities not to deploy OpenOffice.org until Oracle proved its commitment to treating the software as well--and with as much investment--as Sun Micr... [Continue...]
The Oracle Corporation has agreed to buy Phase Forward, which makes software used to manage clinical drug trials, for $685 million, the companies said Friday. [Continue...]
James Gosling, who is often called the Father of Java, has been chiming in on the recent litigation between Oracle and Google. There are some other narratives that are noteworthy in his recent blog posts. ÃÂ Namely that Android was more of a defens... [Continue...]
IBM announced today an IBM POWER7-based system with IBM DB2 database software and IBM System Storage broke all previous records and topped the 10 million transactions per minute mark using the industry standard TPC performance benchmark, easily besting... [Continue...]
IBM today announced new POWER7® systems designed to manage the most demanding workloads and emerging applications, including a high-end system that offers markedly better energy efficiency than competitive systems from HP and Oracle. [Continue...]
Paramount Pictures, Viacom Inc.'s movie studio, says it has cut a four-year film co-financing deal with Skydance Productions, which is run by the son of Oracle Corp. founder Larry Ellison. [Continue...]
Oracle's Fight to Be Upwardly Mobile Google CEO Eric Schmidt thinks he can build a $10 billion mobile business. Oracle's Larry Ellison is suing to get a piece of the action. [Continue...]
According to a leaked memo, Oracle will release Solaris source code only after its versions of the OS ship, a move that cuts off the OpenSolaris project. [Continue...]
The Gillmor Gang — Robert Scoble, Danny Sullivan, Andrew Keen, and John Taschek — on Google/Verizon and Oracle/Android. Recorded live Friday, August 13,… [Continue...]
Found under: Oracle, Google, Java, Trial, , Oracle seems to be rather envious on Googles Android success or probably it wants a piece of that action too. The company has decided to sue Google for Java implementation in Android OS and it will be really ... [Continue...]
It may be open season on Android. Google's mobile operating system has gone from promising new upstart in 2007 to a market leader in the United States, and with that, it's getting some unwanted attention. [Continue...]
Oracle Sues Google Over Android Oracle said it is suing Google, arguing that the Internet-search giant's Android operating system for smartphones infringes its Java technology patents and copyrights. [Continue...]
Reuters - Oracle Corp sued Google Inc, alleging patent and copyright infringement in the development of the popular Android smartphone software. [Continue...]
Is Oracle trying to squash Android? No, it's just loving Google 'til it hurts. [Continue...]
