Date: 02/07/05     Keywords: no keywords

Q&A Company president Jonathan Schwartz has ordered an open-source makeover. Can it put Sun back on the right course?

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Date: 02/04/05     Keywords: security, microsoft

James Gosling says Microsoft's use of C and C++ in its .Net platform has left "a security hole large enough to drive many, many trucks through."

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Date: 02/02/05     Keywords: software

Even if Sun and others follow IBM's lead and started defusing the patent minefield of software development, the battle against software patents must continue

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Date: 02/02/05     Keywords: no keywords

Commentary--Patent rights are being granted to open-source developers. But are the grants really the equivalent of wolves in sheep's clothing?

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Date: 02/01/05     Keywords: software

The server and software company begins offering Solaris 10 as a free download for those who register.

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Date: 02/01/05     Keywords: no keywords

Firm addresses concerns that there are severe limits on how patents it's unfettering in conjunction with open-source Solaris can be used.

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Date: 04/14/04     Keywords: software, database, java, web

Database giant Oracle is delivering an update to its Java-based software development tools, the latest maneuver in the company's drive to grab more of the Java server software market. The company on Tuesday said JDeveloper 10g, its program for building Web applications, is available for $995 per developer. As part...

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1104_2-5191457.html

Date: 10/03/00     Keywords: software, hosting

Oracle Corp., like all software powerhouses, has stuck its toe in the application-hosting waters. Now, Oracle is going a step further, by dabbling in the unchartered waters of hosting the entire application development process.At the Oracle OpenWorld user conference in San Francisco, Oracle (orcl) officials outlined pilot projects that various...

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-11_2-524345.html