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New Lotus GM unveils 'Next Gen'

Ambuj Goyal gave a rousing keynote talk at the annual Lotus users forum that featured the unveiling of the unit's so-called Next Generation or 'Next Gen' products, which he said were based on open standards.

Linux percolates on client side, too

Even as Linux makes substantial inroads on the server side, observers ask if it will ever play a big role on client systems. While administrative software helpings were most plentiful on the plates at the LinuxWorld Conference and Expo last week in New York City, client-side developments were somewhat sparse.

SCO adds licensing unit, famed attorney

The SCO Group this week created a new business division dubbed SCOsource to manage the licensing of its Unix intellectual property assets and hired famed Microsoft prosecutor David Boies to defend those assets.

Hooking kids on Lindows

Open-source software distributor Lindows.com is reaching out to schools with an unlimited licensing offer.

Apple, Microsoft rivalry returns with a bang

The bitter rivalry between Microsoft Corp. and Apple Computer Inc. appears to be back in full force after several Apple moves disclosed by CEO Steve Jobs during last week's MacWorld conference in San Francisco.

Japanese giants join to boost Linux

Linux is coming to a camcorder near you -- and a TV, VCR and a ''smart'' microwave oven -- that is, if a new agreement between Sony Corp. and Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. to adapt the open-source operating system for consumer electronics bears fruit.

Open-Source Mono effort gains support

Three software companies -- OpenLink Software, Winfessor and Tipic -- recently weighed in with their support for Mono, an open-source implementation of the .NET Development Framework.

SCO brings back UnixWare

SCO Group has unveiled Version 7.1.3 of its UnixWare operating system software.

Can IT developers work together?

Collaboration requires a change in developer attitudes, but experts say an emerging union of open source and proprietary mindsets are making CIOs take notice.

Sun dances with open source

Sun Microsystems' dance with, and around, the open-source software community may lead to new development platforms for developers.

WebSphere Studio update supports deeper Eclipse support

IBM has updated WebSphere Studio to support Version 2.0 of the open-source Eclipse tools plug-in IDE, Version 1.3 of the J2EE standard and Version 1.4 of the Sun JDK.

McNealy reveals Sun open source strategy

Sun Microsystems CEO Scott McNealy last week expanded on his company's recently announced plans to sell Linux-based PCs during a keynote address at the company's SunNetwork 2002 conference.

Fujitsu marries COBOL and Linux

Last week, Fujitsu unveiled Linux implementations of its mainstay COBOL products.

Eclipse to fund university research

The Eclipse consortium moved this week to expand on earlier IBM efforts with the creation of the Eclipse Technology Project, an open-source project that supports research, education and engineering initiatives undertaken to integrate multiple computing technologies using the so-called Eclipse Platform.

IBM boosts VA Software push

VA Software just inked a deal with IBM that could better position the company as an enterprise player in the software development market.