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No IP Protection Deals for Ubuntu Linux

Ubuntu won't be joining the parade of Linux vendors making deals with Microsoft.

Open-Xchange Improves Collaboration Server

Company offers upgrade to open source messaging solution.

Black Duck Expands Its IBM Rational Ties

The company's integrated app helps hunt down open source software and ensure licensing compliance.

Linux Patent Protection Deals Piling Up

Linspire becomes latest vendor to sign agreement with Microsoft.

WSO2's Open Source ESB Promises Scalability

New enterprise service bus supports "thousands of simultaneous connections" in service-oriented architectures, company says.

IBM Opens Up Collaborative Development

Company plans to share collaboration and lifecycle management solutions with IBM's software development partners through Jazz Project.

Trolltech Adds Java Support to Qt Framework

New product broadens options for developers of rich client apps.

Another Patent Protection Deal for Microsoft

LG Electronics agrees to pay Microsoft for its patented technology in LGE's Linux-based embedded devices.

Study: IIS More Likely To Be Compromised

Google surveyed 70,000 domains issuing malware, finding that about half of it is coming from IIS and Apache servers.

Java Migration Solution Supports Visual Studio 2005

Mainsoft has enhanced its solution, which creates Java bite code via a .NET-based platform.

Open Source Code Tracking Offered to ISVs

Palamida rolls out software risk management solutions to help ISVs identify open source code in their applications.

Microsoft Makes Another IP Protection Deal With Linux Company UPDATED

Deal with Xandros mimics Microsoft's recent pact with Novell, promising not to sue over alleged patent violations in open source code.

Black Duck Expands Its IBM Rational Ties

The company's integrated app helps hunt down open source software and ensure licensing compliance.

Google Goes Offline

Company announces Google Gears, which helps to create "offline web applications" using Google Apps, an open source Office-like software suite accessed over the Web.

Eclipse's Second Synchronized Project Release

Find out what's in store for this year's synchronized Eclipse project release.