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Novell Appoints Exec To Monitor Microsoft Deal

Novell Inc. has appointed Susan Heystee, recently named vice president and general manager for Global Strategic Partners, to manage the interoperability relationship it announced with Microsoft in early November.

Frienemies: Microsoft and Novell Agree To Disagree

The digital ink is hardly dry on Microsoft's peace agreement with Novell, but already the outlines of the deal are starting to blur.

Microsoft Hatches Interop Vendor Alliance

Microsoft has formed a cross-industry group of software and hardware vendors aimed at enhancing interoperability with its software.

Adobe Donates Code To Mozilla

Adobe Systems Inc. is contributing some of the computer code behind its widely used Flash player to the Mozilla Foundation so that it can be improved upon and blended into an upcoming version of Mozilla's Firefox Web browser.

Microsoft’s Novell Deal -- What’s It All About

Analysis: Once bitter rivals now working on a peaceful relationship in business and desktop realms.

Old Foes Microsoft, Novell Join Forces

Microsoft Corp. has embraced Novell Inc.'s open-source software platform, forming a technological truce between two longtime antagonists who want to make it easier for the still-dominant Windows operating system and the increasingly popular Linux system to work together.

Microsoft, Novell Join Forces

Longtime rivals will work to make Windows and Linux work more smoothly for business customers.

Microsoft and Zend Collaborate To Improve PHP on Windows

Microsoft and Zend Technologies are joining forces to improve the performance of PHP-based applications running on Windows Server 2003, the two companies disclosed on Tuesday.

Focus Pays: Iteration2

It's not yet three years old, but Dynamics partner Iteration2 has two U.S. Partner of the Year Awards under its belt, a tribute to its ability to focus.

Red Hat Stock Tumbles on Oracle Discount Support Offer

Shares of Red Hat Inc. tumbled nearly 30 percent Thursday as investors abandoned the stock on news that software juggernaut Oracle Corp. will move more aggressively onto Red Hat's turf.

Firefox 2.0 Ships

Less than a week after Microsoft shipped the long awaited Internet Explorer 7, it's Mozilla's turn. Final code for Firefox 2 officially became available for download on Tuesday afternoon.

IE7 Off and Running, but Firefox 2.0 Close Behind

While the big news is that Microsoft finally began shipping Internet Explorer 7 for Windows XP on Wednesday, IE's main browser competitor hit a major milestone of its own just two days before.

Apple Blames iPod Virus on Windows

In another example of how mobile gadgets can carry malicious programs, Apple Computer Inc. said a fraction of its iPod players sold in the past month contained a virus that affects Windows systems.

Apple Profit Up 47 Percent

Apple Computer Inc. said Wednesday its fiscal fourth-quarter profit rose 27 percent, well past analyst expectations, boosted by sizzling sales of its iPod music players and Macintosh computers.

Microsoft Drops License for Virtualization Software

Microsoft Corp. said Tuesday software developers would no longer need to pay or license technology it provides to help one computer run multiple operating systems at the same time.

$100 Laptop May Be at Security Forefront

The $100 laptops planned for children around the world might turn out to be as revolutionary for their security measures as for their low-cost economics.

Jobs Apologizes for Apple Stock Options

Apple Computer Inc. CEO Steve Jobs apologized Wednesday for the company's past stock-option practices after a three-month internal investigation raised concerns over how some grants were handled between 1997 and 2002.

IBM To Simplify Mainframe Software

IBM Corp. hopes a new effort to simplify programming for mainframe computers helps keep those warhorses competitive.

Borland Readies Lifecycle Quality Management Bundle

Borland says it is readying a new application lifecycle quality management (LQM) solution that is based on its existing Caliber products as well as two sets of products it recently acquired.

Red Hat Stock Plummets After Profit Dip

Shares of software maker Red Hat Inc. plummeted Wednesday, a day after the company said its second-quarter profit slipped 34 percent on stock compensation expenses.