Xandros Buys Linux E-Mail Vendor Scalix
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Xandros will add Scalix's open-source e-mail, calendar, and groupware platform to its Linux desktop and server offerings.
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Logicalis, one of Hewlett-Packard&#39;s largest enterprise server and storage solution providers, Monday reached an agreement to acquire Solution Technology Inc.
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The company which at one time blatantly attacked Microsoft's position on the consumer desktop with what was then called "Lindows," a Linux distro aimed at low-price systems sold in major department stores, announced today a 180-degree change of tack, adding its name to those of Novell and Xandros to become the third Linux distributor to reach a patent covenant agreement with Microsoft. In finding the courage to shake hands with the enemy, Linspire's president and CEO this morning publicly compared himself to Steve Jobs.
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InfoWorld - Microsoft has signed another Linux distributor to a patent-licensing and collaboration deal similar to the&#160;one it struck with Novell&#160;last year.
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(InfoWorld) - Microsoft has signed another Linux distributor to a patent-licensing and collaboration deal similar to theÂ one it struck with NovellÂ last year. Xandros, which offers desktop and server versions of Linux, has agreed to license Microsoft intellectual property (IP), said Bob Muglia, senior vice president of the Server and Tools Business at Microsoft. He dropped the news in the middle of a keynote Monday at the company's TechEd 2007 conference in Orlando. Muglia shed little light on specific details of the agreement, saying only that it follows the same model as the Linux and Windows interoperability and licensing deal Microsoft struck with Novell last year. "Xandros has taken a license to our intellectual property," he said. "They've taken the position of helping customers to ensure that when they use open-source software, that the IP the industry has created is a part of that." A news release the companies made available Monday had more details, confirming that the deal includes "covenants" to protect customers using Xandros software from anyÂ potential patent-infringement claimsÂ from Microsoft. Microsoft said recently it would aggressively seek royalties for patents it says it holds in open-source technologies such as Linux. The company acknowledged thatÂ instead of going to courtÂ it would rather sign back-room patent and cross-licensing deals with open-source distributors. Muglia acknowledged that in the past year Microsoft has stepped up efforts to ensure its products are interoperable with competitive offerings, and working with the open-source community has been a big part of that. "Over the last year, you've seen Microsoft take a number of steps that ... demonstrate a change of approach for us," he said. "You've seen partnerships you might not have expected Microsoft to be a part of." Muglia mentioned partnerships with Xensource, Novell and JBoss as examples of the company's new attitude. In addition to the licensing component, the five-year deal between Xandros and Microsoft also will include collaboration between the companies to make their Microsoft System Center and Xandros Systems Management products more interoperable. Xandros also will join the efforts to standardize and use Web Services (WS)-Management protocols, which Microsoft supports. As part of the deal, Xandros will license Microsoft server communications protocols so Xandros Server will work better with Windows Server in IT systems. The company also will join the effort to build translators between rival document formats Open Document Format, an international standard favored by open-source companies, and Open XML, Microsoft's default format in Office 2007. Finally, Microsoft will endorse Xandros desktop and server Linux OSes as the "preferred" distribution for its customers, and company engineers will be trained to support the software to help channel partners offer both Microsoft and Xandros software. Â
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(InfoWorld) - A tiny provider of open-source e-mail exchange software is using a disruptive pricing model to compete against MicrosoftÂ and other large providers of proprietary e-mail service technology. As part of a deal announced Monday, Open-XchangeÂ will provide its open-source technology to 1&1 Internet, an international Web-hosting company that plans to offer a hosted e-mail service for â¬4.99 ($6.00) per user per month or â¬2.99 per user with the purchase of 100 accounts or more, said Open-Xchange Chairman Rafael Laguna. The service will launch this month in Germany and Austria, with France, the U.K., and the U.S. to follow in May. Under a flat-rate pricing plan, 1&1 Internet will be able to offer a basic version of the Open-Xchange software to all its 2.7 million customers without having to pay any additional fees, according to Laguna. In addition to open-source code and application programming interfaces, "disruptive pricing models like ours are another reason why companies choose open-source software," he said. A premium version, which links with Microsoft's Outlook application and provides other features, will be available for a fee. The 1&1 Internet e-mail offering, called MailXchange, will include calendar, contacts, and task management functions that are similar to those of Microsoft Outlook. In addition to Open-Xchange, 1&1 Internet will continue to offer Microsoft Exchange and its own e-mail service software. Open-Xchange, which is based in Tarrytown, New York, employs 54 people. It has product development and operational facilities in Nuremberg and Olpe, Germany.
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Linux maker acquires security, authentication tools from AOL.
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Oracle has agreed to acquire business intelligence software vendor Hyperion for $3.3 billion
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NetManage (Quote, Chart) agreed to acquire privately held Librados for an undisclosed sum. The deal would give NetManage application adapters to help its Host Services Platform server applications via service
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Emulex will buy Sierra LogicÂ to build a bigger enterprise storage portfolio. Emulex said Tuesday it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire Sierra Logic for $180 million to expand its position in the embedded storage components market.ADVERTISEMENTMAKE SOA REAL WITH IBM WEBSPHERE PODCASTStreamline processes and maximize efficiency within a proven service oriented architecture. Take back control of your business processes with IBM WebSphere.
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InfoWorld - Linux desktop vendor Xandros Inc. on Tuesday announced the availability of its new Xandros Desktop Management Server (xDMS) application, which gives IT administrators the tools to roll out, configure and maintain mass deployments of Linux-equipped PCs.
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FrontBridge Technologies today announced the acquisition of MessageRite to broaden the company&#39;s service portfolio to include e-mail and instant message archiving.
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The networking gear maker buys privately held network security software developer Perfigo.
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Microsoft chairman Bill Gates buys a 3% stake in Mexican brewer Femsa, the firm behind Sol lager.
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Unisys, the maker of high-end servers, has joined the Red Hat Partner Community, strengthening its ties to the Linux vendor. Unisys, formerly a Windows-only shop, began offering its ES7000 servers
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The all-electronic US stock exchange Nasdaq is to buy OMX, which operates seven Nordic and Baltic exchanges, in an agreed takeover operation, OMX said in Stockholm on Friday.
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Xandros Desktop Professional 4 is designed to offer easy integration with Windows, Linux and Unix networks, but is still playing catch-up to Windows among enterprise users, according to analysts.