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At a time when Microsoft appears particularly vulnerable, Oracle is preparing for a run at the desktop productivity market
Update: Intellectual property activist cites 43 instances of Google copying Java code without permission for Android mobile OS
Amazon.com's lack of contributions to Apache Tomcat and its pricing of AWS Elastic Beanstalk could raise concerns for Tomcat users
Easy install, easy administration, and ease-of-use make Jabber-based Openfire an ideal choice for small deployments
Open Source Initiative and Free Software Foundation protest the deal's secrecy, petition the DOJ with fears the patents will be used for 'nefarious' motives
Pivot 2.0 helps developers build client-side apps that don't require a Web browser, but rather are downloaded and installed
The new Tomcat app server brings Java EE 6 support for Web applications
Latest version of Apache's open source distributed database can pack two billion columns into a row, which could be useful to big data cloud computing projects
Jaspersoft 4.0 anticipates greater use of BI in the cloud by making the suite more easily manageable for a wider range of admins
Plans to form CPTN to purchase Novell patents have been put off, prompting cheers from open source advocates