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# Oracle launched its Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel.
# Oracle announced the release candidate of MySQL 5.5.
# Oracle outlined its plans for Java platform. JavaWorld has the details.
# Novell and SAP have collaborated on SUSE …
[Read more]Compliance. Funding. Financial results. Copyright assignment. And more.
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Compliance
# The Linux Foundation launched the Open Compliance Program, including
tools, training, and consulting.
Funding
# VentureBeat reported that Joyent has raised $7m in a
second round of funding.
# Basho Technologies secured $2m from angel investors in a Series C preferred equity financing.
# …
[Read more]New projects. Old arguments. And more.
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New projects
# Gemini Mobile Technologies released Hibari, a new open source non-relational
database for big data.
# Lockheed Martin launched the Eureka Streams open source project for enterprise social networking.
# Sony Pictures Imageworks expanded its open source initiative with the release of OpenColorIO.
Old arguments
# Kirk Wylie discussed the …
Funding for Eucalytus and Moodlerooms. SkySQL offers support for MySQL. And more.
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# Eucalyptus Systems raised $20m in a second round of funding led by New Enterprise Associates.
# Moodlerooms reportedly raised $7.15m in equity funding.
# SkySQL announced its intention to provide support & services for the MySQL ecosystem.
# StatusNet launched the open source StatusNet Desktop Client.
# Rhomobile …
[Read more]VMware and Salesforce.com launch VMforce. Red Hat provides Cloud Access. And more.
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# VMware and Salesforce.com launched VMforce, a platform for developing and deploying Java cloud applications.
# Red Hat Cloud Access enables enterprises to use their Red Hat Enterprise Linux subscription on Amazon Web Services.
# Canonical announced Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Server Edition, Desktop Edition and ISV support.
…[Read more]The White House contributes to OSS. Growth for Pentaho and MuleSoft. And more.
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# The White House released some of the custom code it has developed for whitehouse.gov as open source.
# Pentaho reported 229% bookings growth and 177% Enterprise Edition customer growth in Q2.
# MuleSoft grew bookings by 140% in Q1.
# The beta of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 is now available, without Xen.
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[Read more]Talend raises $8m. Cisco leaves a TIP. Exit strategies. And more.
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# Talend raised $8m Series D from existing investors Balderton Capital, AGF Private Equity and Galileo Partners.
# Cisco promised to open source Telepresence Interoperability Protocol.
# Alfresco Community 3.3 included CMIS 1.0, Google Docs and IBM Lotus integration.
# Exit strategies – secrets of success for open source companies, from the Open Source Think Tank.
# …
[Read more]Marten Mickos joins Eucalyptus. Novell rejects Elliot. Perspectives on OSBC. And more.
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# Mårten Mickos was named CEO of Eucalyptus Systems.
# Novell’s board rejected Elliot’s takeover proposal as inadequate, will review other alternatives.
# North Bridge Venture Partners published the results of its Future of Open Source survey.
# Rob Bearden was appointed executive chairman of the board of Pentaho.
# The Eclipse Foundation …
[Read more]Updating the MPL. Funding for Lucid and eXo. StatusNet. And more.
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Updating the MPL
# ZDnet reported that the 10-year-old Mozilla Public
License will be updated by the end of 2010, while Mitchell Baker
explained the
process.
Funding for Lucid and eXo
# Lucid Imagination raised $10m in series B funding from Shasta
Ventures, Granite Ventures and Walden International.
# eXo Platform raised $6m from Auriga …
[Read more]Elliot offers $2bn for Novell. OSI refutes IIPA’s view on open source. And more.
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# Novell confirmed a $2bn purchase offer from Elliot Associates. Interesting perspectives on Elliot’s offer for Novell from Linuxquestions, Andy Updegrove, and Matt Asay.
# The OSI categorically rejected the …
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