MapR and Funambol raise funding. VMware virtually supports PostgreSQL. And more.
# MapR raised $20m series B for its Hadoop distribution from Redpoint Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners and NEA.
# Funambol raised $3m in funding from previous investors HIG Ventures, Pacven Walden Ventures and Nexit Infocom.
# VMware launched vFabric Postgres as part of vFabric Data Director database-as-a-service launch.
# Citrix released a new edition of CloudStack, …
[Read more]Oracle launches Unbreakable Kernel, updates MySQL and Java plans. And more.
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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]SugarCRM. Funding for EnterpriseDB and Morphlabs. Even more core. And more
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Bittersweet
# OStatic asked
whether SugarCRM has violated open source principles.
# Larry Augustin clarified SugarCRM’s approach to open source and openness.
# Savio Rodrigues advised anyone considering SugarCRM not to get hung-up on source code availability.
Funding round
# EnterpriseDB has reportedly
raised $7.5m of
a …
Perspectives on the IBM patent hoo-ha. Karmasphere lands funding. And more.
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# IBM denied breaking its open source patent promise, claimed TurboHercules a member of organizations founded and funded by Microsoft, other competitors. Perspectives on the IBM patent hoo-ha: Florian Mueller, Simon Phipps, Matt Asay, Jim Zemlin, Eric Raymond.
# Oracle will …
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Funambol acquires Zapatec. Open source gains Closure. And more.
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# Funambol acquired Zapatec, an AJAX web 2.0 frameworks vendor.
# The top ten issues facing open source users, according to Mark Radcliffe.
# Google …
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