The announcement is scheduled for next week, with both companies keen to demonstrate their support for the open source operating system. Inprise and Sun Microsystems will release a version of the Java 2 platform for Linux by early next year.
Later this month IBM will release Version 2.0 of its Eclipse open source development platform featuring an enhanced Java toolset, improved team and repository support, and support for the AIX, HP-UX, Solaris, SuSE Linux and Windows XP operating...
China’s Red Flag Software and Japan’s Miracle Linux Corp aim to develop a common Linux platform to make it easier for Asian companies to switch to the open source camp. Increased adoption of Asianux in Asia-Pacific may give software and hardware...
But in an exclusive interview with silicon.com, Unilever CIO Neil Cameron, said the cost benefits of migrating en masse to an open source platform are no longer as clear cut as they were two years ago because of security and support issues.
However, the head of LiMo, Morgan Gillis, claimed the third quarter of this year could also see the addition of two major open-source enterprise vendors. Leach said: "For LiMo it is a validation of its collaborative-development model and the...
The shift to a free open source platform also removes barriers to greater adoption of the Symbian OS, according to Ian Fogg, research director at JupiterResearch - which could bring the company nearer its original stated goal of becoming a...
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