sourcelabs.com - 1/3/2009
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SourceLabs Support Suite for Linux & Open Source Java helps you Discover, Identify and Solve faults, crashes, defects and other key system issues. The Support Suite for Linux & Open Source Java makes life easier for Systems Administrators, IT Operations, Developers, Network Administrators and QA ...
netdirect.ca - 1/5/2009
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netdirect.ca —
Linux users who also use a BlackBerry now
have an option for managing their BlackBerry directly from
Linux. Barry is an Open Source application that will provide synchronization, backup, restore and program management for BlackBerry devices. Barry ...
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techflash.com - 1/3/2009
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techflash.com —
, an open source software support startup based
in Seattle, has been sold to storage giant EMC
for an undisclosed price, according to a source familiar with the deal. The evidence suggests it is true: The source said that some of the team has started ...
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EMC buys SourceLabs, operator of open source site ...
blog.wolfire.com - 12/30/2008
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blog.wolfire.com —
Last I checked, Mac OS X had around
a 5% market share, and Linux had much less
than that (among consumers). I can feel that many PHBs look at this small number and think “5%? Why should I support a whole new platform when I could just blow some more ...
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Wolfire Blog - Why you should support Mac OS X and Linux
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EMC reportedly buys SourceLabs, but for what purpose?
The Open Road —
... that EMC has purchased SourceLabs for an undisclosed fee. The unanswered question in TechFlash 's report is why EMC would buy SourceLabs, a provider of support tools for Linux and other open-source software. It's not that SourceLabs isn't a good company. I have followed SourceLabs since its inception, meeting with founder and CEO Byron Sebastian back at OSCON (in 2003) before the company was founded in 2004, and spent some time in the SourceLabs office in 2004 getting a demo of its technology. It was cool back in 2004, and has improved since then. In addition, SourceLabs ...
EMC Acquires SourceLabs, And With It Open Source Documentation Project SWiK
TechCrunch —
... Looks like software giant EMC has acquired SourceLabs, provider of a set of tools and services used to support open source software like Linux, at least according to ...
EMC Confirms Acquisition of Some SourceLabs Assets and Staff to Bolster Cloud Business, Denies Swik.net Part of Deal
Xconomy —
... EMC has acquired some of the assets and personnel of Seattle’s SourceLabs and will integrate them into its cloud computing business, the Hopkinton, MA-based company confirmed today. But contrary to news reports over the weekend, EMC has not acquired all of SourceLabs—nor has it acquired the ...
EMC Continues Buying Binge, Grabs a Piece of SourceLabs
Network Computing —
... (NYSE: EMC) started off 2009 by continuing its long-running acquisition spree, buying some of the assets of SourceLabs , which provides tools for users of open-source software, and hiring some of the company's personnel. EMC confirmed the deal but wouldn't provide any details. A spokesperson said in an email that SourceLabs will continue to operate as a standalone company and that the acquired assets will be folded into EMC's Cloud Infrastructure Business. SourceLabs CEO Byron Sebastian and chief architect Will Pugh are reportedly joining EMC. The move set off a flurry of ...
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