IBM is working to promote a "virtuous cycle of growth" within its operations, according to a senior Big Blue executive. The hope is that increased employee productivity results in collaboration which in turn stimulates innovation which then drives productivity and so on.
Novell won't release its fourth-quarter financial results until Dec. 1, according to information on the company's Web site and a Thursday 8-K filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Recent comments from Novell's new second-in-command earlier this week had suggested that the software vendor's results would appear imminently in tandem with restructuring news. The company's financial year ended Oct. 31.
Open-source customer relationship management startup SugarCRM is planning to open an office in Shanghai later this year initially to house 15 to 20 engineering and quality assurance staff, according to the company's chief executive officer (CEO).
Linux server management startup Centeris this week detailed its plans to open source part of its Likewise Management Suite software by making it available for download from SourceForge.net.
The new man in the number-two spot at Novell has a major task on his hands: how to get the troubled company's business back into alignment. Part of the company's restructuring will be reflected in Novell's upcoming layoffs, due to be announced at the same time as the software vendor's fourth-quarter financial results, he said.
Open-source mobile application server startup Funambol launched a beta version of a new product, Sync4j Portal, Tuesday. The free personal information management (PIM) portal software will enable users to wirelessly synchronize between address books and calendars on their computers and mobile devices, according to the company's chief executive officer.
Black Duck Software is to make version 3.0 of its multiuser enterprise protexIP/development software compliance management suite generally available Tuesday. The startup is also unveiling a single-user release of the software targeting small businesses the same day, according to a company release.
Alfresco Software on Monday released the first version of its open-source enterprise content management (ECM) software aimed at small to midsize businesses (SMBs).
Sun Microsystems made a flurry of announcements centered around its Solaris 10 operating system Wednesday. The news included the release of a new version of its Java Enterprise System (Java ES) subscription-based enterprise middleware, which will now support additional non-Sun operating systems.
Centeris emerged from stealth mode to release the public beta version of its Likewise 1.0 software for managing Linux servers in a Microsoft Windows network Wednesday. The startup also announced it had raised over US$5 million in venture capital funding.
IBM has announced plans to release the follow-on version to the software it acquired with its May purchase of startup Gluecode. Called WebSphere Application Server Community Edition (WAS CE), the low-end application server software should be available in the middle of next month, according to an IBM executive.
IBM and eight other storage vendors are teaming up to form an open-source organization initially called Aperi, Big Blue announced Tuesday. The companies intend to work together to develop common storage software to manage different vendors' systems, making it easier for users dealing with disparate storage systems. The software will be made available free of charge.
Desktop virtualization startup Propero is due to release version 5.0 of its workSpace virtualization software Monday. The software enables users to access any application from any computer in any location, according to Propero's co-founders, helping companies to significantly lower their IT costs. The startup is also to announce that European investment bank Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein will roll out workSpace to 7,000 employes worldwide.
Troubled software vendor Novell wouldn't comment on a growing number of reports and rumors circulating Monday that the company is about to lay off as much as 20 percent of its workforce as a way of cutting costs.
Black Duck Software is making its protexIP/OnDemand software-compliance assessment service available free of charge from Tuesday through the end of the year, according to a company executive. The service analyzes software projects to determine whether they contain any pieces of open-source code and ensure that the code meets licensing obligations.