Press links
- CRN
- Google News Archives (note: majority of articles are me, but not all – I’ll leave it up to the reader to figure out which is which.
Press RSS feed from ZDnet
- Microsoft patent move may be defensive Nov 2010
Microsoft’s plan to purchase 882 patents from Novell may be as much a defense move as an aggressive affront to Linux. One observer pointed out that the Redmond, Wash software company –and the…
- First release candidate of Firefox 3.5 posts Friday as expected Jun 2009
The Mozilla team reached a major milestone Friday by making available the first release candidate of Firefox 3.5.As expected, version 3.5 Release Candidate 2 was released after 4 pm on June…
- OS execs split over fate of MySQL under Oracle’s grip Apr 2009
 The fate of Sun’s open source jewels — especially MySQL — has been heavily debated since Oracle announced its intentions to buy the Java giant earlier this week. Few expect the Redwood…
- Ubuntu’s corporate ready 8.04 is released but is three a crowd in Linux server market? Apr 2008
Ubuntu 8.04 LTS was released on April 24 as planned and will be supported until 2011-2013. But is extended support enough to convince ISVs and businesses to support three Linux distributions?…
- OOXML appeal possible, but looks unlikely Apr 2008
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO)  has not received a formal appeal of its approval of Office Open XML as a standard, but it looks more unlikely with each day that…
- openQRM goes solo after Qlusters dumps open source strategy Apr 2008
openQRM is looking for a new sponsor following its separation from Qlusters earlier this month.On April 9, on the release of openQRM 3.5, Qlusters announced it decided to donate the open…
- IBM Symphony falls on deaf ears without open source e-mail, calendar Sep 2007
IBM’s debut of its homegrown open source version of OpenOffice without e-mail or collaboration features is not surprising but nevertheless disappointing. On the one hand, Big Blue’s recent…
- Microsoft’s virtualization hypervisor needs Red Hat support, too Sep 2007
Microsoft and Novell announced today the opening of a 2,500 square foot lab in Cambridge, Mass. where engineers from both companies will code and test interoperability of their respective…
- Andrew Morton opens up at LinuxWorld Aug 2007
The Linux kernel’s No. 2 developer said there are no plans to embrace GPL 3 or change the kernel development process. And he tried to dispel concerns that the Linux kernel will fork.In his 90…
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Serial entrepreneur, 12+ year Silicon Valley veteran (Founder, Chief Strategy Officer, CTO and VP of Engineering) with four successful exits including one IPO.
Interim executive, adviser and consultant helping companies, non-profits and foundations evaluate their core differentiators, understand key drivers and build innovative technology & business strategies that accelerate growth.