$20M More for Virtual Iron
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| Lowell, MA’s Virtual Iron Software, the self-proclaimed “alternative to the
| juggernaut called VMware” has scored $20 million in equity capital from the
| likes of Highland Capital Partners, Matrix Partners, Goldman Sachs, Intel
| Capital, and SAP Ventures. Virtual Iron closed a $13 million series D round
| in November; the new financing brings the firm’s total venture financing to
| $65 million.
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http://www.xconomy.com/2008/01/29/20m-more-for-virtual-iron/
OSA Goes Euro
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| One of the earliest Open Enterprise interviews was with Dominic Sartorio,
| president of the Open Solutions Alliance.
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http://www.computerworlduk.com/toolbox/open-source/blogs/index.cfm?entryid=429&blogid=14
OpenLogic: HP hogged FOSS limelight
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| OpenLogic's CEO, Steven Grandchamp, said in a blog post Tuesday that HP's
| media release essentially hogged the limelight, downplaying the fact that
| many other companies are backing FOSSBazaar, including Google and Novell.
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http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/01/29/OpenLogic-HP-hogged-FOSS-limelight_1.html
Openbravo launches Openbravo Network support service
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| Openbravo Network is the answer for enterprises looking for an efficient,
| production-ready open source ERP solution, combining software and support for
| a complete solution.
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http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20080129005940&newsLang=en
Spring, Java platform combos eyed
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| Spring technology is an alternative to EJB (Enterprise JavaBeans) for Java
| development, but an upcoming Java version will enable combinations of
| established Java platform technologies with Spring, the founder of the Spring
| Framework said on Tuesday.
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http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/01/29/Spring-Java-platform-combos-eyed_1.html
Sun Brings Innovative Sun™ Small Programmable Object Technology (SPOT) Sensors
to Open Source Community; Expands Program to Educational Institutions Around
the Globe
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| Open Sourcing, New Pricing and Grant Programs Make Sun SPOTs Attractive to
| Educators, Researchers and Developers of Environmental, Robotic, and Embedded
| Computing Applications
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http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20080129005478&newsLang=en
Open Source: Enterprise Solutions
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| We already know that open source software is widely present within companies’
| infrastructures: security (firewall, IPS-IDS, sniffer, proxy, antivirus,
| anti-spam, etc.), operating systems (workstations, network, scientific
| computers, etc.), databases, and Web browsers.
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http://opensource.sys-con.com/read/492701_p.htm
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