Sean Michael Kerner

Drizzle, an open source database project, grew out of Sun’s MySQL offering. Now that Sun has been folded into Oracle, smaller rivals are looking to tap into the Drizzle effort. One of those is Rackspace, which has hired much of Drizzle’s core developer team to enhance its own cloud offerings. Server Watch has the details. […]

Mozilla hadn’t been expected to release Firefox 3.6.2 until next week. But that was before Mozilla received proof of a security vulnerability in the previous version of the popular open source Web browser. In response, Mozilla is pushing out the Firefox update early and shutting the door on a vulnerability that had impacted the browser’s […]

It’s exciting times for fans of Apache Maven. Developers who delve into both Java and Eclipse are the target for a new push by Apache Maven and its commercial backer, Sonatype, that aim to produce new tools designed to simplify use and encourage adoption. The effort will result in the launch of Maven Studio for […]

From the ‘Just Call It An Alpha‘ files: The first public release of the BIND 10 open source DNS server is now out. But don’t rush to update your servers just yet — it’s still years away from being ready for production use. The ISC (Internet Systems Consortium) has been talking about BIND 10 since […]

The wait is over for Ciena which finally was able to close its mega-deal to acquire Nortel’s Metro Ethernet Networks operation. EntepriseNetworkingPlanet has the details of the last major division of bankrupt Nortel to be sold off. Networking vendor Ciena has now formally closed the deal to acquire the optical networking and carrier Ethernet technology […]

Novell’s board of directors said ‘thanks, but no thanks’ to an unsolicited, $2 billion offer from hedge fund Elliott Associates but the software developer appears to still be open to a more attractive offer. Enterprise Networking Planet details the company’s reluctance to sell at the price of $5.75 a share, an almost 30 percent premium […]

From the ‘Where Are They Now?‘ files: Marten Mickos the former CEO of open source database vendor MySQL has a new job. He’s now the CEO of open source cloud software vendor Eucalyptus. It’s an interesting move for both Mickos and Eucalyptus, though I personally see a number of serious and significant hurdles. The only […]

The next generation of wireless technology will require networking equipment capable of providing speeds comparable to wired networks if the telcos want to deliver on their speed promises. Among the vendors expected to produce that gear is Alcatel-Lucent, which has updated its core packet gear to handle 4G networks and other high-speed networks as well. […]

For some time, networking experts have been sounding the alarm that the number of TCP/IP addresses is rapidly being consumed as the world becomes increasingly wired. The fix is IPv6, which brings a number of technological advances along with billions of potential addresses. The U.S. has been somewhat slow to adopt IPv6, but Comcast, the […]

Google may be promoting on-demand software like its Apps, but it’s learning the realities of being a software vendor, like bug fixes. It has issued an update to the Chrome browser for a number of vulnerabilities. Get all the details from eSecurity Planet. Google is updating the stable version its Chrome Web browser for Window […]

A lot’s changed in the world open source over the past several years. Chief among them is a decline in the reliance on dual-licensing arrangements, while so-called “open core” model is gaining strength. That’s according to a new study by the 451 Group, which last looked at the industry in 2008. The change is critical […]

Linux developers just got a database boost from Novell. That’s because the open source vendor has forged a partnership with Ingres to offer a ready-made database offering in its SUSE Linux Appliance program. Linux Planet has the details on Novell’s deal with Ingres, and how MySQL fits into the picture. Novell is expanding its SUSE […]