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Springsource buys Covalent in enterprise Java push

Springsource buys Covalent in enterprise Java pushThis is first I've heard about JBOSS's..purchase not being good for Red Hat. Rhetoric from the competition or truth?Courting Sun?SpringSource has been consistent in their theory that support dollars follow committers. Covalent brings a number of well-known Apache committers to SpringSource, so this...

Tags: Programming languages, OPEN SOURCE, Java, SpringSource, Covalent Technologies

Discussion threads 2008-01-29

Springsource buys Covalent in enterprise Java push

SpringSource announced today it has bought Covalent Technologies as part of its push in the enterprise Java space. "We have the ambition to be the dominant company in enterprise Java open source," SpringSourceCEO Rod Johnson told ZDNet. "You put our portfolios together you have the vast majority of what...

Tags: Covalent Technologies, Sun Microsystems Inc., Springsource, Programming Languages, Java, Open Source, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2008-01-29

ConAgra Foods saves thousands using Covalent Technologies Enterprise Ready Server

CovalentI had an opportunity to ask Matt Reagan, Sr. System and Network Administrator, ConAgra Foods, Inc., a few questions about how his organization is using tools from Covalent Technologies.Please tell me who you are and a bit about your organization?Matt is a Senior System and Network Administrator for ConAgra Foods....

Tags: application virtualization

Blog posts 2007-07-20

Covalent open source application virtualization

Recently I had a chance to speak with two folks from Covalent Technologies, Mark Brewer, CEO, and Charlie Purdom, VP of Marketing. It was a wonderful chance to catch up with what the company is doing now. I've spoken with these gentleman over the years as the company searched for...

Tags: application virtualization

Blog posts 2007-07-12

JBoss takes Exadel tools to Eclipse open source

JBoss.org and Red Hat this week took a significant step toward finalizing Red Hat Developer Studio with the introduction of the Exadel Eclipse plug-ins under open source.Tony Baer has a good write-up on this.Exadel contributed the plug-ins, along with Ajax4sf and RichFaces, to Red Hat last March with the goal...

Tags: Software Infrastructure, Software Development, SOA, Open Source, JBoss, IDEs, Enterprise Java, Eclipse, Developer Tools, Agile Development

Blog posts 2007-06-27

Are Linux vendors predatory?

Are Linux vendors predatory?Oops..."You can release code you wrote and seek to control it, through some version of a BSD license"One does not use a BSD style license to control code. A good license to control code is the MPL - witness all of the companies that use the...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, Red Hat Inc., Covalent Technologies, predatory behavior, MPL, OpenOffice, StarOffice, software

Discussion threads 2007-05-30

Are Linux vendors predatory?

I want to continue our discussion about penguins as predators by talking about Covalent.(This limited edition ale was described as ""a bomber you can't refuse" by its producer, Boulder Brewing.)Covalent's business is supporting open source projects, then selling direct support of the same software to corporate clients. Covalent doesn't launch projects....

Tags: business models, Development, General, Linux, Linux Desktop OS, Linux Server OS, management, support

Blog posts 2007-05-30

Covalent veterans put Hyperic HQ under the GPL

Covalent veterans put Hyperic HQ under the GPLHyperic AnnouncementThanks for the writeup, Dana. We're very excited to bring HQ technology to the open source world through the GPL. As I mentioned, watch for our announcement in the next few weeks when we'll launch our new website and offer up the...

Tags: Web site development, OPEN SOURCE, Web technology, Hyperic, GPL, Covalent Technologies, Web site

Discussion threads 2006-06-07

Covalent veterans put Hyperic HQ under the GPL

Former senior engineers at Covalent have announced an open source business for Hyperic HQ 2.7, their IT management product. The older 2.6 version is supported by Covalent and it supports PostgreSQL .CEO Javier Soltero said his team built the product at Covalent, then bought it from them as it concentrated...

Tags: open source, Hyperic HQ, Covalent Technologies

Blog posts 2006-06-07

Covalent launches strike against JBoss with Geronimo

Covalent launches strike against JBoss with GeronimoJBoss is LGPL, not GPLJBoss is not licensed under the GPL like Linux BTW, but under the LGPL Lesser GPL.I am surprised Mark Brewer propagates such inaccurate statements and I would encourage him to visit our LGPL FAQ (http://www.jboss.com/opensource/lgpl/faq). The LGPL is absolutely fine...

Tags: Java development tools, OPEN SOURCE, Development tools, Middleware, LGPL, JBoss, Covalent Technologies, GPL-license

Discussion threads 2006-01-24

Covalent launches strike against JBoss with Geronimo

Covalent has gone into direct competition with JBoss, announcing support for the Apache Geronimo application server.Covalent CEO Mark Brewer called to talk about it.He says enterprises who want an open source application server can now choose between a BSD-flavor license in Apache or a GPL license in JBoss. He admits...

Tags: Mark Brewer, Geronimo, Covalent Technologies

Blog posts 2006-01-24

Covalent to support Apache Geronimo

Covalent to support Apache GeronimoLooks like the Open Source model is alive and well.Notice they are paying a company with Geronimo developers for 3rd level support. Looks like you CAN make money developing for open source projects!

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Apache Geronimo, Covalent Technologies, Looks Like, Apache Software Foundation

Discussion threads 2006-01-24

Covalent Bonding 2.0 (Windows)

Chemisty teaching software which simulates the bonding of covalent compounds on screen. Learn how covalent compounds are formed by atoms sharing electrons. Includes a reference section to support students learning with basic facts and information. Price includes full site license.

Tags: Covalent Technologies, Compound, Ray Le Couteur Educational, Microsoft Windows, Tools & Techniques, Operating Systems, Software, Management

Software downloads 2005-12-12

How to make money from open source Apache

Focus is the key to a successful open source enterprise, says Mark Brewer, CEO of Covalent. Covalent's focus is the Apache Web Server, and related tools. "You get everything you’d get from Microsoft. The build, bug fixes and security, twice yearly updates, indemnification, tech support," he said when he called...

Tags: Covalent Technologies, Apache Software Foundation

Blog posts 2005-11-17

Covalent Apache Fast Start Server 2.1 (Windows)

Covalent Apache Fast Start Server provides quick installation for Apache by automatically producing an Apache configuration suitable for many enterprise applications. Because of Apache's standards-based interoperability, Fast Start Server is able to serve as the presentation layer for all major application servers, databases and Web-based applications, reducing the complexity of...

Tags: Covalent Technologies, Apache Software Foundation, Server, Microsoft Windows, Covalent Apache Fast Start Server, Open Source

Software downloads 2002-04-16

Additional Resources

Is the open source IPO a pipe dream?

Will Red Hat be the only major pure play open source company to go public? That’s what observers are wondering as more and more open source stars are swallowed up by traditional proprietary giants, with Nokia’s purchase of Trolltech â€" announced yesterday - and Sun’s buy...

Tags: Novell Inc., Open-source Company, Red Hat Inc., MySQL, Sun Microsystems Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Liquidity, Zurlocker, Alfresco, Open Source, IPO, Databases, Financial Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Paula Rooney

Blog posts 2008-01-29

TIBCO scores on open source and debugging RIAs in one fell swoop

Middleware giant TIBCO has open-sourced a QA application based on the popular Selenium Core test tool. TIBCO says its General Interface Test Automation Kit GITAK helps developers with QA on AJAX components and other rich Internet applications RIAs. GITAK, which is available for free download now, runs directly in a...

Tags: Windows, Software Infrastructure, Software Development, SOA architect, SOA, Open Source, Microsoft, JBoss, IBM, Developer Tools, Apache

Blog posts 2007-04-05

Expect a building flood of adoption around Geronimo

The news that Covalent Technologies is offering commercial support for Apache Geronimo 1.0, an open source J2EE application server developed and recently made available by the Apache Software Foundation and distributed under the Apache license, sort of acts like a young Dutch finger being pulled from a dike. It...

Tags: Geronimo

Blog posts 2006-01-24

Converged SOA/open source business model emerges

This week, we saw the launch of a commercial business model built around the growing convergence of open Web services standards and open-source software. A new company, WSO2, has been formed by several Web services pioneers to provide commercialized support to users of Apache Axis tools. (See ZDNet report here.)...

Tags: Apache Software Foundation, Axis

Blog posts 2005-08-05