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- IT dashboard slows rush to proprietary VA software
- IT dashboard slows rush to proprietary VA softwareUnderstand where the VA is today.I'm in the VA health care program and actually see no problem with the IT side.My records are totally computerized. If I bring in a report from outside of the system it's scanned in immediately.When I have...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, VA Software Corp., IT Dashboard, information technology
- Discussion threads 2009-07-21
- IT dashboard slows rush to proprietary VA software
- Among the biggest projects halted by the government's IT Dashboard is a Cerner project to run the VA's labs under its proprietary scheme rather than the open source VistA system. by Dana Blankenhorn
- Tags: Information Technology, VA Software Corp., Dashboard, IT Dashboard, Open Source, Strategy, Management, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2009-07-21
- Linux.com goes to Linux Foundation
- After a decade with VA Linux Systems OSDN Sourceforge.net, Linux.com has come full circle. The news broke today that Linux.com is being transferred to the Linux Foundation, which says it will make Linux.com a "community resource... for the community, by the community." If that sounds familiar, it's...
- Tags: VA Software Corp., Linux.com, Linux Foundation, LF Folk, Linux, Open Source, UNIX, Operating Systems, Software, Joe Brockmeier
- Blog posts 2009-03-03
- Slashdot, SourceForge, ThinkGeek carry VA Software
- Its been a long time since Ive bothered to look at VA Softwares earnings. But with a ticker like "LNUX" I figured Id get some color on the Linux market. Not quite.VA Software doesnt have much software any more. By revenue, its a media and e-commerce outfit. Aside from $2.1...
- Tags: Web technology, OPEN SOURCE, VA Software Corp., SourceForge, e-commerce, LNUX, Slashdot, revenue, Linux, software
- Blog posts 2006-11-28
- Open source creates U.S. manufacturing jobs
- Open Source Storage has just opened a 32,000 square foot manufacturing plant. In Sunnyvale. California. On the old Atari campus. CEO Eren Niazi said the fully-automated facility can turn out 1,000 systems a day. They can do reference designs, and turn around a customer in days instead of weeks. Open...
- Tags: We&rsquo, re, open source, VA Software Corp.
- Blog posts 2006-06-14
- Augustin still believes in open source values
- To get, first give. It's among the oldest Internet values. But having gone through the dot boom, the dot bust, and beyond, VA Linux founder Larry Augustin says it's still the key to success. I caught up with Augustin, who left his full-time role at VA in 2002 (he's still...
- Tags: open source, It&rsquo, s, VA Software Corp.
- Blog posts 2006-06-09
- Linux entrepreneur tries again
- Linux entrepreneur tries againLinux entrepreneur tries againSorry, but I wouldn't trust anything this guy does. Just look what he did with VA Linux. THey nearly went bankrupt and lost millions of dollars. No vision means no future.I predict total failure...This guy is an obvious fraud. First he gets...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Entrepreneurship, Operating systems, Strategy, VA Software Corp., SteveB, Billg, Linux, information technology
- Discussion threads 2005-08-16
- VA Software begins mailing-list ads
- VA Software, the creator of the SourceForge site for open-source collaborative programming projects, has begun inserting advertisements into electronic mailing lists used by software developers. The sponsored e-mails began in 2002, with current ads focusing on a coming announcement from VA Software and IBM that's expected later...
- Tags: Advertisement, VA Software Corp., Open Source, Stephen Shankland, Software
- News items 2003-01-09
- IBM-VA Software: Open source collision
- VA Software and Big Blue are set to announce a software deal, in a move that spotlights complexities of open-source and proprietary programming philosophies. SAN FRANCISCO--VA Software and IBM will announce a software partnership Tuesday, a move that highlights the tricky entanglements of the opposing open-source and...
- Tags: Software, SourceForge, Proprietary Software, VA Software Corp., IBM Corp., Open-source Philosophy, Open Source, Stephen Shankland
- News items 2002-08-13
- VA Software gets new CFO
- VA Software, which abandoned its former business of selling Linux servers in favor of collaborative programming tools, has named Kathleen McElwee vice president and chief financial officer, the company said recently. McElwee previously was CFO at game software company 3DO. McElwee replaces...
- Tags: VA Software Corp., Stephen Shankland, CFO, Kathleen McElwee, Open Source, Software
- News items 2002-01-25
- Gartner: VA Linux gets mature
- Gartner Group says VA Linux's SourceForge Enterprise Edition will help managers gain better insight into application development projects. COMMENTARY-- The reporting and collaboration features of VA Linux's SourceForge Enterprise Edition will help managers gain better insight into application development projects done in highly distributed environments. ...
- Tags: Application Development, SourceForge, VA Software Corp., Gartner Inc., SourceForge Enterprise Edition, Software Development, Development Tools, Middleware, Software/Web Development, Enterprise Software, Software, Theresa Lanowitz, Technology News
- News items 2001-11-15
- VA releases proprietary software version
- The software maker announces a new proprietary version of SourceForge, the collaborative programming software that now is the centerpiece of the company's survival strategy. VA Linux Systems on Tuesday announced a new proprietary version of SourceForge, the collaborative programming software that now is the centerpiece of the...
- Tags: SourceForge, Proprietary Software, VA Software Corp., Programming, Open Source, Stephen Shankland, Software
- News items 2001-11-06
- Sky-rocketing Linux stocks fizzle out
- A Wall Street feeding frenzy sent Linux specialists' stock soaring at first. But when the general tech market tumbled, Linux companies had more room to fall. Linux's future on Wall Street looked bright two years ago, but so did just about everything else related to the technology...
- Tags: Red Hat Inc., Stock, VA Software Corp., Linux, Open Source, UNIX, Operating Systems, Software, Sergio Non
- News items 2001-08-24
- VA Linux to sell proprietary software
- VA Linux Systems, once one of the flagships of the open-source software world, will rely on sales of proprietary software in the future, the company said today as it reported a $290 million loss for the most recent quarter. VA created an open-source program called SourceForge used to house...
- Tags: Proprietary Software, VA Software Corp., Open Source, Sales Strategy, Sales, ZDNN Staff, Technology News
- News items 2001-08-24
- VA Linux to sell proprietary software
- The company revises its business plan after posting a quarterly loss of $290 million on revenue of $16 million. VA Linux Systems, once one of the flagships of the open-source software world, will rely on sales of proprietary software in the future, the company said...
- Tags: Revenue, SourceForge, Proprietary Software, VA Software Corp., Sales, Programming, Open Source, Stephen Shankland
- News items 2001-08-23
- VA Linux to stop making computers
- Hammered by the slow economy, the once booming Linux company says it will exit the hardware business and cuts 153 jobs. It'll focus on software and other areas instead. In a radical change, VA Linux Systems announced it will stop selling...
- Tags: VA Software Corp., Hardware, Computer, Linux, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, ZDNN Staff, Technology News
- News items 2001-06-27
- VA Linux issues third earnings warning
- The Linux server specialist says revenue for its fiscal third quarter, which ends Saturday, will come in at least one-third lower than previously projected. VA Linux Systems is warning that revenue for its fiscal third quarter, which ends Saturday, will come in at least...
- Tags: VA Software Corp., Earnings Warning, Linux Server Specialist, Open Source, Linux, Operating Systems, Software, Stephen Shankland, Technology News
- News items 2001-04-27
- VA Linux warns for third time
- VA Linux Systems is warning that revenue for its fiscal third quarter, which ends Saturday, will come in at least one-third lower than previously projected. Revenue will be $18 million to $20 million, at least 33 percent less than the $30 million expected earlier, the...
- Tags: Revenue, Entrepreneurial, VA Software Corp., Linux, Entrepreneurship, Open Source, Operational Accounting, Operating Systems, Software, Management, Finance, ZDNN Staff, Technology News
- News items 2001-04-27
- VA Linux shares slammed
- Is there an IPO jinx on those one-day highfliers? VA Linux, which holds the record for the highest first-day jump in a public offering, saw its stock fall 25 percent Wednesday after the company announced layoffs amid slowing growth. VA Linux lnux said Tuesday that it...
- Tags: VA Software Corp., Open Source, ZDNN Staff, Technology News
- News items 2001-02-21
- VA Linux: Caught by IPO jinx?
- Is there an IPO jinx for those one-day highfliers? VA Linux, which holds the record for the highest ...
- Tags: VA Software Corp., IPO, Open Source, Financial Services, ZDNN Staff, Technology News
- News items 2001-02-21
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