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xTuple, which develops commercial open source ERP (enterprise resource planning) software, has quietly generated a profit without taking venture capitalist money, reports The VAR Guy. Here's the scoop.

Pentaho, which specializes in commercial open source business intelligence (BI), has launched a formal Gold Reseller Program as part of a global push for the company. Here's the scoop.

Mark Shuttleworth recently outlined development goals for Ubuntu 9.10 ( ”Karmic Koala”) set to be released in October 2009 as the successor to Ubuntu 9.04 (”Jaunty Jackalope”). The innovations planned for the Ubuntu 9.10 desktop look nice enough. But is this the time to be placing looks before function? Here's some analysis from WorksWithU.

When Red Hat and Microsoft announced a virtualization partnership on Feb. 16, both companies directed most of their messaging to customers. Now, Red Hat is back — promoting the Microsoft relationship to channel partners, and taking a thinly veiled shot at Novell. Here's how.

One of Europe's largest postal systems is deploying Compiere's open source ERP (enterprise resource planning) platform. The deal involves a European IT consulting firm that's cashing in on open source projects. Here's the scoop from The VAR Guy.

Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty Jackalope) isn't the only major upgrade Canonical has planned for April 2009. The company also plans to enhance Landscape, a software tool and SaaS (software as a service) platform to remotely manage Ubuntu desktops and servers. Here's the scoop from WorksWithU.

When Novell announces quarterly results February 26, CEO Ron Hovsepian will need to push far beyond SUSE Linux sales data to impress Wall Street. Here are the five key questions Hovsepian will need to address, according to The VAR Guy.

When it comes to Netbook software, most pundits focus on Windows XP vs. Linux. But there’s mounting evidence Google Android could be the Next Big Thing on netbooks — potentially putting the squeeze on Windows and Ubuntu. Here’s the scoop.

When GroundWork Open Source launched its 5.3 product release earlier this month, the network management software maker was shocked to discover Ubuntu as the platform of choice for nearly one-third of initial customer deployments. Here's the scoop from WorksWithU, the independent guide to Ubuntu.

Dell’s Inspiron Mini 9 Netbooks running Windows XP and Ubuntu are on sale. But US newspaper advertisements from Dell and Best Buy show Dell’s Windows XP netbooks to be a far better bargain than Dell netbooks with Ubuntu Linux. Here are the details.

Red Hat and Microsoft are partnering on server virtualization -- a potential win for customers. But equally important to Red Hat, the relationship provides a counter-balance to Novell's ongoing work with Microsoft. Here's the scoop from The VAR Guy.

Sure, Microsoft is following Apple again -- this time into the retail store market. But before you dismiss the move, here are five reasons the Microsoft Store concept could work. Take a look.

At some point in the not-so-distant future, Red Hat's JBoss middleware business will be larger than Red Hat's Linux business. Here's why, reports The VAR Guy.

Open-Xchange, which positions itself as an open source alternative to Microsoft Exchange, has a message for solutions providers: Yes, you can make money by blending open source applications with software as a service (SaaS). In fact, Open-Xchange is nearing 10 million paid users, and the company has a few surprises in store for 2009. Here’s the scoop.

Sometimes I don’t see eye to eye with the Ubuntu user community. I think Ubuntu Server Edition should be Canonical’s top priority for 2009. But only 8 percent of Ubuntu users agree with me, according to a reader poll on WorksWithU, the independent guide to Ubuntu. Here’s why I’m right and 92 percent of Ubuntu users are wrong. Take a look.

OpenBI, an open source solutions provider, has deployed Pentaho's business intelligence software in the Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) for a manufacturing customer. It's a sign of big things to come for open source and SaaS.

Some skeptics say you can't make money from open source. But Red Hat CEO Jim Whitehurst has offered up two key financial metrics to prove growth and profitability are a reality for well-run open source companies. Here's the scoop.

Each time I try a new Ubuntu release I notice nagging issues related to product quality. I wonder: Will Canonical need to change its approach and use a development schedule more like Microsoft's? Here's why I'm concerned

I wanted to view the Wikipedia article on OpenOffice recently, so I googled ‘openoffice’, correctly assuming that the link I was looking for would be near the top of the results. While doing this, I noticed that a Google query for OpenOffice also turns up a couple of paid sponsored links. But can you trust the links and associated downloads? Here are some thoughts.

Seeking to be known as more than the SUSE Linux company, Novell today shed more light on its evolving partner program — which blankets the company’s complete product portfolio. Here's the scoop.