Appcelerator raises $15m. Hortonworks launches Data Platform. And more.
# Appcelerator raised $15m in a third round led by Mayfield Fund, Translink Capital and Red Hat.
# Modo Labs closed a $4m investment from Storm Ventures and New Magellan Ventures.
# Hortonworks launched its Hortonworks Data Platform Apache Hadoop distribution, as well as a new partner program. Eric Baldeschwieler put the …
[Read more]HP builds Cloud Services on OpenStack. Linux on Github. And more.
# HP announced the private beta program of its OpenStack-based HP Cloud Services.
# Linus Torvalds made Linux 3.1 available on Github, albeit temporarily.
# The National Security Agency proposed a new database, Accumulo, to the Apache Foundation for incubation.
# Nominations for the Document Foundation board elections are now …
[Read more]VMware grows 41%. Evidence of Java infringement disputed. And more.
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# VMware announced full year revenue growth of 41% to $2.9bn.
# Alleged evidence of infringing Java code in Android disputed.
# Oracle nominated SouJava, the Brazilian Java User Group, to a seat in the JCP Executive Committee.
# The Document Foundation launched LibreOffice 3.3. …
[Read more]Microsoft sues Motorola. Oracle says no to LibreOffice. Time to fork Java? And more.
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# Microsoft is suing Motorola over alleged Android patent infringements.
# Oracle confirmed to SJVN that it will not be working with the Document Foundation on LibreOffice.
# Sean Michael Kerner reported that Red Hat has settled an alleged patent infringement case with IP firm Acacia Research.
# Greg Luck …
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