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• Hadoop wins over enterprise IT, spurs talent crunch

  By Ann Bednarz | 13 February, 2012 22:26

  Hadoop is coming out of the shadows and into production in IT shops that are drawn to its ability to store, process and analyze extremely large volumes of data. But the relative newness of the open-source platform and a shortage of experienced Hadoop talent [link to sidebar TK] pose technical challenges that enterprise IT teams need to address.

• Apache forges ahead with OpenOffice.org suite

  By Paul Krill | 20 December, 2011 22:17

  In its new role as steward of the OpenOffice.org open source office suite, the Apache Software Foundation expects to offer an Apache-branded version of the package for developers in 2012. Apache also is carefully guarding its trademarks.

• Yahoo drops its own Hadoop distribution

  By Paul Krill | 02 February, 2011 07:24

  Yahoo is discontinuing its distribution of the Hadoop platform and will instead focus on Apache Hadoop, the Hadoop Team at Yahoo said this week.

• Tomcat 7 finalised

  By Joab Jackson | 17 January, 2011 09:07

  The volunteer developers behind Apache Tomcat have released version 7.0.6 of the open-source Java servlet container.

• Apache revs Maven for greater speed and extensibility

  By Joab Jackson | 21 October, 2010 07:03

  The Apache Foundation has completed a major upgrade of its Maven software build system, making it speedier and more extensible.

• Apache upgrades Tomcat Web server

  By Paul Krill | 29 June, 2010 23:05

  Apache Tomcat 7.0, the latest version of the popular open source Java Web server, is available Tuesday from the Apache Software Foundation.

• Apache project server hacked, passwords compromised

  By Robert McMillan | 15 April, 2010 05:46

  Hackers broke into a server used by the Apache Software Foundation to keep track of software bugs.

• Google exec worries over 'rudderless' Java

  By Joab Jackson | 14 April, 2010 06:20

  As if Oracle did not have enough work convincing MySQL users of its good intentions, the company also should set its sites on getting the Java platform back on track, contends a Google chief architect.

• HipHop steals Web serving from Apache at Facebook

  By Rodney Gedda | 24 February, 2010 07:10

  Despite using the venerable LAMP (Linux Apache MySQL PHP) stack to build one of the busiest sites on the Internet, Facebook is moving its main Web serving infrastructure from Apache to HipHop for PHP, which has its own embedded Web server.

• Apache mulls end of 1.3, 2.0 releases

  By Rodney Gedda | 12 January, 2010 15:22

  The Apache Software Foundation (ASF) may stop releasing new versions of the older 1.3 and 2.0 series of its flagship Web server product with most development now focused on the 2.2 series.

• Apache readies Tomcat Java servlet container upgrade

  By Paul Krill | 05 November, 2009 12:26

  The Apache Software Foundation for open source projects is readying an upgrade to its Tomcat Java servlet container, with improvements eyed in areas such as scalability and security, Apache personnel said on Wednesday afternoon.