Xandros CEO Andy Typaldos told DesktopLinux.com that his Ottawa-based Linux desktop and server company has acquired privately owned open-source e-mail and calendaring provider Scalix under terms that were undisclosed.

A small start-up based in Seattle has started selling a "self-support" tool for developers working with Java and/or Linux. SourceLabs says its "Self-Support Suite" can quickly identify problems and locate solutions for users of Hibernate, Spring, Struts, Axis, and Tomcat, as well as select Linux applications.

Two weeks ago today, the folks from Joyent open sourced under the GPLv2 two of their core software assets: Connector and Slingshot. A nice announcement, certainly. What was really interesting, however, was why they did it.

A Silicon Valley company has bought the assets of Utah supercomputer maker Linux Networx Inc. for an undisclosed amount of stock. Silicon Graphics Inc. acquired key Linux Networx software, patents, technology and expertise, Sunnyvale, Calif.-based SGI said Thursday. It isn't clear what will happen to Linux Networx. David Morton, chief technology officer of the Bluffdale-based company, declined to comment.

Open source innovator and SNORT creator, Sourcefire, Inc., today announced that it has acquired ClamAV™, a leading open source gateway anti-virus and anti-malware project.

SourceForge, the venerable open source repository and vendor, just got a shot in the arm by agreeing to acquire the newer, more social networking-minded Ohloh for an undisclosed amount.

The Chicago Tribune suggests that increasing volumes of intellectual property are now being sold at to shore up balance sheets. So who in the open-source world is buying?

Many organizations have attempted to use open source sudo as their privileged identity management solution. While sudo might be a viable solution for small scale organizations, CSOs managing large IT environments are consistently discovering that sudo creates security, compliance and productivity challenges to large enterprises seeking to protect critical assets.

In a shock announcement, Microsoft has today taken majority ownership of software house Novell. This immediately gives the Redmond giant control of Novell's intellectual property assets including the legal copyright over UNIX.