Making money from “open source’’ software – computer programs available free of charge – once seemed crazy. But Red Hat Inc. has prospered by selling service and support for open source programs such as the Linux operating system. Although headquartered in Raleigh, N.C., most Red Hat software is engineered in Westford. Paul Cormier, Red Hat’s [...]

Analysts disagree about Apple’s intentions when it comes to capturing the vast prepaid (pay-as-you-go) market with the next iPhone. But there’s a simple clue that will tell you Call it the battle of the analysts, because only one group can be correct. At issue: will Apple unveil one new iPhone in September – or two? [...]

Microsoft has announced it will be discontinuing its Microsoft Hohm utility and energy usage monitoring service on May 31, 2012, although the service will continue to run until then. Launched in 2009, Hohm was an effort to enable consumers to more easily track and analyze their home electric, water, and energy usage patterns in order [...]

Technology giant Microsoft might still be a niche player in the modern smartphone market, with its Windows Phone platform barely off the ground as the company waits for Nokia to throw its still-considerable weight behind the platform. In the meantime Microsoft seems to be milking a good deal of money from another mobile platform—and it’s [...]