Andover.net launches open source Linux publication
News Open Source technology portal Andover.net is to expand its rapidly growing empire into the offline arena with the launch of an open source print publication called Open magazine. True to the spirit of open source software development Andover.net is...
[May 5, 2000, 9:37]
Linux love: VA Linux buys Andover.net
News Here's how officials detailed the deal on a conference call: Based on VA Linux's closing price of 137 Wednesday, Andover.net shareholders would get $3.81 (£2.36) in cash and .397 shares of VA Linux. The deal values Andover.net just above $54 a share.
[February 3, 2000, 13:00]
Open source: It's economically superior
News In news that surprised almost everyone at LinuxWorld Expo here, VA Linux -- the leading Linux hardware vendor -- announced Thursday it was buying Andover.Net, a popular Linux news and online discussion site and the home of the famous (or infamous...
[February 4, 2000, 14:41]
Markets fall in love with Linux
News of the Linux world, Andover.net makes money mostly from advertising. Andover.net's IPO will be handled as a Dutch auction, meaning, at least theoretically, that the price it fetches in the IPO will reflect the true demand for the stock.
[December 7, 1999, 13:21]
LinuxWorld Expo Roundup
News VA Linux said Thursday that it will purchase Andover.net in a stock and cash deal. Linux love: VA Linux buys Andover.net Andover.net's 25-day IPO quiet period was barely over before the company was acquired.
[February 1, 2000, 14:06]
The real meaning of LinuxWorld
News Then there was VA Linux buying Andover.Net. Although I'm not too sure the deal was worth VA Linux's money, Andover.Net made out very well, indeed. Trillian introduced 64-bit Linux for Itanium, Intel's "who-the-hell-thought-of-this-name" 64-bit...
[February 7, 2000, 8:31]
Microsoft in the hot seat in new Net flap
News Microsoft lawyers sent a note to Slashdot officials on Wednesday, claiming that its parent company, Andover.Net, had violated terms of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998. Robin Miller, editor in chief of Andover.Net, responded to the note...
[May 12, 2000, 9:02]
2000 Roundup: Everybody loves Linux
News Intel and others showed off 64-bit Linux source code for the first time, VA Linux bought up open source startup Andover.net and Torvalds criticised Hollywood for attacking those distributing source code which allowed DVDs to be played on Linux.
[January 2, 2001, 6:09]
The Day Ahead: VA Linux delivers, diversifies revenue base
News In the fourth quarter, VA Linux's system revenue represented 92 percent of sales with the remainder being split between services and Web initiatives related to the Andover.net acquisition. The Andover acquisition was effective just for half the...
[August 24, 2000, 12:15]
The Day Ahead: Will Corel/Inprise become a real Linux powerhouse?
News Red Hat and the recently engaged VA Linux and Andover.net have all been hot stocks. Inprise closed up slightly to 13 1/4 and Corel slipped just below 20. Corel shares are trading at less than half their 52-week high of 44 1/2.
[February 8, 2000, 12:01]
VA Linux set for flotation
News The market in recent weeks has furiously traded Linux-related stocks, including Andover.net, which soared in its public debut Wednesday. VA Linux will make its market debut Thursday with 4.4 million shares priced at $30 (£19) each.
[December 9, 1999, 14:31]
Will Red Hat rule on high?
News Besides Red Hat's run-up, both Andover.net and VA Linux both having successful IPOs. Technology has typically tended towards domination by one company, from Edison Electric to IBM to Microsoft. Is Red Hat Software the next company on that list?
[December 13, 1999, 11:14]
Caldera IPO launch
News The real question for would-be stock buyers will be: Will Caldera hold on to its anticipated initial stock price increase, just as Red Hat and Cobalt Networks have managed to do; or will it decline to a high, but far lower than opening-day price...
[March 2, 2000, 14:01]
Linux: The pain after the gain
News Also, although much of the attention on recent volatile stock market valuations has surrounded dot-com firms, Linux companies have also had an uncomfortable ride with well-known names such as Caldera Systems, Red Hat and Andover.Net losing chunks...
[April 25, 2000, 13:24]
Red Hat closes trio of offices, lays off 20
News Meanwhile, VA Linux Systems acquired Andover.Net, and Sun Microsystems is in the process of acquiring Cobalt Networks. Red Hat, the leading seller of Linux software and services, closed three offices and laid off 20 employees Monday, the company said.
[December 5, 2000, 9:28]
LinuxWorld shows software entering adulthood
News Its growth went hand in hand with the Internet technology frenzy, but only a handful of companies -- notably Red Hat, VA Linux Systems, Andover.net and Cobalt Networks -- managed to go public while investor appetite was still voracious.
[January 30, 2001, 11:07]
Red Hat shares jump on Dell pact
News Andover.net (Proposed ticker: ANDN) and VA Linux (Proposed ticker: LNUX) will launch IPOs. Shares of Red Hat took off Monday after the company said it extended a strategic alliance with Dell Computer.
[December 6, 1999, 16:59]
Red Hat misses estimates -- splits stock
News Other Linux-related offerings such as VA Linux, Cobalt Networks, Andover.net have performed well. Red Hat missed estimates by a penny Monday in its third quarter, but said it would issue a 2-for-1 stock split.
[December 20, 1999, 13:33]
Tumbling market to calm IT nerves?
News Key Linux suppliers such as VA Linux, Andover.net and Caldera Systems are all trading below their flotation prices. Falling values of high-tech stocks are likely to slow down the merry-go-round of mergers and staff turnover at many large...
[April 17, 2000, 13:13]
