Marketcetera obtains funding. Microsoft posts additional protocol docs. Sun announces MySQL 5.1. (and more)

Marketcetera Closes $4 Million Series A Financing Led by Shasta Ventures, Marketcetera (Press Release)

Microsoft Publicly Posts Additional Protocol Documentation, Microsoft (Press Release)

Sun Microsystems Announces MySQL 5.1, Sun Microsystems (Press Release)

Sun Celebrates Third-Party MySQL Storage Engines, Sun Microsystems (Press Release)

Compiere Releases Open Source ERP Solution Upgrade, Compiere (Press Release)

Dimdim Frees Up Web Meetings, Dimdim (Press Release)

Oracle Subsidiary Innobase OY Releases InnoDB Plug-in for MySQL 5.1, Oracle (Press Release)

Continuent Announces New uni/cluster 2008 for MySQL, Continuent (Press Release)

Eclipse Expands Open Source Technologies for Embedded and Mobile Developers, Eclipse Foundation (Press Release)

Kickfire Announces First High-Performance Appliance for MySQL, Kickfire (Press Release)

AlterPoint Opens 2008 with Record Results, AlterPoint (Press Release)

Alfresco Closes Landmark Financial Year 2007, Alfresco Software (Press Release)

WaveMaker Adds Informix Founder to Board of Directors, WaveMaker (Press Release)

Open Kernel Labs Showcases Milestones on One-Year Anniversary, Open Kernel Labs (Press Release)

Appcelerator Integrates Rich Internet Application Platform with Google App Engine, Appcelerator (Press Release)

CollabNet Strengthens Management Team with Key Additions, CollabNet (Press Release)

Open Source Initiative (OSI) Announces Results of 2008 Board Election, OSI (Press Release)

Yahoo Refugee Tim Cadogan Lands at OpenX As CEO, TechCrunch, Erick Schonfeld (Article)

Open Source Census Launches, CIO Magazine, Chris Kanaracus (Article)

Linux Ecosystem Revenue to Near $50 Billion by 2011, LinuxInsider, Walaika Haskins (Article)

ISO calls for end to OOXML ‘personal attacks’, ZDNet.co.uk, David Meyer (Article)

2008 Server OS Reliability Survey, Institute for Advanced Professional Studies, Laura DiDio (Article)

SitePen: Passing the Open-Source Torch, eWeek, Darryl Taft (Article)

The Linux Foundation and the future of Linux, Linux.com, Joe Barr (Article)

Fresh blood - the new fight for open source, Reg Developer, Gavin Clarke (Article)

Open Source Decade: 10 years after the Free Software Summit, Ars Technica, Federico Biancuzzi (Article)

Should Microsoft buy RHT?, Maison Fleury, Marc Fleury (Blog)

Why I’m okay that Google Code doesn’t support AGPL, InfoWorld Open Sources, Savio Rodrigues (Blog)

A funny thing happened on the way to ApacheCon, Microsoft - Port 25, Garrett Serack (Blog)

My kid hates Linux, ZDNet Education, Christopher Dawson (Blog)

The 451 Group Visits Microsoft, Boycott Novell, Roy Schestowitz (Blog)

10 things to consider when choosing a Linux distribution, TechRepublic - 10 Things, Jack Wallen (Blog)

Burning the Boats!, TheOpenForce.com, Zack Urlocker (Blog)