Open Source still doesn't come close to the revenue Windows generates. But Novell reported good gains in its Linux business for the year ended October 30. The company said it got $157 million of product revenue from open platform solutions with $149 million from Linux products. Read more...

Trey Resources, whose revenue is totally that of Sage reseller SWK Technologies, has gotten its lender, YA Global Investments, to extend the maturity dates on three separate issues of secured convertible debentures. All issued on Dec. 20, 2005, the debentures totaled $2,359,047 and Trey was in default on all three, which had maturity dates in 2007 and 2008. Those have all been extended to Dec. 31, 2010. As of September 30, the company owed $1,476,800 with accrued interest of $524,267. Trey has been exchanging stock for principal to pay down the debt and also issuing stock to pay accrued expenses and also the accrued salary of its former non-executive chairman, Jerome Mahoney, who agreed to leave in May. The debt renegotiation was in the company's 10-Q for its September quarter, but was spelled out more recently in SEC filings regarding amendments to the debenture agreements. SWK Technologies is headquartered in Livingston, N.J. Read more...