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Sun releases Solaris-based desktop software

October 14, 2004 Java Desktop System version 2 sneaks onto the market only two months ahead of version 3's due date. TAGS: Sun Java Desktop System, Sun Solaris, desktop computer, Sun Microsystems Inc., desktop software, Linux, operating system, open source, Microsoft Corp., Web browser

Alert goes out on Sun patch

June 24, 2005 Issues notice of patch for hole in an open-source program used in Solaris and Java Desktop System. TAGS: Sun Java Desktop System, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Solaris, desktop computer, open source

India's Kerala state goes open source

June 29, 2007 Meanwhile, a nearby state that embarked on a plan in January to put Linux in government offices, schools and villages is making progress. TAGS: SuSE Linux, SuSE, open-source software, India, Linux, school, open source, Red Hat Inc., information technology, leader, desktop computer, training, operating system, Microsoft Windows

Sun warms to open source for Solaris

June 2, 2004 The company continues its tilt toward the open-source world, as executives vow to open up the proprietary operating system. They stop short, however, when it comes to details. TAGS: Jonathan Schwartz, Sun Solaris, open standard, Sun Microsystems Inc., open source, Shanghai, J2EE, Java, Linux, desktop computer, Red Hat Inc., conference, Microsoft Corp., software company, operating system, server

Samba steps up Linux/Windows connection

September 25, 2003 The open-source development team releases an update to its Samba software for connecting Windows desktop PCs with Linux or Unix servers. TAGS: Samba, Unix server, LDAP, desktop computer, Unix, open source, Linux, Microsoft Windows Server, server, Microsoft Windows, PC, Microsoft Corp.

IBM moves Linux beat to Brazil

June 14, 2004 Big Blue hopes expanded consulting offerings will promote use of the open-source OS. TAGS: Brazil, consulting, IBM Corp., Linux, consulting service, point-of-sale, open source, desktop computer, Sun Microsystems Inc., operating system, PC

Sun brings StarOffice into desktop Solaris orbit

February 4, 2004 The company's productivity software, a competitor to Microsoft's Office, debuts on Sun's desktop version of Unix. TAGS: StarOffice, Sun Solaris, Sun Java Desktop System, Sun Microsystems Inc., desktop computer, Unix, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., operating system, open source, Linux, Intel, PC

Group launches desktop Linux confab

September 4, 2003 A breakaway group of organizers has set up its own conference devoted to the use of Linux on ordinary desktop computers, after acrimony tainted a show held earlier this year. TAGS: desktop Linux, consortium, Lycoris, Bruce Perens, Linux, organizer, Linux seller, conference, desktop computer, open source, Microsoft Corp., operating system

Sun opens some Java source code

June 28, 2004 The company plans to share a modest chunk of code, an experimental user interface called Project Looking Glass. TAGS: Java3D, Java, Sun Microsystems Inc., J2SE, BEA Systems Inc., open source, open-source software, CAD, desktop computer, project, 3D, Linux, e-mail

SCO selling Linux licenses online

February 23, 2004 The controversial software company quietly begins taking orders from companies that want to use Linux with its blessing. Meanwhile, SCO's main Web site is still offline due to MyDoom attacks. TAGS: SCO Group Inc., MyDoom virus, Linux, license, desktop computer, Unix, CPU, attack, open source, IBM Corp., server, operating system, PC

IBM turns inward with Linux desktop project

January 8, 2004 Big Blue's CIO has directed the company to begin an internal initiative to evaluate Linux for use on desktop computers, a further endorsement of the open-source operating system. TAGS: desktop Linux, Linux desktop, endorsement, Linux, IBM Corp., CIO, desktop computer, open source, project, operating system, information technology, server

IBM warms to desktop Linux

November 8, 2003 Big Blue is expected to endorse the idea of using the open-source operating system for use on desktop computers. TAGS: desktop Linux, NeTraverse, Xandros, Linux, IBM Corp., IBM Global Services, desktop computer, Red Hat Inc., open source, conference, operating system, server

Linux powers throw weight behind desktop version

November 12, 2003 Red Hat, IBM and an open-source consortium are each beginning serious work to advance Linux for use on desktop computers, possibly making the OS a more serious threat to Microsoft. TAGS: desktop Linux, Open Source Development Labs, Linux, Red Hat Inc., consortium, desktop computer, IBM Corp., open source, Boston, data center, threat, conference, Microsoft .NET, operating system, work, Microsoft Corp.

Sun plans per-citizen price for server software

March 2, 2004 The company's top software executive says the program will help it sell its server and desktop software to governments. TAGS: Jonathan Schwartz, BEA Systems Inc., Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Java Enterprise System, Stephen O'Grady, pricing, server software, desktop software, open source, Asia, desktop computer, government, Linux, networking, Java, server

Sun Linux gets U.K. health service exam

December 8, 2003 Britain's National Health Service plans to begin trials of a Sun desktop Linux suite, a move it says could save U.K. taxpayers millions of pounds. TAGS: Sun Java Desktop System, Sun Linux, desktop Linux, SCO Group Inc., Sun Microsystems Inc., patient, Linux, desktop computer, U.K., trial, open source, health, Microsoft Corp.

Sun lays plans to boost desktop

September 17, 2003 Sun Microsystems plans to launch an Enterprise Edition of its StarOffice software in 2004 that will feature better management and a tie-in to network services. TAGS: StarOffice, Sun Java Desktop System, Sun Microsystems Inc., network service, desktop computer, desktop software, open source, Microsoft Corp., PC

Sun's low-cost computing journeys Down Under

September 18, 2003 Australian communications giant Telstra becomes one of the first major customers for Sun Microsystems' new thin-client computing effort. TAGS: Telstra Corp., thin client, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Java Desktop System, communications company, StarOffice, computing, open source, information technology, desktop computer, PC

Server breach likely to delay GNOME

March 24, 2004 In the sixth compromise of an open-source development project in the past year, the GNOME Project says its servers were apparently breached. TAGS: GNOME, Red Hat Inc., Linux, member, open source, development, desktop computer, server

Linux backers foresee desktop gains

April 23, 2004 The upstart operating system may be entrenched in the data center, but even Linux backers say it needs some sprucing up before it can grab a significant spot on the desktop PC. TAGS: Linux, backer, data center, Apple Computer, open source, desktop computer, worker, operating system, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, PC

Sun makes room for Jxta

January 28, 2004 After spending three years seeding the market for Jxta, Sun has plans to use the open-source peer-to-peer software in its own server and desktop lines. TAGS: JXTA, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun N1, Sun Java Desktop System, Verizon Communications, open source, P2P, file-sharing, development tool, desktop computer, server, Java, Microsoft Corp.
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