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Linux program targets Solaris

May 17, 2005 IBM will offer services designed to help customers migrate from Sun's Solaris to Red Hat's Linux. TAGS: Sun Solaris, IBM Corp., Linux, Sun Microsystems Inc., Red Hat Inc.

IBM kit moves Solaris software to Linux

November 30, 2005 Kit helps people assess software written in C or C++ and move it from Solaris to Linux. TAGS: Sun Solaris, Linux, IBM Corp., C++ programming language, Sun Microsystems Inc., C

Sun releases Solaris 10 for free

February 1, 2005 The server and software company begins offering Solaris 10 as a free download for those who register. TAGS: Sun Solaris, Sun Solaris 10, Sun Microsystems Inc., x86 processor, Linux, Unix, Red Hat Inc., IBM Corp., software company, open source, server, HP, security, operating system, Microsoft Windows

Linux-loving McNealy dons penguin outfit

February 8, 2002 In a move to erase doubts about the sincerity of Sun Microsystems' move to embrace Linux, CEO Scott McNealy took the stage at the company's annual meeting wearing a penguin suit. TAGS: Scott McNealy, Sun Microsystems Inc., Linux, IBM Corp., server, Java, CEO, operating system, HP

Sun sells mainframe rehosting business

August 17, 2006 Clerity Solutions snaps up Sun Microsystems' MTP and MBM business with plans to expand it beyond Solaris. TAGS: mainframe, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Solaris, IBM Corp., Linux, server, HP

Windows bumps Unix as top server OS

February 22, 2006 IDC reports Windows and Linux have moved up a notch in the server market, while Unix and z/OS slipped. TAGS: Unix, IBM z/OS, x86 server, Sun Microsystems Inc., server OS, mainframe, Gartner Inc., Sun Solaris, server, Linux, IBM Corp., AMD, operating system, Microsoft Windows, HP

IBM takes potshots at OpenSolaris

August 16, 2006 Big Blue, a major Linux fan, bashes top rival Sun's effort to make its Unix an open-source operating system. TAGS: OpenSolaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., IBM Corp., open source, community, Linux, IBM AIX, programmer, project, Unix, operating system

Sun moves up on IBM in server sales

December 13, 2000 The server market increases 12 percent in the third quarter, to $15.4 billion, with Sun Microsystems advancing over two competitors to take second place overall, a study says. TAGS: Sun Microsystems Inc., Unix server, Unix, IBM Corp., Linux server, server, Linux, Compaq Computer Corp., computer company, desktop computer, HP, Dell, operating system

Report: Microsoft says open source violates 235 patents

May 14, 2007 Top Microsoft lawyer alleges in a magazine interview that the Linux kernel and OpenOffice.org violate hundreds of the company's patents. TAGS: patent, open source, open-source software, Linux kernel, Linux, OpenOffice.org, Steve Ballmer, Novell Inc., intellectual property, Red Hat Inc., Oracle Corp., IBM Corp., Microsoft Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., lawyer, article

Sun dethroned in Unix market--maybe

August 27, 2005 Reports from two research firms give different results, but they agree on one thing: IBM is gaining at Sun's expense. TAGS: Gartner Inc., Unix server, Sun Microsystems Inc., Unix, IBM Corp., Linux server, research company, server, HP, Dell, AMD, Linux

Sun begins open-source Solaris era

June 14, 2005 Company posts more than 5 million lines of source code for the operating system's heart in an effort to regain lost ground. TAGS: OpenSolaris, Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., open-source programmer, open source, programmer, IBM Corp., Red Hat Inc., Linux, developer, Unix, firewall, Intel, operating system, server, Microsoft Corp.

Sun: Patent use OK beyond Solaris project

January 31, 2005 Firm addresses concerns that there are severe limits on how patents it's unfettering in conjunction with open-source Solaris can be used. TAGS: patent, Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., open source, OpenSolaris, Linux, IBM Corp.

Sun plans patent protection for open-source Solaris

November 18, 2004 Plans to provide umbrella from patent-infringement suits to outsiders using or developing the OS--a move to counter Linux. Sun posts early Java 6 code Photos: Sun execs talk tech TAGS: Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., intellectual property, SCO Group Inc., patent infringement, Scott McNealy, Linux, open source, Jonathan Schwartz, patent, Unix, Red Hat Inc., protection, IBM Corp., open-source software, Java

Sun's next goal: A Linux ecosystem

February 8, 2006 A top exec says Sun is "dead serious" about an open-source push for its Sparc chips. Critics say it's trying to save an endangered species. TAGS: Sun Sparc, BSD, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun UltraSPARC, Sun Solaris, ecosystem, Linux, Jonathan Schwartz, x86 processor, software company, AMD Opteron, open source, IBM Corp., president, AMD, server

Major Solaris features slip to 2006

May 12, 2005 Sun delays release of ZFS and Janus, two major features the company has trumpeted as reasons to try its latest Solaris. TAGS: Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Solaris 10, Linux, Unix, IBM Corp., operating system

IBM to launch Linux-only Power servers

September 10, 2004 OpenPower line to make debut Monday as Big Blue looks beyond the chip's high-end niche, CNET News.com has learned. TAGS: IBM POWER5, server line, Sun UltraSPARC, IBM Corp., Linux, Intel x86, x86 server, Unix server, Intel Itanium, AMD Opteron, server, Sun Microsystems Inc., Unix, Intel, Dell, operating system

IBM issues subpoenas for tech giants' SCO dealings

February 22, 2006 To build defense in long-running legal battle over Unix use, Big Blue demands details from Microsoft, HP, Sun and BayStar. TAGS: BayStar Capital, SCO Group Inc., subpoena, Unix, dealing, IBM Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., agreement, investment, defense, communication, Novell Inc., intellectual property, Linux, HP, Microsoft Corp.

Sun poised to take open-source Solaris step

January 24, 2005 Firm is expected to start sharing some source code of the OS and to detail its OpenSolaris plan on Tuesday. TAGS: Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., open source, biotechnology, OpenSolaris, Red Hat Inc., Linux, Unix, developer, programming, IBM Corp., operating system

IBM looks to spread Linux with 'Chiphopper'

February 14, 2005 Hopes new tools for creating Linux applications on multiple processors will help spur sales of its hardware. TAGS: ISV, IBM Corp., ecosystem, Linux, x86 processor, Sun Solaris, software company, Novell Inc., mainframe, programmer, vice president, server, Sun Microsystems Inc., operating system

Sun's fighting chance

September 20, 2004 Forrester CEO George Colony argues that if Sun goes down, it's going to go down taking very big swings. TAGS: Red Hat Inc., Sun Microsystems Inc., Jonathan Schwartz, pricing, intellectual property, Linux, vendor, Intel x86, platform, IBM Corp., operating system, cell phone, Microsoft Corp.
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