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IBM backs Sun's Solaris, renews Java pact
June 27, 2005
Big Blue will create versions of its server software for Sun's operating system and will support Java for an additional 10 years.
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Sun rises with new generation of servers
September 25, 2000
The company will unveil a new generation of Unix servers and UltraSparc processors, amid a cultural transformation that may prove more difficult than other product launches.
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Oracle shifts multicore licensing model
July 14, 2005
Will treat each core as three-quarters of a chip when calculating license costs, bringing it more in line with rivals.
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Sun ousts top server executives
April 16, 2004
Sun Microsystems is changing the top executives in charge of its core server products, the latest upheaval as Sun seeks to turn around 12 consecutive quarters of revenue declines.
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Oracle lowers price for some multicore chips
December 20, 2005
Database giant updates policy so customers pay lower premium for AMD, Intel and Sun UltraSparc T1 multicore chips.
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Ballmer: 'We'll catch Google'
June 27, 2005
At a partner conference, the CEO defends Redmond's search efforts but admits that the .Net effort has been at a standstill.
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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.
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Itanium alliance backed by major tech companies
September 26, 2005
Partnership plans to provide resources to help programmers write and optimize software for Itanium, Intel's high-end chip.
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Sun puts Java into gear for cars
June 29, 2004
The JavaOne crowd envisions a future with downloadable horn tunes as Sun's Jonathan Schwartz outlines a push to put Java in autos.
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Ex-Sun exec returns to run software group
May 1, 2006
Rich Green, who left for a start-up in 2004, is expected to be named Sun's software chief, CNET News.com has learned.
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Sun to offer more free software
November 30, 2005
The company plans to give away Java Enterprise System, N1 management tools with its Solaris operating system.
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Sun expands open-source Java plan
August 15, 2006
Server and software company to release open-source components, open up Java for gadgets this year.
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Grid computing luring mainstream backers
February 21, 2002
Grid computing to date has largely been the terrain of academics and start-ups. But established tech companies are now nudging the concept toward the mainstream business world.
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Red Hat exec takes Sun to task on open source
September 24, 2004
Michael Tiemann criticizes software rival Sun for its support of patents and for keeping Java proprietary.
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HP and Microsoft eye supercomputer market
June 26, 2007
Tech giants want to give high-performance computers more "mass market" appeal by making them easier to deploy, support and manage.
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Year in review: The open-source effect spreads
December 20, 2005
Open source seeped into nearly every software category, leaving an indelible mark on how software is bought and sold.
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HP spends big to expand e-commerce software
October 25, 2000
Hewlett-Packard buys Bluestone Software for an estimated $470 million, as the computing giant continues to make inroads into the exploding e-business software market.
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LinuxWorld: Xen lures big-name endorsements
February 18, 2005
special coverage In just a few months, the open-source software package has been catapulted to the limelight. Also: Sun bumps back Opteron servers. Photos: Scenes from LinuxWorld
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Novell profit surpasses analyst projections
February 22, 2005
Revenue for the quarter increased 8.6 percent from $267 million in the year-ago quarter to $290 million.
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Microsoft not out of legal woods yet
October 12, 2005
Settlement with RealNetworks deprives EU's antitrust prosecution of major corporate ally. But Real's evidence was already in.
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