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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.
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Sun's Solaris now an option for IBM blades
October 31, 2005
Sun's Solaris 10 operating system will be a supported option for IBM's BladeCenter servers.
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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.
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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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Linux gets built-in Cell processor support
March 21, 2006
Updated kernel includes Oracle software for clustered databases, improves how OS runs on multiprocessor systems.
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IBM extends lead in server market
February 23, 2005
Big Blue makes sales headway in key market with models using x86 chips and the Unix operating system.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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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
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Lighting a fire under Solaris
April 24, 2006
Two significant upgrades are coming to Solaris this year, but Linux remains a fearsome rival.
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SGI's Unix variant fading into history
September 8, 2006
Silicon Graphics to stop selling computers using MIPS chips and Irix operating system at end of 2006.
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Sun license gets open-source nod
January 19, 2005
The company has secured a crucial approval in its plan to make Solaris an open-source project, CNET News.com has learned.
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Sun to release first OpenSolaris tidbit Tuesday
January 25, 2005
Company will begin releasing its Solaris OS as open-source software, starting with a new performance analysis and debugging tool.
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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 releases developer tools for NetBeans
December 6, 2006
Two new packs for the open-source NetBeans IDE aim to make it easier to work on applications for the Web and for a range of OSes.
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IBM brings Power5 to low-end Unix server
February 9, 2005
New machine uses a chip with one or two processing engines and accommodates as much as 32GB of memory.
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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.
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