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Sun releases OpenSolaris file system

November 17, 2005 A key piece of its Unix operating systems goes to open-source programmers. Also on tap: more on Sun's database plans. TAGS: OpenSolaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., open source, application server, file system, source code, Java, database, server, operating system

Apple issues Java security update

April 19, 2006 Flaws could allow malicious attackers to gain access to Mac OS users' systems. TAGS: Java, Java 2, J2SE, JRE, attacker, Sun Microsystems Inc., flaw, Apple Computer, API, Apple Mac OS, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Macintosh, operating system, security

Sun considers GPL for Solaris

November 14, 2006 If Sun switched its Unix version to the General Public License, it could permit code-swapping with Linux. TAGS: GPL, Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., OpenSolaris, Jonathan Schwartz, Java, license, open source, Linux, possibility, operating system

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. TAGS: Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., Jonathan Schwartz, Steve Mills, Java software, IBM Corp., Sun Sparc, Java, x86 processor, Java server, Intel x86, rival, server software, open source, server, AMD

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., Java, server, CEO, operating system, HP

Sun tries sharing Java again; still not open source

June 21, 2005 "GlassFish" lets outsiders tinker with Java server source code but stops well short of making it actual open-source software. TAGS: Project GlassFish, Sun Microsystems Inc., application server, Java, BEA Systems Inc., source code, open source, Java server, JBoss, open-source software, R&D, Sun Solaris, project, CEO, IBM Corp., server

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. TAGS: Sun N1, Sun Java Enterprise System, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Solaris, Jonathan Schwartz, open source, Java, barrier, open-source software, pricing, IBM Corp., server, operating system, Microsoft Corp.

Sun to make Java more Linux-friendly

May 4, 2006 As JavaOne approaches, plans are afoot to make Java licensing terms more favorable to open-source OSes. TAGS: JavaOne, Joe Keller, Java, Sun Microsystems Inc., Java server, JRE, open source, Java Platform, BEA Systems Inc., company executive, standard, Java application, Oracle Corp., Linux, conference, software company

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. TAGS: Sun NetBeans, development tool, Sun Microsystems Inc., C++ programming language, IDE, Sun Solaris, Web application, API, open source, Java, C, IBM Corp., operating system

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, patent infringement, SCO Group Inc., Scott McNealy, Linux, open source, patent, Jonathan Schwartz, Unix, Red Hat Inc., open-source software, protection, Java, IBM Corp.

Java OS to make debut this month

May 10, 1996 Sun Microsystems will officially announceits plans to license a lightweight, portable operating system based on Javaand designed to power a new generation of network appliances, sources have toldCNET. TAGS: network appliance, Java OS, Internet appliance, Sun Microsystems Inc., Oracle Corp., network computer, microprocessor, Java, Java applet, operating system, PC

Sun's gloomy side

October 18, 2005 The computer maker has usually fallen short of its potential in software and storage. Can new plans turn things around? TAGS: Sun Microsystems Inc., Scott McNealy, Eric Schmidt, Sun Solaris, BEA Systems Inc., Jonathan Schwartz, open source, Java, Google Inc., computer company, acquisition, project, server, operating system

Sun likes what it sees in the new GPL

February 9, 2007 Patent protections are just part of why version 3 of the license might be good for open-sourcing Java and Solaris, CEO says. TAGS: GPL, Sun Solaris, GPL 3, GNU, Jonathan Schwartz, Free Software Foundation, Sun Microsystems Inc., GPL 2, GPLv3, open source, kernel, community, Java, Linux, interview, license

New Sun unit plans technology partnerships

February 7, 2006 In a new bid for growth, Sun launches a division to enable others build products around its hardware and software. TAGS: Sun Microsystems Inc., OEM, network equipment company, Jonathan Schwartz, network equipment, telecommunications, storage system, Scott McNealy, Sun Solaris, Java, server, Dell, operating system

Sun looks for users running rival OSes

October 26, 2005 Java Enterprise System server middleware now supports Windows and HP-UX and Sun has a new plan to expand its Java Desktop System to more Linux flavors. TAGS: Sun Java Desktop System, Sun Solaris, Sun Solaris 10, Sun Microsystems Inc., HP-UX, Sun Java Enterprise System, Java 2, IBM AIX, Linux, SuSE, Red Hat Inc., desktop computer, operating system, Java, security, Web browser

Sun's open-source odyssey

July 6, 2006 Sun's incoming executive vice president of software says the company envisions a world dominated by open source. TAGS: Sun Microsystems Inc., Jonathan Schwartz, Sun Solaris, open source, Sun Sparc, executive vice president, Java, brand, operating system

Sun servers heading back to Intel chips

January 22, 2007 CEOs from Sun Microsystems and Intel are expected to announce partnership to build Xeon-based servers this year. TAGS: x86 server, Sun Microsystems Inc., Intel Xeon, Sun Server, Sun NetBeans, Sun Solaris, AMD Opteron, Intel, Paul Otellini, Sun Sparc, AMD, server, Intel x86, power management, Java, conference

Ubuntu 'Feisty Fawn' released, hit by traffic

April 19, 2007 New 7.04 version features virtualization and crash-reporting tool--but only if you're able to download it. TAGS: Ubuntu, Sun NetBeans, Project GlassFish, Java, Sun Microsystems Inc., Linux, virtualization, computer company, Red Hat Inc., Novell Inc., open source, server, CEO, Dell, operating system

Red Hat plans app server in 2004

December 18, 2003 The Linux seller plans to expand into a new Java software market in the first half of 2004, encroaching on the application server turf of IBM, BEA Systems and Sun Microsystems. TAGS: application server, JBoss Inc., Red Hat Inc., BEA Systems Inc., Java software, JBoss, J2EE, Sun Microsystems Inc., Java, support services, open source, Apache Software Foundation, server, Linux, pricing, IBM Corp.

Linux moves into midrange Motorola phones

July 1, 2005 Company announces new step in its plan to remake most of its mobile phone line with the open-source OS. TAGS: Motorola Inc., Linux, mobile phone, Sun Microsystems Inc., open source, Java, operating system
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