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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.
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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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Sun hires Debian Linux founder
March 19, 2007
Ian Murdock, founder of Debian and several other Linux initiatives, now will work with Solaris and Linux.
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OpenVZ ported to Sun Niagara servers
December 29, 2006
Linux can be subdivided into "containers" on Sun's newest Sparc servers, matching a feature Solaris already possesses.
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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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Keeping pace with open source
June 29, 2007
Linux looms large in software shifts in India. Plus: Version 3 of the GPL gets a long-awaited release.
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Dell to carry Solaris 10 on PowerEdge servers
November 14, 2007
Under partnership between the two rivals, Dell will distribute Sun's OS on PowerEdge servers and provide support services.
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Sun flirts with Ubuntu
May 17, 2006
At JavaOne, suggestions fly that Sun Microsystems will ship servers with "Dapper Drake" version of Ubuntu Linux.
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The business of Linux in China
April 12, 2006
newsmaker As China faces a curb on Windows piracy, two execs discuss prospects for the open-source OS there.
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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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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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Sun releases Sparc specs to lure Linux
February 14, 2006
Company releases UltraSparc chip details to help bring Linux and versions of BSD Unix to its systems.
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Sun to set Solaris free, after a fashion
November 15, 2004
Operating system to come at no charge for servers with x86 processors. But the bug fixes will cost you.
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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.
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New virtualization option coming to Sun servers
October 17, 2006
Logical Domains mean multiple independent copies of Solaris will run on the same Niagara server.
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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.
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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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Getting on the Linux wavelength
January 2, 2007
roundup A developer takes steps to get the OS running on the Zune; meanwhile, long-term support for Fedora Linux winds down.
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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.
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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.
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