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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, IBM Corp., Linux, C++ programming language, Sun Microsystems Inc., C

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

Sun extends olive branch to Red Hat

September 12, 2005 Sun Microsystems is being more accommodating toward Linux again, making room onstage for Red Hat at a server product launch. TAGS: Red Hat Inc., Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Solaris, x86 server, Jonathan Schwartz, Linux, Sun UltraSPARC, Scott McNealy, open source, server, Unix, operating system, AMD, HP, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

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, security, HP, operating system, Microsoft Windows

Sun, Ubuntu maker certifying Linux on x86 servers

November 3, 2006 Server maker and Canonical have nearly completed work to certify Linux version of Ubuntu runs smoothly on Sun's x86 servers. TAGS: x86 server, Ubuntu, Sun Microsystems Inc., Linux, server, conference

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. TAGS: Debian, Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., Linux, founder, Ubuntu, chairman, open source, blog, operating system, server

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., server, Linux, HP

Ubuntu maker to distribute Sun's Java

November 8, 2006 Canonical's Linux software will include Sun's Glassfish for running Java programs on servers. TAGS: Project GlassFish, Sun Microsystems Inc., Ubuntu, Java, AMD Opteron, Sun Java, open source, server, Linux

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

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, Linux, open source, possibility, operating system

Sun hopes for Linux-like Solaris

May 9, 2007 Through Project Indiana, Sun wants to give Solaris a Linux feel to try to woo an influential developer crowd. TAGS: Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., Stephen O'Grady, Linux, Indiana, Debian, project, Unix, open source

German tax office moves to Linux

June 9, 2006 Tax authority in Lower Saxony is jumping from Solaris to Suse Linux and the KDE desktop. TAGS: KDE, SuSE Linux, tax, Sun Solaris, SuSE, Sun Microsystems Inc., Germany, Linux

Sun plugs serious holes in Java

November 29, 2005 Five risky flaws could let intruders remotely run code on vulnerable computers loaded with Windows, Linux or Solaris. TAGS: JRE, Sun Microsystems Inc., Java, Sun Solaris, Java development, JDK, flaw, intruder, Java application, Sun Java, vulnerability, API, Linux, security, Microsoft Windows

Sun has second thoughts about Linux on Solaris

June 15, 2005 Downplays feature designed to let Linux apps run on Solaris. Instead emphasizes related open-source alternative called Xen. TAGS: Xen, Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., Linux, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server, hypervisor, Sun Solaris 10, open source, data center, AMD, operating system, Intel

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

Linux kernel gets an update

June 20, 2006 Kernel 2.6.17 of the open-source operating system includes support for Sun's Niagara chips, wireless-friendly changes. TAGS: Linux kernel, kernel, Cisco Systems Inc., Linux, Broadcom Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc.

Sun cools down Linux desktop plan

June 28, 2005 Java Desktop System will continue to exist, but expect to see "less of an emphasis" on it, company's top software exec says. TAGS: Sun Java Desktop System, Dana Gardner, Sun Microsystems Inc., Scott McNealy, desktop Linux, StarOffice, Linux desktop, Linux, desktop computer, Novell Inc., Sun Solaris, server, Microsoft Corp., operating system, PC, Microsoft Windows

Torvalds: Solaris could nudge Linux to GPL 3

June 13, 2007 The Linux leader is still skeptical about GPL 3, but open-source Solaris could be a draw. TAGS: GPL 3, GPL, Sun Solaris, GPL 2, Sun Microsystems Inc., GPLv3, Linux, OpenSolaris, license, Jonathan Schwartz, open source, leader

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. TAGS: OpenVZ, Sun UltraSPARC, container, Sun Microsystems Inc., T1, Sun Solaris, Intel Itanium, Linux, Red Hat Inc., server, open source, Intel, operating system
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