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Red Hat's directory server set for release

June 1, 2005 Open-source version of program acquired from Netscape ups ante in rivalry with Microsoft, Novell and Sun. TAGS: directory server, Red Hat Inc., Netscape Communications Corp., Novell Inc., Sun Microsystems Inc., open source, server, Linux, Microsoft Corp.

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, Jonathan Schwartz, x86 server, Linux, Sun UltraSPARC, Scott McNealy, open source, server, Unix, operating system, AMD, HP, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

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

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. TAGS: Sun Microsystems Inc., open-source version, Java, open source, open-source software, programming language, community, Microsoft .NET, software company, component, IBM Corp., server, Microsoft Corp.

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. TAGS: Sun Solaris, OpenSolaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., open-source programmer, programmer, open source, Linux, Red Hat Inc., IBM Corp., developer, Unix, firewall, Intel, operating system, server, Microsoft Corp.

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. TAGS: Red Hat Inc., Sun Microsystems Inc., software patent, open source, Jonathan Schwartz, SCO Group Inc., open-source software, OpenOffice, open-source community, OpenOffice.org, agreement, AMD Opteron, Sun Solaris, exec, Java, Linux

Sun launches open-source digital rights plan

August 22, 2005 Sun President Jonathan Schwartz announces a long-brewing project, called the Open Media Commons. TAGS: Jonathan Schwartz, Liberty Alliance, digital-rights management, Sun Microsystems Inc., open source, Apple Computer, music player, president, Microsoft Corp., video, server

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, Java, Sun Sparc, IBM Corp., x86 processor, Java server, Intel x86, rival, server software, open source, server, AMD

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. TAGS: OpenDocument Format, open source, application server, Sun Microsystems Inc., Massachusetts, database, Oracle Corp., IBM Corp., Linux, server, Microsoft Corp.

Sun looks to jolt interest in Java

May 12, 2007 With its JavaOne conference under way, Sun aims to capitalize on the growing interest in so-called rich Internet applications. TAGS: JavaOne, Sun Microsystems Inc., Java, James Gosling, Java software, open source, Internet application, object-oriented, blog, OpenOffice, conference, San Francisco, photograph, cell phone, server, video

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. TAGS: Cassatt Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., software group, Java, Scott McNealy, Jonathan Schwartz, vice president, open source, executive vice president, open-source software, exec, IBM Corp., CEO, server, Microsoft Corp.

Sun bets on free Java tool

November 13, 2003 Developers won't pay a penny for the next version of Java application server, set for release next week, says the company's top software executive in a presentation of Sun's software plans. TAGS: Jonathan Schwartz, application server, Sun Microsystems Inc., Java application, Sun Java Desktop System, Java tool, Java, Java 2, J2EE, desktop software, pricing, Sun Java, server software, open source, server, developer

This week in open source

June 17, 2005 Can new partnerships make LAMP a more serious contender to Java and Microsoft's .NET? Also: Sun releases Solaris code. TAGS: Sun Solaris, Xen, Sun Microsystems Inc., open source, GCC, Fedora Project, stack, RAD, Fedora Core, Linux, Apache Software Foundation, open-source software, PHP, Red Hat Inc., Microsoft .NET, Java

Week in review: Open source changing course

June 17, 2005 week in reviewWith new releases and new partnerships, software such as LAMP and Solaris took the spotlight this week. TAGS: Sun Solaris, Week in review, Xen, open source, Fedora Project, Sun Microsystems Inc., Fedora Core, RAD, stack, Linux, open-source software, Apache Software Foundation, Red Hat Inc., PHP, server, Microsoft Corp.

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 TAGS: LinuxWorld, software patent, open source, Xen, endorsement, small and medium business, Novell Inc., Linux, JBoss, AMD Opteron, Sun Microsystems Inc., open-source software, Red Hat Inc., Computer Associates International Inc., server, IBM Corp.

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. TAGS: Fedora Project, Linux, open source, Microsoft Zune, Sun Microsystems Inc., blog, server, operating system, Microsoft Corp.
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