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Microsoft: Sun deal unsigned; feds look at Longhorn

July 16, 2004 In court filing, firm says deal with server maker to be finalized "shortly." Also: Authorities prod new operating system. TAGS: Microsoft Longhorn, Sun Microsystems Inc., regulator, Microsoft Corp., operating system, Microsoft Windows, server

Sun plans to work with NT

September 10, 1998 Sun plans to make its Solaris Unix server capable of handling network services that come with the rival Windows NT operating system. TAGS: Microsoft Windows NT, Sun Microsystems Inc., Microsoft Windows NT Server, Sun Solaris, coprocessor, Unix system, network service, interoperability, Unix server, Unix, server, AT&T Corp., operating system, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Sun mulls buying Novell

August 2, 2004 Acquisition of Linux seller would hurt rival IBM, Sun says. But it wouldn't exactly be a bargain. TAGS: Jonathan Schwartz, Novell Inc., Sun Microsystems Inc., Linux seller, IBM Corp., Sun Solaris, SuSE Linux, SuSE, Linux, acquisition, server software, operating system, server, 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 Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., Linux, x86 server, Jonathan Schwartz, Scott McNealy, Sun UltraSPARC, open source, operating system, server, Unix, AMD, HP, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.

Solaris gets open-source update

July 30, 2003 Sun Microsystems releases an update to its Unix-based operating system that includes, for the first time, the GNOME open-source graphical interface. TAGS: GNOME, Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., open source, Unix, server software, Linux, operating system, Microsoft Corp., server

Sun, Microsoft to flesh out pact

November 29, 2004 One-time bitter adversaries will detail extent of their collaborative work. Top priorities: Windows-Solaris and Web services interoperability. TAGS: Sun Microsystems Inc., interoperability, Web service, Sun Solaris, pact, Webcast, Scott McNealy, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft .NET, collaboration, work, Java, operating system, server, Microsoft Windows

Sun also rises

April 3, 2004 Forrester experts say Sun Microsystems' major deal with Microsoft makes Solaris and other assets shine more brightly. TAGS: Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., ecosystem, Intel x86, Forrester Research Inc., Linux, asset, operating system, Intel, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., server

Sun's software push to star at confab

September 16, 2003 At its SunNetwork show, Sun Microsystems will try to change the expectations of corporate software buyers, unveiling two suites that each cost a low $100 per employee per year to use. TAGS: Sun Microsystems Inc., desktop computer, IBM Corp., pricing, Java, operating system, Linux, server, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Sun CEO: Open source is our friend

February 11, 2004 Sun Microsystems may have been the last major server maker to embrace Linux, but CEO Scott McNealy argues that his company will benefit more from it than competitors. TAGS: Sun Java Desktop System, Scott McNealy, Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., open-source software, Jonathan Schwartz, open source, Linux, IBM Corp., pricing, CEO, programming, server, operating system, Microsoft Corp.

Low prices, Windows capture server market

November 23, 2005 Servers selling for less than $25,000 continue to drive global server market. And Windows leads server OS pack for first time. TAGS: server market, enterprise server, server, operating system, Sun Microsystems Inc., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.

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

Week in review: Vista on the horizon

January 26, 2007 Operating-system debut might not spark "midnight madness," but Microsoft has a couple of things going for it. TAGS: Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack, Intel Xeon, Sun Microsystems Inc., Week in review, Sun Solaris, reader, service pack, operating system, retailer, Intel, Microsoft .NET, AMD, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows XP, server

Japan gives OK to Sun desktop suite

November 10, 2004 Economics and trade ministry to consider company's open-source desktop suite for future bids. TAGS: Sun Java Desktop System, ministry, Sun Microsystems Inc., StarOffice, Sun Java Enterprise System, Jonathan Schwartz, desktop software, Japan, Sun Solaris, open source, PC, Microsoft Corp., operating system, server, Microsoft Windows

Sun warms to open source for Solaris

June 2, 2004 The company continues its tilt toward the open-source world, as executives vow to open up the proprietary operating system. They stop short, however, when it comes to details. TAGS: Jonathan Schwartz, Sun Solaris, open standard, Sun Microsystems Inc., open source, Shanghai, J2EE, Linux, Java, Red Hat Inc., desktop computer, conference, Microsoft Corp., software company, operating system, server

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, China Standard Software Co., Dana Gardner, Sun Microsystems Inc., Scott McNealy, Linux desktop, StarOffice, desktop computer, Linux, Sun Solaris, Novell Inc., Microsoft Corp., server, operating system, PC, Microsoft Windows

Sun builds software to slice up servers

October 15, 2003 The next version of Solaris will include software for dividing servers up into independent partitions, a departure for the company. TAGS: partition, Sun Solaris, Jonathan Schwartz, Sun Microsystems Inc., Intel server, mainframe, Sun UltraSPARC, Governor, AMD, Unix server, x86 processor, server, HP, Unix, IBM Corp., operating system

Sun desktop software exec moving to Linux specialist

July 16, 2004 Marketing chief for Sun's Desktop Solutions Group jumps ship to head marketing at MontaVista Software. TAGS: MontaVista, MontaVista Software Inc., Sun Microsystems Inc., desktop software, specialist, Linux, vice president of marketing, exec, Microsoft Corp., California, operating system, server

Sun may offer Java customers SCO relief

September 10, 2003 Sun Microsystems may add a provision to some of its Java licenses to protect consumers from Linux-related lawsuits filed by the SCO Group. TAGS: SCO Group Inc., Sun Microsystems Inc., Jonathan Schwartz, Java, Linux, Sun Server, provision, Sun Solaris, desktop software, lawsuit, Unix, server, open source, operating system, Intel, Microsoft Corp.

Sun to simplify its software

February 25, 2003 At its annual analyst conference, the server company talks up the "Orion" project, an effort to make its software simpler to install, run and pay for. TAGS: Jonathan Schwartz, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun ONE, Sun Solaris, application server, storage management, Java program, Web service, Java, pricing, IBM Corp., server software, messaging, collection, server, conference

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., operating system, server, Microsoft Corp.