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Sun, Microsoft tout fruits of cooperation

May 13, 2005 The companies bridge a networking-system rift, while customers hope more such collaborations are on the way. Photos: Ballmer, McNealy find common ground TAGS: cooperation, Steve Ballmer, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Solaris, BEA Systems Inc., Linux, Microsoft Corp., CEO, operating system, Microsoft Windows

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

McNealy touts 'excitement' of backup tape

June 9, 2005 Sun CEO defends StorageTek acquisition and adds open source to his usual hit list of Microsoft and IBM. TAGS: StorageTek, storage management, Sun Microsystems Inc., grid computing, Glasgow, excitement, thin client, Sun Solaris, Scotland, Scott McNealy, open source, CEO, acquisition, Microsoft Corp., IBM Corp., backup

Microsoft has OS patents; Linux has none

December 4, 2006 ActiveGrid's Peter Yared says the Microsoft-Novell deal creates competition and is ultimately good for customers. TAGS: patent, Novell Inc., open-source community, open source, Linux kernel, Linux, Sun Microsystems Inc., antitrust, Microsoft Corp., operating system

Go files antitrust suit against Microsoft

July 1, 2005 Founder of pen computing pioneer claims Microsoft illegally tried to thwart Go's attempt to enter the PC operating system market. TAGS: antitrust, handwriting recognition, suit, founder, claim, Sun Microsystems Inc., AT&T Corp., Microsoft Corp., operating system, PC, Microsoft Windows

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, Sun Solaris, Novell Inc., server, Microsoft Corp., operating system, PC, Microsoft Windows

Sun's fighting chance

September 20, 2004 Forrester CEO George Colony argues that if Sun goes down, it's going to go down taking very big swings. TAGS: Red Hat Inc., Sun Microsystems Inc., Jonathan Schwartz, pricing, vendor, Linux, intellectual property, Intel x86, platform, IBM Corp., operating system, cell phone, Microsoft Corp.

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.

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

Sun plans July release for StarOffice 8

May 2, 2005 The company touts the software's "dramatically improved" compatibility with Microsoft Office, its chief competitor. TAGS: StarOffice, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Solaris, OpenOffice, Excel spreadsheet, compatibility, open source, Microsoft Office, spreadsheet, Linux, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Word, operating system

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

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, Red Hat Inc., SuSE, desktop computer, operating system, Java, Web browser, 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: Intel Xeon, Sun Microsystems Inc., Week in review, Microsoft Windows Vista, Sun Solaris, reader, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack, Microsoft .NET, service pack, retailer, server, Intel, operating system, Microsoft Office, AMD, Microsoft Corp.

Corel to offer free Linux image editor

March 10, 2000 Mirroring its strategy with WordPerfect, Corel will offer the Linux version of its image editing software for free to keep from being squeezed out by Microsoft. TAGS: Applix Inc., Corel Corp., Corel Linux, Borland Software Corp., Linux, Corel WordPerfect, mirroring, image-editing, merger, Sun Microsystems Inc., programming, operating system, Microsoft Corp.

Ballmer: We take requests

April 20, 2005 Microsoft customers want better support for non-Windows systems, including Linux and Sun boxes. Redmond aims to please. TAGS: Redmond, Steve Ballmer, Sun Microsystems Inc., Linux, IM, Microsoft Corp., operating system, Microsoft Windows

McNealy--an engineer's witty patron

April 25, 2006 Known as much for his wit as his business acumen, Sun's outgoing CEO backed his engineers until it hurt. TAGS: Scott McNealy, Sun Microsystems Inc., engineer, Jonathan Schwartz, dot-com, Silicon Valley, face, CEO, Linux, server, Microsoft Corp., operating system

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, Sun Microsystems Inc., Dell, operating system, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.

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, RAD, stack, Fedora Core, Linux, Apache Software Foundation, open-source software, Microsoft .NET, Red Hat Inc., PHP, 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, Xen, Week in review, open source, Sun Microsystems Inc., Fedora Project, RAD, Fedora Core, stack, Linux, Apache Software Foundation, open-source software, PHP, Red Hat Inc., Microsoft Corp., server

Ballmer grins and bears Linux--a little

April 20, 2005 Demos management software supporting non-Windows machines. "I know that's an important capability," Microsoft CEO says. TAGS: Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Virtual Server, Sun Solaris, Microsoft Longhorn, Sun Microsystems Inc., Linux, server, Microsoft Corp., CEO, operating system, Microsoft Windows
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