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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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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.
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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.
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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 releases OpenSolaris file system
November 17, 2005
A key piece of its Unix operating systems goes to open-source programmers. Also on tap: more on Sun's database plans.
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Sun seeks Solaris security badge
September 14, 2006
Solaris with Trusted Extensions, due later this year, is under evaluation for Common Criteria certification.
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Intel reclaims spot in Sun servers
January 22, 2007
With the move, Sun becomes the last of the four tier-one server sellers to rely jointly on x86 processors from Intel and AMD.Photos: Sun, Intel team up
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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's Solaris now an option for IBM blades
October 31, 2005
Sun's Solaris 10 operating system will be a supported option for IBM's BladeCenter servers.
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Sun hits the books
October 19, 2005
Company plans to sponsor a developer contest for students and to spin off its educational-resource program as a nonprofit.
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Sun bumps back Opteron servers
February 17, 2005
Delay in delivery of Galaxy family casts light on Sun's x86 ambitions and on the unending tug-of-war between AMD and Intel.
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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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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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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.
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Sun loss levels; acquisitions bring growth
November 1, 2005
Sun Microsystems narrows its loss, but misses expectations. Shares drop in after-hours trading.
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Sun to tout remote control service
May 3, 2005
Service cuts customers' maintenance fees when they choose to let Sun manage their hardware and software.
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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 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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Sun, Intel part ways on Solaris plans
July 21, 2000
The companies finally are seeing eye to eye on whether Sun's Solaris operating system should run on Intel's upcoming Itanium chip: Now both companies think it's a lousy idea.
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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.
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