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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. TAGS: Sun Solaris, Sun Solaris 10, Sun Microsystems Inc., x86 processor, Linux, Unix, IBM Corp., Red Hat Inc., software company, open source, server, HP, security, operating system, Microsoft Windows

Sun, EMC ink development agreement

June 23, 2005 EMC agrees to port storage software to the Solaris 10 operating system and other efforts for greater compatibility. TAGS: EMC Corp., Legato, storage software, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Solaris 10, Sun Solaris, operating system

Sun logs thousands of DTrace downloads

January 28, 2005 In its first 40 hours as publicly available source code, Sun's DTrace component of the Solaris 10 OS was downloaded 3,683 times, firm says. TAGS: Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Solaris 10, Sun Solaris, source code, operating system

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, Unix, server, AMD, operating system, HP, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Sun seeks Solaris security badge

September 14, 2006 Solaris with Trusted Extensions, due later this year, is under evaluation for Common Criteria certification. TAGS: Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Solaris 10, security, server, operating system

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., server, Sun Solaris, IBM Corp., Linux, AMD, operating system, HP, Microsoft Windows

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 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. TAGS: Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Solaris 10, Sun Solaris, open-source software, college student, workstation, developer, server, operating system

Worm targets Solaris telnet bug

February 28, 2007 A computer worm is using a recently disclosed flaw in Sun Microsystems' operating system to propagate. TAGS: Sun Solaris, computer worm, Sun Microsystems Inc., worm, flaw, bug, blog, password, monitor, operating system

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. TAGS: OpenSolaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., application server, open source, file system, source code, Java, database, server, operating system

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. TAGS: Dell PowerEdge Server, Sun Solaris, Dell PowerEdge, Jonathan Schwartz, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Solaris 10, support services, Dell, Intel x86, agreement, server, Linux, operating system, 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'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. TAGS: IBM eServer BladeCenter, Sun Solaris, blade, Sun Microsystems Inc., blade server, IBM Corp., IBM AIX, Sun Solaris 10, Jonathan Schwartz, Intel Itanium, Intel Xeon, AMD Opteron, Intel x86, alliance, server, AMD

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, intellectual property, Linux, vendor, Intel x86, platform, IBM Corp., operating system, cell phone, Microsoft Corp.

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

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 TAGS: Intel Xeon, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Solaris, Paul Otellini, Sun Server, Pat Gelsinger, x86 processor, Jonathan Schwartz, x86 server, Intel, AMD, Intel x86, server, quad-core, CEO, operating system

Sun shifts focus to greater profitability

February 6, 2007 Storage and software company declares turnaround and sets new goals after years of financial troubles. TAGS: Jonathan Schwartz, Sun Microsystems Inc., financial result, profitability, margin, Sun Solaris, information technology, software company, server, operating system

Sun backs open-source database PostgreSQL

November 17, 2005 Company plans to distribute database and optimize it for Solaris. It also plans to include Xen virtualization, Linux compatibility next year. TAGS: Sun Solaris, OpenSolaris, Sun Solaris 10, PostgreSQL, Sun Microsystems Inc., open source, database, Linux, Oracle Corp., operating system

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

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
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