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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. TAGS: Unix, IBM z/OS, x86 server, Sun Microsystems Inc., server OS, mainframe, Gartner Inc., Sun Solaris, server, IBM Corp., Linux, AMD, operating system, Microsoft Windows, HP

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, Red Hat Inc., IBM Corp., software company, open source, server, security, HP, 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, Unix, server, AMD, operating system, HP, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

SGI's Unix variant fading into history

September 8, 2006 Silicon Graphics to stop selling computers using MIPS chips and Irix operating system at end of 2006. TAGS: Silicon Graphics Inc., SGI Unix, Unix, SCO Group Inc., Intel Itanium, Compaq Tru64 UNIX, HP PA-RISC, SGI Irix, HP-UX, x86 processor, Sun Solaris, IBM Corp., variant, acquisition, Sun Microsystems Inc., Linux

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. TAGS: Sun Microsystems Inc., Unix server, Unix, IBM Corp., Linux server, server, Linux, Compaq Computer Corp., computer company, desktop computer, HP, Dell, operating system

IBM extends lead in server market

February 23, 2005 Big Blue makes sales headway in key market with models using x86 chips and the Unix operating system. TAGS: IBM POWER5, HP PA-RISC, Intel Itanium, IBM Corp., Unix, x86 processor, Gartner Inc., Sun Microsystems Inc., server, AMD, HP, Dell, operating system

Sun poised to take open-source Solaris step

January 24, 2005 Firm is expected to start sharing some source code of the OS and to detail its OpenSolaris plan on Tuesday. TAGS: Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., OpenSolaris, biotechnology, Red Hat Inc., open source, Unix, Linux, developer, IBM Corp., programming, 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, blade server, Sun Microsystems Inc., IBM Corp., IBM AIX, Sun Solaris 10, Jonathan Schwartz, Intel Itanium, Intel Xeon, AMD Opteron, Intel x86, alliance, Unix, server

Sun revamps Unix servers with UltraSparc IV+

September 20, 2005 The UltraSparc IV+ processor will double the performance of Sun's Unix servers. The chip, however, soon will face competition. TAGS: Sun UltraSPARC, Unix server, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun UltraSPARC IV, Unix, Sun Solaris, server, IBM Corp., AMD, HP, operating system

Sun plans patent protection for open-source Solaris

November 18, 2004 Plans to provide umbrella from patent-infringement suits to outsiders using or developing the OS--a move to counter Linux. Sun posts early Java 6 code Photos: Sun execs talk tech TAGS: Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., intellectual property, Scott McNealy, patent infringement, SCO Group Inc., Jonathan Schwartz, Linux, open source, patent, Unix, IBM Corp., Red Hat Inc., open-source software, protection, Java

Major Solaris features slip to 2006

May 12, 2005 Sun delays release of ZFS and Janus, two major features the company has trumpeted as reasons to try its latest Solaris. TAGS: Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Solaris 10, Linux, Unix, IBM Corp., operating system

Sun releases Sparc specs to lure Linux

February 14, 2006 Company releases UltraSparc chip details to help bring Linux and versions of BSD Unix to its systems. TAGS: Sun UltraSPARC, Sun Sparc, Jonathan Schwartz, T1, Sun Microsystems Inc., BSD Unix, BSD, CIO, GPL, open source, Linux, project, specification, conference, Unix, server

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, Linux, IBM Corp., Red Hat Inc., Unix, developer, Intel, firewall, server, operating system, Microsoft Corp.

Sun to release first OpenSolaris tidbit Tuesday

January 25, 2005 Company will begin releasing its Solaris OS as open-source software, starting with a new performance analysis and debugging tool. TAGS: OpenSolaris, Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Solaris 10, open-source software, representative, Linux, IBM Corp., Unix, open source, AMD, operating system, Intel, HP, server

Sun hopes Project Indiana will help OpenSolaris

May 31, 2007 Company wants to create an OpenSolaris-based OS familiar to Linux and Solaris users in a long-term attempt to propagate the software. TAGS: OpenSolaris, Sun Solaris, Indiana, Sun Microsystems Inc., GNU, distribution, Linux, project, component, Unix, operating system, CD

IBM brings Power5 to low-end Unix server

February 9, 2005 New machine uses a chip with one or two processing engines and accommodates as much as 32GB of memory. TAGS: IBM POWER5, Unix server, Unix, IBM Corp., IBM AIX, engine, Sun Microsystems Inc., server, memory, Linux, operating system

IBM attacks Unix rivals with Power5

July 13, 2004 New systems boost performance and can run many operating systems simultaneously. TAGS: IBM POWER5, IBM POWER4, Unix server, Unix, IBM Corp., IBM eServer, HP PA-RISC, Sun Microsystems Inc., chief architect, IBM AIX, server, HP, AMD, memory, operating system

IBM takes potshots at OpenSolaris

August 16, 2006 Big Blue, a major Linux fan, bashes top rival Sun's effort to make its Unix an open-source operating system. TAGS: OpenSolaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., IBM Corp., open source, community, IBM AIX, Linux, programmer, project, Unix, operating system

Sun servers to get new multi-OS abilities

January 25, 2006 With logical domains, Sun's Niagara systems will catch up this year to rival Unix and x86 servers. TAGS: Xen, Sun Server, Sun Microsystems Inc., x86 server, Sun Solaris 10, Sun Sparc, virtualization, Sun Solaris, Unix, server, IBM Corp., firmware, operating system, HP

HP promises Unix improvements

December 1, 2006 HP-UX 11i version 3 is faster, has better virtualization and security, HP says. It'll ship this year, with formal launch in 2007. TAGS: HP-UX, Intel Itanium, Oracle11i, virtualization, compiler, van, HP PA-RISC, Unix, IBM AIX, improvement, IBM Corp., Sun Solaris, HP, server, security, partition
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