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

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

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, Intel Itanium, SCO Group Inc., Compaq Tru64 UNIX, SGI Irix, HP PA-RISC, HP-UX, x86 processor, Sun Solaris, variant, IBM Corp., acquisition, Linux, Sun Microsystems Inc.

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 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, x86 server, Jonathan Schwartz, Linux, Scott McNealy, Sun UltraSPARC, open source, Unix, server, operating system, AMD, HP, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

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, blade, Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., blade server, IBM Corp., IBM AIX, Sun Solaris 10, Jonathan Schwartz, Intel Itanium, Intel Xeon, AMD Opteron, alliance, Intel x86, Unix, server

Torvalds: A Solaris skeptic

December 21, 2004 The Linux leader calls the rival open-source operating system from Sun Microsystems a "joke." TAGS: Linus Torvalds, Sun Solaris, Sun Solaris 10, Linux, Sun Microsystems Inc., Intel x86, x86 processor, programmer, open source, leader, Unix, operating system

IDC: Linux server sales to hit $9.1 billion in 2008

December 6, 2004 Forecast highlights spread of the operating system, a relatively new rival to Unix versions such as Solaris and to Windows. TAGS: Linux server, blade server, Linux, Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., blade, server, Unix, IBM Corp., Dell, operating system, HP, Microsoft Windows

Sun open-source license could mean Solaris-Linux barrier

December 2, 2004 New license likely will be used to govern Solaris OS. But it may inhibit cross-pollination between Solaris and Linux. TAGS: Sun Solaris, Open Source Initiative, GPL, open source, Sun Microsystems Inc., license, multiprocessor, Linux, intellectual property, Unix, developer, IBM Corp., 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., open source, biotechnology, OpenSolaris, Red Hat Inc., Unix, Linux, developer, programming, IBM Corp., operating system

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, Unix, IBM Corp., open source, AMD, operating system, Intel, server, HP

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, SCO Group Inc., patent infringement, Scott McNealy, Linux, open source, Jonathan Schwartz, patent, Unix, open-source software, protection, Java, IBM Corp., Red Hat Inc.

Sun likes what it sees in the new GPL

February 9, 2007 Patent protections are just part of why version 3 of the license might be good for open-sourcing Java and Solaris, CEO says. TAGS: GPL, Sun Solaris, GNU, GPL 3, Jonathan Schwartz, Free Software Foundation, Sun Microsystems Inc., GPL 2, GPLv3, open source, community, kernel, Linux, Java, license, interview

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, GNU, Sun Microsystems Inc., distribution, Linux, project, component, Unix, operating system, CD

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

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

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, van, compiler, HP PA-RISC, Unix, IBM AIX, improvement, IBM Corp., Sun Solaris, HP, Sun Microsystems Inc., server, security

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 Sparc, Sun Solaris 10, server, Sun Solaris, IBM Corp., Unix, virtualization, firmware, operating system, HP
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