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Sun Solaris gets new partitioning feature

January 16, 2007 Feature, called Logical Domains, lets Sparc-based servers run multiple copies of Unix variant in separate partitions. TAGS: Xen, Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Sparc, x86 server, Unix, dot-com, server, copy, IBM Corp., 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, Unix, Linux, IBM Corp., Red Hat Inc., software company, open source, server, HP, security, operating system, Microsoft Windows

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

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, OpenSolaris, biotechnology, Red Hat Inc., Linux, Unix, developer, programming, IBM Corp., 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, SCO Group Inc., patent infringement, open source, Linux, Jonathan Schwartz, patent, Unix, Red Hat Inc., protection, open-source software, IBM Corp., Java

Sun hopes for Linux-like Solaris

May 9, 2007 Through Project Indiana, Sun wants to give Solaris a Linux feel to try to woo an influential developer crowd. TAGS: Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., Stephen O'Grady, Linux, Indiana, Debian, project, Unix, open source

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

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, GPL 3, GNU, Jonathan Schwartz, Free Software Foundation, Sun Microsystems Inc., GPL 2, GPLv3, open source, community, kernel, Java, Linux, license, interview

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

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

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, open source, GPL, Sun Microsystems Inc., license, Linux, multiprocessor, intellectual property, Unix, developer, IBM Corp., operating system

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

Sun ad campaign to buff 'sharing' image

May 31, 2005 Sun Microsystems set to begin multimillion-dollar rebranding effort that spotlights its new emphasis on open source and the like. Photo: McNealy, Ballmer and Sun's new swoop TAGS: Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Solaris, open source, Jonathan Schwartz, dot-com, IBM Corp., information technology, Unix, mobile phone, Dell, brand, Linux, server

Analyst suggests Dell-Sun alliance

March 10, 2005 Report says joining forces could help Dell reverse recent server market losses for machines running Linux. TAGS: Sun Microsystems Inc., alliance, Intel x86, x86 server, EMC Corp., AMD Opteron, Unix, Dell, Sun Solaris, server, Linux, AMD, Intel, Microsoft Corp.

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, HP, Microsoft Windows

Torvalds: A Solaris skeptic

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

Sun to subsidize Oracle database software

January 11, 2006 To compete with IBM and HP, Sun will bundle Oracle's database with higher-end Unix servers, subsidize customer fees. Photo: Best buddies McNealy and Ellison TAGS: Oracle Corp., Unix server, Sun Microsystems Inc., Scott McNealy, Larry Ellison, Oracle Database, Unix, Sun UltraSPARC, fee, Java, pricing, database, Sun Solaris, IBM Corp., server, California