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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 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.
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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.
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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 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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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 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.
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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.
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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.
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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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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.
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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.
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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.
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'Lion' worm stalks Linux machines
March 23, 2001
A dangerous worm that can steal passwords from Linux servers is rapidly spreading across the Internet and could infect other machines, researchers say.
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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
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Analyst suggests Dell-Sun alliance
March 10, 2005
Report says joining forces could help Dell reverse recent server market losses for machines running Linux.
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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
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