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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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Lighting a fire under Solaris
April 24, 2006
Two significant upgrades are coming to Solaris this year, but Linux remains a fearsome rival.
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Sun modernizing Solaris start-up process
June 15, 2005
Revamped approach will be faster and more useful on a wide variety of computers, company promises.
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Sun to set Solaris free, after a fashion
November 15, 2004
Operating system to come at no charge for servers with x86 processors. But the bug fixes will cost you.
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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.
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Sun to update Solaris 10 by year end
October 24, 2005
Upgrade will include the Newboot start-up process and Sun software that alerts users to further updates.
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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
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Sun's next goal: A Linux ecosystem
February 8, 2006
A top exec says Sun is "dead serious" about an open-source push for its Sparc chips. Critics say it's trying to save an endangered species.
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IBM looks to spread Linux with 'Chiphopper'
February 14, 2005
Hopes new tools for creating Linux applications on multiple processors will help spur sales of its hardware.
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Sun bumps back Opteron servers
February 17, 2005
Delay in delivery of Galaxy family casts light on Sun's x86 ambitions and on the unending tug-of-war between AMD and Intel.
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VMware expands to 64-bit realm
April 11, 2005
New version of company's workstation software lets multiple virtual machines share the same memory in some situations.
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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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Schwartz ends first year at Sun with quarterly profit
April 24, 2007
The company reports net income of $67 million, but misses its revenue goal for the quarter because of server sales slowdown.
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