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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. TAGS: Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., Jonathan Schwartz, Java, Steve Mills, Sun Sparc, x86 processor, IBM Corp., Intel x86, server software, Java software, AMD, rival, open source, operating system, server

Sun plans an open-source Java--someday

June 4, 2004 The company follows an announcement that its Solaris software will have an open-source flavor with a similar promise for its Java technology. Just don't ask for details. TAGS: Java technology, Java, Sun Microsystems Inc., open source, Sun Solaris, IBM Corp., operating system

Sun reluctant to make Java open source

March 17, 2004 The company's top software executive calls IBM's proposal to make Java open source "weird" and says it would encourage incompatible standards. TAGS: Jonathan Schwartz, Java, Sun Microsystems Inc., SCO Group Inc., open source, compatibility, Java software, IBM Corp., Linux, standards, vice president, operating system, Microsoft Corp.

IBM donates code to open-source project

November 18, 2003 Software consortium Eclipse says Big Blue's contribution will form the basis of its Visual Editor Project. But Java steward Sun is not yet ready to join the effort. TAGS: Joe Keller, GUI, Java, IBM Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., open source, consortium, API, project, programming, operating system

IBM, Unisys work to rejuvenate mainframes

October 8, 2004 Big Blue adds features, beefs up training efforts in China; rival Unisys debuts new line and pricing plan. TAGS: Unisys Corp., mainframe, IBM Corp., China, training, Linux, pricing, server, Java, operating system

Sun settles Kodak's Java suit for $92 million

October 7, 2004 The move comes less than a week after a jury ruled in Kodak's favor in the $1 billion patent infringement lawsuit. TAGS: Eastman Kodak Co., patent, Java, Sun Microsystems Inc., Java software, licensee, JBoss, settlement, intellectual property, IBM Corp., operating system, server

Sun to simplify its software

February 25, 2003 At its annual analyst conference, the server company talks up the "Orion" project, an effort to make its software simpler to install, run and pay for. TAGS: Jonathan Schwartz, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun ONE, Sun Solaris, storage management, application server, Java program, Web service, pricing, Java, IBM Corp., server software, messaging, collection, server, conference

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

Linux-loving McNealy dons penguin outfit

February 8, 2002 In a move to erase doubts about the sincerity of Sun Microsystems' move to embrace Linux, CEO Scott McNealy took the stage at the company's annual meeting wearing a penguin suit. TAGS: Scott McNealy, Sun Microsystems Inc., Linux, IBM Corp., HP, Java, operating system, server, CEO

Eclipse readies 'rich client' software

June 21, 2004 The open-source software offers developers an alternative to Windows for delivering desktop applications. TAGS: Java programmer, Stephen O'Grady, ISV, IDE, IBM Corp., client, operating system, open source, Java, software company, Web browser, Microsoft Windows

Sun's software push to star at confab

September 16, 2003 At its SunNetwork show, Sun Microsystems will try to change the expectations of corporate software buyers, unveiling two suites that each cost a low $100 per employee per year to use. TAGS: Sun Microsystems Inc., desktop computer, IBM Corp., pricing, Java, operating system, server, Linux, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Taking stock at JBoss

September 29, 2005 CEO Marc Fleury contends that open source has changed the software business forever. And a deal with Microsoft helps prove it. TAGS: EJB, JBoss, press release, Microsoft .NET Framework, Java, open source, Novell Inc., Microsoft Corp., IBM Corp., HP, CEO, operating system, Microsoft Windows, server

Sun tries sharing Java again; still not open source

June 21, 2005 "GlassFish" lets outsiders tinker with Java server source code but stops well short of making it actual open-source software. TAGS: Project GlassFish, Sun Microsystems Inc., Java, BEA Systems Inc., application server, source code, Java server, open source, JBoss, open-source software, project, R&D, Sun Solaris, server, IBM Corp., CEO

Sun releases developer tools for NetBeans

December 6, 2006 Two new packs for the open-source NetBeans IDE aim to make it easier to work on applications for the Web and for a range of OSes. TAGS: Sun NetBeans, IDE, Sun Microsystems Inc., development tool, C++ programming language, C, Sun Solaris, API, Java, Web application, open source, IBM Corp., operating system

Wal-Mart sells PCs with Sun's Linux

March 31, 2004 To bring Linux-based PCs to average consumers, America's largest retailer has signed up a new partner: Sun Microsystems. TAGS: Sun Linux, Microtel Computer Systems, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Sun Microsystems Inc., Jonathan Schwartz, Sun Java Desktop System, Linux, SuSE, SuSE Linux, Intel x86, desktop Linux, Sun Solaris, Java, desktop computer, server software, retailer

Fresh fields for open source

March 17, 2004 roundup At an industry conference, Novell touts open-source advances and takes jabs at SCO. Also: Sun says no to making Java open source. TAGS: jab, Novell Inc., SCO Group Inc., open source, Java, Sun Microsystems Inc., Linux, conference, IBM Corp., operating system, database

Novell reinvents itself around Linux

November 4, 2003 By purchasing SuSE Linux, Novell shows that it's serious about breaking from its NetWare roots and riding the Linux wave. TAGS: Novell Inc., Novell NetWare, SuSE Linux, SuSE, Linux, Ximian, Jack Messman, operating system, IBM Corp., acquisition, networking, Java, training, software company, open source, CEO

Red Hat overhauls flagship Linux

October 22, 2003 The dominant Linux seller starts offering the newest incarnation of its product for business customers, a version that opens several new markets for the company. TAGS: Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Red Hat Inc., incarnation, server computer, Linux, mainframe, SuSE, programming tool, Linux seller, IBM Corp., Unix, Sun Microsystems Inc., Java, software company, operating system, Microsoft Corp.

Sun to offer more free software

November 30, 2005 The company plans to give away Java Enterprise System, N1 management tools with its Solaris operating system. TAGS: Sun N1, Sun Java Enterprise System, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Solaris, Jonathan Schwartz, open source, Java, barrier, open-source software, pricing, IBM Corp., operating system, server, Microsoft Corp.

Red Hat plans app server in 2004

December 18, 2003 The Linux seller plans to expand into a new Java software market in the first half of 2004, encroaching on the application server turf of IBM, BEA Systems and Sun Microsystems. TAGS: application server, JBoss Inc., BEA Systems Inc., Red Hat Inc., Java software, JBoss, J2EE, Java, Sun Microsystems Inc., support services, open source, Apache Software Foundation, Linux, server, pricing, IBM Corp.