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

February 11, 2004 Sun Microsystems may have been the last major server maker to embrace Linux, but CEO Scott McNealy argues that his company will benefit more from it than competitors. TAGS: Sun Java Desktop System, Sun Solaris, Scott McNealy, Sun Microsystems Inc., open-source software, Jonathan Schwartz, open source, Linux, IBM Corp., pricing, CEO, programming, server, operating system, Microsoft Corp.

August 2, 2004 Acquisition of Linux seller would hurt rival IBM, Sun says. But it wouldn't exactly be a bargain. TAGS: Jonathan Schwartz, Novell Inc., Sun Microsystems Inc., Linux seller, IBM Corp., Sun Solaris, SuSE, SuSE Linux, Linux, server software, acquisition, operating system, server, Microsoft Corp.

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

October 15, 2003 The next version of Solaris will include software for dividing servers up into independent partitions, a departure for the company. TAGS: partition, Sun Solaris, Jonathan Schwartz, Sun Microsystems Inc., Intel server, mainframe, Unix server, Sun UltraSPARC, Governor, AMD, x86 processor, server, HP, Unix, IBM Corp., Linux

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, application server, storage management, Java program, Java, Web service, pricing, IBM Corp., server software, messaging, collection, server, conference

October 24, 2005 Sun to update Solaris 10 by year's end. Also: IBM expands free access to patents for education, health care. TAGS: Sun Solaris 10, Jini, open source, OpenDocument Format, Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., patent, health care, blog, IBM Corp., Oracle Corp., Java, Firefox, Microsoft Corp., Web browser, Microsoft Office

April 2, 2004 The server maker may have settled long-standing legal disputes with Microsoft, but it's still in the shadow of other major problems. TAGS: Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun UltraSPARC, layoff, IBM Corp., server, Sun Solaris, Intel, Microsoft Corp.

February 27, 2003 Sun Microsystems tries to make clear at its two-day annual analyst conference that innovation pays--yet much of the company's biggest plans today came from innovation outside Sun. TAGS: Sun Microsystems Inc., Afara Websystems, Sun N1, Sun Solaris, innovation, acquisition, IBM Corp., executive vice president, conference, server, Microsoft Corp.

July 27, 2004 Company branches out from its proprietary ways with Java system for Windows and HP's flavor of Unix. TAGS: Sun Microsystems Inc., Jonathan Schwartz, HP-UX, Sun Solaris, Unix, Sun UltraSPARC, Intel Itanium, HP, server, Linux, Microsoft Corp., Intel, IBM Corp., Microsoft Windows

June 9, 2005 Sun CEO defends StorageTek acquisition and adds open source to his usual hit list of Microsoft and IBM. TAGS: StorageTek, Scott McNealy, Sun Microsystems Inc., Glasgow, grid computing, Scotland, storage management, excitement, Sun Solaris, thin client, open source, backup, acquisition, Microsoft Corp., CEO, IBM Corp.

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, operating system, IBM Corp., server, Microsoft Corp.

December 2, 2004 Firms say they've shed hard feelings and established a good collaboration. First product: common identity-management software. TAGS: Sun Microsystems Inc., specification, collaboration, Web service, Bill Gates, Sun Solaris, IBM Corp., Microsoft Corp., agreement, Microsoft Windows, server

February 22, 2005 Revenue for the quarter increased 8.6 percent from $267 million in the year-ago quarter to $290 million. TAGS: SuSE Linux Enterprise Server, Jack Messman, Novell Inc., Novell NetWare, enterprise server, SuSE, SuSE Linux, Novell Open Enterprise Server, Red Hat Inc., net income, Thomson First Call, Linux, Sun Solaris, IBM Corp., operating system, server

May 28, 2004 The second version of Java Desktop System will debut on Tuesday with extra features to lure developers. It's the latest part of Sun's effort to offset its server sales slump. TAGS: Sun Java Desktop System, desktop Linux, Sun Microsystems Inc., Linux desktop software, programming tool, Linux, desktop computer, Linux desktop, SuSE, Java software, Sun Solaris, desktop software, SuSE Linux, programming, Java, IBM Corp.

October 10, 2003 Sun Microsystems' version of Unix will become the third mainstream operating system to take advantage of Advanced Micro Device's 64-bit Opteron chip, Sun software chief Jonathan Schwartz says. TAGS: AMD Opteron, Jonathan Schwartz, Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., 64-bit, profit margin, AMD, Intel Itanium, Sun Java Enterprise System, 32-bit, Intel x86, AMD Athlon, Intel Xeon, Unix, Intel, sale