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Sun releases Solaris-based desktop software
October 14, 2004
Java Desktop System version 2 sneaks onto the market only two months ahead of version 3's due date.
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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 mulls buying Novell
August 2, 2004
Acquisition of Linux seller would hurt rival IBM, Sun says. But it wouldn't exactly be a bargain.
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Sun also rises
April 3, 2004
Forrester experts say Sun Microsystems' major deal with Microsoft makes Solaris and other assets shine more brightly.
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Sun brings StarOffice into desktop Solaris orbit
February 4, 2004
The company's productivity software, a competitor to Microsoft's Office, debuts on Sun's desktop version of Unix.
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Solaris gets open-source update
July 30, 2003
Sun Microsystems releases an update to its Unix-based operating system that includes, for the first time, the GNOME open-source graphical interface.
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Sun, Microsoft tout fruits of cooperation
May 13, 2005
The companies bridge a networking-system rift, while customers hope more such collaborations are on the way. Photos: Ballmer, McNealy find common ground
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Microsoft has OS patents; Linux has none
December 4, 2006
ActiveGrid's Peter Yared says the Microsoft-Novell deal creates competition and is ultimately good for customers.
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Sun warms to open source for Solaris
June 2, 2004
The company continues its tilt toward the open-source world, as executives vow to open up the proprietary operating system. They stop short, however, when it comes to details.
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Sun CEO: Open source is our friend
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.
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Next StarOffice goes on sale
October 15, 2003
The newest version of Sun Microsystems' StarOffice desktop software suite, a competitor to Microsoft Office, is available at Lindows.com and Sun's online store.
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Sun cools down Linux desktop plan
June 28, 2005
Java Desktop System will continue to exist, but expect to see "less of an emphasis" on it, company's top software exec says.
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This week in Linux news
November 19, 2004
Sun to provide legal protection from patent-infringement suits to those using, developing open-source Solaris--a move to counter Linux.
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Sun desktop software exec moving to Linux specialist
July 16, 2004
Marketing chief for Sun's Desktop Solutions Group jumps ship to head marketing at MontaVista Software.
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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.
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Ballmer: We take requests
April 20, 2005
Microsoft customers want better support for non-Windows systems, including Linux and Sun boxes. Redmond aims to please.
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Java stir puts Sun in a spot
December 7, 2004
Software flaw highlights the rising need for Sun to reach out to tech greenhorns.
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Java Desktop support site launched
July 12, 2004
The site features how-to articles, user forums and software downloads designed to help newbies use Sun's low-cost operating system.
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Sun may offer Java customers SCO relief
September 10, 2003
Sun Microsystems may add a provision to some of its Java licenses to protect consumers from Linux-related lawsuits filed by the SCO Group.
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Sun plans July release for StarOffice 8
May 2, 2005
The company touts the software's "dramatically improved" compatibility with Microsoft Office, its chief competitor.
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