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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. TAGS: Sun Java Desktop System, Sun Solaris, desktop computer, Sun Microsystems Inc., desktop software, Linux, operating system, open source, Microsoft Corp., Web browser

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. TAGS: StarOffice, Sun Solaris, Sun Java Desktop System, Sun Microsystems Inc., desktop computer, Unix, Microsoft Office, operating system, open source, Microsoft Corp., Linux, Intel, PC

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. TAGS: GNOME, Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., open source, Unix, server software, Linux, operating system, Microsoft Corp., server

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. TAGS: Red Hat Inc., Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., x86 server, Linux, Jonathan Schwartz, Scott McNealy, Sun UltraSPARC, server, operating system, open source, Unix, AMD, HP, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Sun also rises

April 3, 2004 Forrester experts say Sun Microsystems' major deal with Microsoft makes Solaris and other assets shine more brightly. TAGS: Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., ecosystem, Intel x86, Forrester Research Inc., Linux, asset, operating system, Intel, Microsoft Corp., server, Microsoft Windows

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. TAGS: Jonathan Schwartz, Sun Solaris, open standard, Sun Microsystems Inc., open source, Shanghai, J2EE, Linux, Java, desktop computer, Red Hat Inc., conference, operating system, software company, Microsoft Corp., server

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. TAGS: Steve Ballmer, Scott McNealy, Sun Solaris, intellectual property, SCO Group Inc., Linux, Sun Microsystems Inc., patent, open source, open-source software, Java, operating system, CEO, Microsoft Corp.

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. TAGS: Sun Java Desktop System, Sun Solaris, Scott McNealy, Sun Microsystems Inc., open-source software, Jonathan Schwartz, Linux, open source, IBM Corp., pricing, CEO, programming, server, operating system, Microsoft Corp.

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 TAGS: cooperation, Scott McNealy, Steve Ballmer, BEA Systems Inc., Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Solaris, Linux, operating system, Microsoft Corp., CEO, Microsoft Windows

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. TAGS: Jonathan Schwartz, Novell Inc., Sun Microsystems Inc., Linux seller, IBM Corp., Sun Solaris, SuSE Linux, SuSE, Linux, server software, acquisition, operating system, server, Microsoft Corp.

Open source's patent spat

November 23, 2004 roundup Linus Torvalds and other luminaries call EU patent proposal "deceptive, dangerous." Also: Eye on the big ticket. TAGS: Linus Torvalds, open source, Novell NetWare, Linux, Sun Solaris, European Union, Novell Inc., operating system, server, Microsoft Corp.

Sun looks for users running rival OSes

October 26, 2005 Java Enterprise System server middleware now supports Windows and HP-UX and Sun has a new plan to expand its Java Desktop System to more Linux flavors. TAGS: Sun Java Desktop System, Sun Solaris 10, Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., HP-UX, Sun Java Enterprise System, Linux, Java 2, IBM AIX, SuSE, desktop computer, Red Hat Inc., operating system, Java, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.

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

Microsoft adds new flavors of server OS

October 15, 2003 The software giant makes available a test version of its Windows Server 2003 operating system that runs on 64-bit Advanced Micro Devices chips. TAGS: 64-bit, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, 64-bit CPU, Microsoft Windows Server, AMD64, server OS, AMD, beta, AMD Athlon 64, data center, Sun Solaris, Intel Itanium, operating system, Linux, Microsoft Corp., software company

Dell: Red Hat needs to lower prices

December 8, 2004 Dell executive says Linux seller is risking losing customers to free versions of the open-source operating system. TAGS: Red Hat Inc., Sun Solaris, Sun Solaris 10, Novell Inc., Linux seller, Sun Microsystems Inc., open source, open-source software, Linux, operating system, server, Microsoft Corp.

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. TAGS: StarOffice, Sun Microsystems Inc., OpenOffice, Sun Solaris, compatibility, Excel spreadsheet, Microsoft Office, spreadsheet, Linux, open source, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Word, operating system

Ballmer grins and bears Linux--a little

April 20, 2005 Demos management software supporting non-Windows machines. "I know that's an important capability," Microsoft CEO says. TAGS: Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Virtual Server, Sun Solaris, Microsoft Longhorn, Linux, server, Sun Microsystems Inc., Microsoft Corp., operating system, Microsoft Windows, CEO

Sun builds software to slice up servers

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, utility computing, Sun UltraSPARC, Governor, AMD, x86 processor, server, HP, Unix, IBM Corp.

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: Microtel Computer Systems, Sun Linux, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Sun Microsystems Inc., Jonathan Schwartz, Sun Java Desktop System, Linux, desktop Linux, SuSE Linux, SuSE, Intel x86, Sun Solaris, Java, desktop computer, server software, IBM Corp.

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. TAGS: Sun Java Desktop System, China Standard Software Co., Dana Gardner, Sun Microsystems Inc., Scott McNealy, StarOffice, Linux desktop, desktop computer, Linux, Sun Solaris, Novell Inc., server, Microsoft Corp., operating system, PC, Microsoft Windows
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