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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 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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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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Red Hat's directory server set for release
June 1, 2005
Open-source version of program acquired from Netscape ups ante in rivalry with Microsoft, Novell and Sun.
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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 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 has software plans for rival servers
July 27, 2004
Company branches out from its proprietary ways with Java system for Windows and HP's flavor of Unix.
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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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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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Analyst suggests Dell-Sun alliance
March 10, 2005
Report says joining forces could help Dell reverse recent server market losses for machines running 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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Sun to upgrade Linux desktop software
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.
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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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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.
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Sun to offer utility pricing for desktops
November 17, 2004
Thin-client Sun Ray product hasn't taken off yet, but Sun hopes subscription pricing will boost its popularity.
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Sun plans per-citizen price for server software
March 2, 2004
The company's top software executive says the program will help it sell its server and desktop software to governments.
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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.
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Commentary: Dances with penguins
August 4, 2003
Financial services firms should stop playing the wallflower, get on the dance floor--and enjoy the benefits of Unix reliability at Intel prices.
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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.
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