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

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, acquisition, server software, operating system, server, 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, Scott McNealy, Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., open-source software, Jonathan Schwartz, open source, Linux, IBM Corp., pricing, CEO, programming, server, operating system, Microsoft 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, desktop computer, Linux desktop, StarOffice, Linux, Sun Solaris, Novell Inc., Microsoft Corp., server, operating system, Microsoft Windows, PC

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. TAGS: directory server, Red Hat Inc., Netscape Communications Corp., Novell Inc., open source, Sun Microsystems Inc., server, Microsoft Corp., Linux

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., Microsoft Windows, server

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. TAGS: SCO Group Inc., Sun Microsystems Inc., Java, Linux, Sun Server, Jonathan Schwartz, provision, Sun Solaris, lawsuit, desktop software, Unix, server, open source, Intel, operating system, Microsoft Corp.

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. TAGS: Sun Microsystems Inc., Jonathan Schwartz, HP-UX, Sun Solaris, Unix, Sun UltraSPARC, Intel Itanium, HP, server, Linux, Microsoft Corp., IBM Corp., Intel, 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: Sun Solaris, Jonathan Schwartz, open standard, Sun Microsystems Inc., open source, Shanghai, J2EE, Linux, Java, Red Hat Inc., desktop computer, conference, software company, operating system, Microsoft Corp., server

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

Analyst suggests Dell-Sun alliance

March 10, 2005 Report says joining forces could help Dell reverse recent server market losses for machines running Linux. TAGS: Sun Microsystems Inc., Intel x86, alliance, AMD, AMD Opteron, x86 server, Unix, EMC Corp., Sun Solaris, Linux, server, Intel, Microsoft Corp.

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. TAGS: MontaVista, Sun Microsystems Inc., MontaVista Software Inc., desktop software, specialist, vice president of marketing, Linux, exec, California, Microsoft Corp., operating system, server

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. TAGS: Sun Java Desktop System, desktop Linux, Linux desktop software, Sun Microsystems Inc., programming tool, Linux, desktop computer, Linux desktop, SuSE, Sun Solaris, Java software, desktop software, SuSE Linux, programming, IBM Corp., Java

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, desktop Linux, Intel x86, Sun Solaris, Java, desktop computer, server software, IBM Corp.

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

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. TAGS: Sun Ray, Sun Microsystems Inc., utility computing, StarOffice, thin client, digital identity, Jonathan Schwartz, Sun Solaris, desktop computer, pricing, Linux, Microsoft Office, president, Microsoft Corp., server, PC

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. TAGS: Jonathan Schwartz, BEA Systems Inc., Sun Microsystems Inc., Stephen O'Grady, Sun Java Enterprise System, pricing, server software, desktop software, open source, Asia, government, desktop computer, Linux, networking, server, Java

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, HP-UX, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Java Enterprise System, IBM AIX, Java 2, Linux, SuSE, desktop computer, Red Hat Inc., operating system, Java, Web browser, Microsoft Windows

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. TAGS: workload, Linux, Unix, Scott McNealy, Forrester Research Inc., financial service, Sun Microsystems Inc., commentary, pricing, open source, Intel, operating system, server, HP, IBM Corp., PC

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, programmer, Linux, Red Hat Inc., open source, IBM Corp., Unix, firewall, developer, operating system, Intel, server, Microsoft Windows
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