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

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

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, operating system, Linux, Microsoft Corp., server

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 Windows, Microsoft Corp., server

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, Microsoft Corp., operating system, software company, server

Open-source battlegrounds heat up

February 2, 2005 Microsoft talks up security to counter Linux and company. Also: Torvalds trashes software patents. TAGS: software patent, Sun Solaris 10, Sun Solaris, open source, patent, Linux, Sun Microsystems Inc., security, Microsoft Corp.

Sun, Microsoft to flesh out pact

November 29, 2004 One-time bitter adversaries will detail extent of their collaborative work. Top priorities: Windows-Solaris and Web services interoperability. TAGS: Sun Microsystems Inc., interoperability, Sun Solaris, pact, Web service, Webcast, Scott McNealy, Microsoft .NET, Microsoft Corp., collaboration, work, Java, operating system, server, Microsoft Windows

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, Linux, open source, IBM Corp., pricing, CEO, programming, server, operating system, Microsoft Corp.

Sun plans to work with NT

September 10, 1998 Sun plans to make its Solaris Unix server capable of handling network services that come with the rival Windows NT operating system. TAGS: Microsoft Windows NT, Microsoft Windows NT Server, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Solaris, coprocessor, Unix system, network service, interoperability, Unix server, Unix, server, AT&T Corp., operating system, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.

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, Sun UltraSPARC, Scott McNealy, operating system, open source, Unix, server, AMD, HP, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

IBM backs Sun's Solaris, renews Java pact

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

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

Looking at Sun's core

December 2, 2004 Sun makes bold open-source licensing moves, but is guarded on its partnership with Microsoft. TAGS: Sun Microsystems Inc., open source, Sun Solaris, Microsoft Corp.

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, Governor, AMD, Sun UltraSPARC, x86 processor, server, HP, Unix, IBM Corp., operating system

FAQ: The Sun-Google partnership

October 5, 2005 What exactly does the alliance mean for the two companies--and for the computing industry? TAGS: Sun Microsystems Inc., Google Toolbar, Eric Schmidt, Sun Java, Sun Solaris, Google Inc., OpenOffice, Java, agreement, Java software, Jonathan Schwartz, Scott McNealy, alliance, open-source software, toolbar, 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, OpenOffice, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Solaris, Excel spreadsheet, compatibility, Microsoft Office, Linux, open source, spreadsheet, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Corp., operating system

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.

McNealy touts 'excitement' of backup tape

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, storage management, Scotland, grid computing, excitement, thin client, Sun Solaris, open source, backup, acquisition, Microsoft Corp., CEO, IBM Corp.