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HP rakes in .Net dough

October 14, 2004 Company has brought in hundreds of millions of dollars in consulting revenue related to Microsoft's .Net software in the past two years. TAGS: consulting, Microsoft .NET, HP, Java, Sun Microsystems Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Sun says Microsoft pact not a blow to standards

April 6, 2004 Despite a new window into Microsoft's proprietary technology, Sun Microsystems won't stop its call for open standards, executives and analysts say. TAGS: open standard, Sun Microsystems Inc., Scott McNealy, standards, pact, call, antitrust, IBM Corp., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft .NET, agreement, server, Microsoft Windows

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, Web service, pact, Webcast, Scott McNealy, collaboration, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft .NET, work, Java, operating system, Microsoft Windows, server

Sun wrestles with open-source Java

July 2, 2004 An open-source approach could strengthen Sun's software. But Sun is moving cautiously. TAGS: Mono, Java, Larry Lessig, O'Reilly Media Inc., Sun Microsystems Inc., James Gosling, open source, open-source software, compatibility, software license, Microsoft .NET, Linux, IBM Corp., Unix, Microsoft Corp.

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 .NET

Ballmer: 'We'll catch Google'

June 27, 2005 At a partner conference, the CEO defends Redmond's search efforts but admits that the .Net effort has been at a standstill. TAGS: Steve Ballmer, Microsoft .NET, interoperability, Sydney, Google Inc., Microsoft SQL Server, Sun Microsystems Inc., CEO, Microsoft Corp., IBM Corp., server, database

Sun and Google shake hands

October 4, 2005 Multiyear partnership will develop and distribute Google Toolbar, Java, OpenOffice and OpenSolaris--and Google will buy lots more Sun servers. TAGS: Google Toolbar, Jonathan Schwartz, JRE, Sun Microsystems Inc., OpenOffice.org, Sun Server, OpenSolaris, OpenOffice, Google Inc., Eric Schmidt, Java, toolbar, Scott McNealy, executive vice president, Netscape Communications Corp., Microsoft .NET

New Java looks to shake up desktop

September 30, 2004 Sun releases Java 2 Standard Edition 5.0, intended to make Java programs run faster and take less time to build. TAGS: J2SE, Java, BEA Systems Inc., Java 2, Java program, Java programmer, Java tool, Stephen O'Grady, Sun Microsystems Inc., Java application, JVM, Java software, Microsoft .NET, monitoring, software company, developer

Can Sun-Microsoft cease-fire halt the war?

April 2, 2004 Scott McNealy spent years sniping at Bill Gates' "evil empire." Now, a more customer-centric approach unites the archrivals, forcing them to bury the hatchet. TAGS: Scott McNealy, Sun Microsystems Inc., Steve Ballmer, war, antitrust, Microsoft Corp., alliance, Bill Gates, Microsoft .NET, Java, Microsoft Office, developer, CEO, Microsoft Windows, server

Sun expands open-source Java plan

August 15, 2006 Server and software company to release open-source components, open up Java for gadgets this year. TAGS: Java, open-source version, Sun Microsystems Inc., open source, open-source software, programming language, C# language, community, Microsoft .NET, software company, server, IBM Corp., Microsoft Corp.

Week in review: Vista on the horizon

January 26, 2007 Operating-system debut might not spark "midnight madness," but Microsoft has a couple of things going for it. TAGS: Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack, Intel Xeon, Sun Microsystems Inc., Week in review, service pack, reader, Sun Solaris, operating system, Intel, retailer, Microsoft .NET, AMD, Microsoft Office, server, Microsoft Windows XP

A smoother blend for Java

November 25, 2003 IBM and BEA collaborate on ways to ease technical differences in their Java lines. Also, software providers work on interoperability among competing development tools. TAGS: JBoss, Java, BEA Systems Inc., Java tool, Sun Microsystems Inc., Java application, application server, open source, development tool, software company, IBM Corp., portal, Microsoft .NET, server, Microsoft Corp.

Java camp takes cue from Microsoft

September 16, 2003 The software giant's rivals are countering it by adopting one of its most successful strategies: Offering easy-to-use tools to drive sales of server software. TAGS: Java, server software, Java company, Java software company, Web service, Microsoft Visual Basic, Sun Microsystems Inc., Microsoft .NET, Java software, BEA Systems Inc., server, software company, Microsoft Corp., Oracle Corp., developer, IBM Corp.

Promoting the promise of Longhorn

July 20, 2004 Microsoft's new developer division vice president, S. "Soma" Somasegar, plots a course for making Microsoft's Windows and .Net software the cutting-edge favorite of developers. TAGS: Soma, Microsoft Longhorn, Microsoft .NET, IDE, programmer, development tool, developer, IBM Corp., vice president, Sun Microsystems Inc., open source, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Java

He said what? McNealy's war of words

April 2, 2004 Sun Microsystems CEO Scott McNealy has launched enough wicked verbal attacks on Microsoft over the years to consider the nearly $2 billion settlement hush money. TAGS: Scott McNealy, Steve Ballmer, Bill Gates, Sun Microsystems Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft .NET, CEO, Microsoft Windows, server

Microsoft signs .Net deal in China

November 21, 2003 The software maker reaches agreements intended to deepen its ties with the Chinese government, even as the country's officials enlist rival Sun in a nationwide open-source push. TAGS: agreement, Sun Java Desktop System, desktop software, information technology, China, teacher, Sun Microsystems Inc., open source, school, Microsoft .NET, Steve Ballmer, government, desktop computer, Microsoft Corp., training, software company

Unisys mainframe gets .Net, Java

July 28, 2003 The company, one of the few remaining in the mainframe market, will begin selling a new high-end system that includes features to run newer software. TAGS: Unisys Corp., mainframe, Microsoft .NET, Java, Intel Xeon, IBM Corp., capacity, Sun Microsystems Inc., Linux, server, Intel

Will Sun-Microsoft bile undermine Liberty?

December 6, 2001 Like dueling superpowers, the companies face two choices in promoting their respective Web security initiatives: detente or a state of constant conflict. TAGS: Liberty Alliance, Microsoft Passport, Scott McNealy, alliance, Web security, American Express Co., Sun Microsystems Inc., Time Warner Inc., initiative, Microsoft .NET, Microsoft Corp., password, CEO, Microsoft Windows

Settling down?

April 2, 2004 Microsoft's top attorney, Brad Smith, says the software giant's recent antitrust settlements reflect its "very committed" stance on industry collaboration. TAGS: Brad Smith, patent, intellectual property, interoperability, antitrust, open-source community, Microsoft Windows Server, Sun Microsystems Inc., attorney, collaboration, Microsoft .NET, open source, Java, Linux, Microsoft Corp., server

This week in open source

June 17, 2005 Can new partnerships make LAMP a more serious contender to Java and Microsoft's .NET? Also: Sun releases Solaris code. TAGS: Xen, Fedora Project, Sun Solaris, GCC, Fedora Core, stack, RAD, open source, Sun Microsystems Inc., Linux, Apache Software Foundation, PHP, open-source software, Red Hat Inc., Microsoft .NET, operating system