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Year in review: New players enliven open source

December 21, 2007 Yahoo, Google, Adobe, Sun Microsystems, and even Microsoft freshen up the open-source marketplace. TAGS: open source, Mozilla Corp., Firefox, open-source software, Red Hat Inc., Google Inc., Adobe Systems Inc., Sun Microsystems Inc., Linux, programming, Yahoo! Inc., Web browser, Microsoft Corp.

Sun outlines future Java standards

June 28, 2005 Sun Microsystems releases developer kit for Java SE 6, considers changes to Java SE 7. TAGS: Java, Sun Microsystems Inc., XML, programming

Sun's Fortran replacement goes open-source

January 12, 2007 Good-bye Fortran, hello Fortress? Server maker seeks open-source help building alternative to decades-old programming language. TAGS: Fortran, workload, Sun Microsystems Inc., programming language, multi-core, high-performance computing, replacement, programming, open source, high-performance, server

Father of Java joins Sun tools group

November 6, 2003 Sun Microsystems says that James Gosling, considered the father of the Java programming language, will join Sun's Developer Platforms Group as chief technology officer. TAGS: James Gosling, Sun Microsystems Inc., Java, development tool, application development, programming language, chief technology officer, programming, IBM Corp., vice president, developer, Microsoft Corp.

Google acquires programming toolmaker PeakStream

June 6, 2007 The start-up sells tools for writing software that can take advantage of multicore processors as well as graphics and gaming chips. TAGS: multi-core processor, Google Inc., programming, graphics chip, Sun Microsystems Inc., IBM Corp., server, games

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 license gets open-source nod

January 19, 2005 The company has secured a crucial approval in its plan to make Solaris an open-source project, CNET News.com has learned. TAGS: OSI, Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., open source, open-source project, approval, BSD, GPL, Sun UltraSPARC, computer science, IBM Corp., Linux, programming, project, operating system, server

Open-source details hold up Solaris release

November 4, 2004 Sun will release the source code of its operating system, but those eager for details may have to wait until early 2005. TAGS: Sun Solaris, Jonathan Schwartz, Sun Microsystems Inc., open source, Red Hat Inc., Sun Solaris 10, source code, pricing, open-source software, IBM Corp., operating system, programming, server, Linux

Sun poised to take open-source Solaris step

January 24, 2005 Firm is expected to start sharing some source code of the OS and to detail its OpenSolaris plan on Tuesday. TAGS: Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., OpenSolaris, biotechnology, Red Hat Inc., open source, Linux, Unix, IBM Corp., developer, programming, operating system

Sun to beef up Java tools

June 24, 2004 Using code names like Tiger and Mako, the company's ready to sink its teeth into programming improvements. TAGS: J2SE, Sun Java Studio Creator, Mako, Sun Microsystems Inc., Java, SCO Group Inc., Java tool, Java development tool, development tool, programming, developer, conference

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

Sun, Big Blue reach out to developers

February 18, 2004 Selected companies line up for a peek at Sun's Java Studio Creator tool, a forerunner to wider beta testing in March, as IBM releases evaluation packages for its Eclipse-based consolidated tools. TAGS: Sun Java Studio Creator, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Java, Java tool, evaluation, IBM Corp., Java, development tool, Web application, programming, developer, server

Open-source advocate: Release Java code

February 13, 2004 A day after Sun chief Scott McNealy says "open source is our friend," a prominent advocate of the collaborative programming philosophy calls on the company to open Java code. TAGS: Java, Sun Microsystems Inc., Scott McNealy, open source, Python, open-source software, IBM Corp., Unix, programming, Linux, Microsoft Corp., CEO

Alpha Java geek returns

January 28, 2004 James Gosling recently returned to Sun Microsystems' Java tools division. Can his star power breathe new life into Sun software? TAGS: James Gosling, Java tool, Java, IDE, Sun Microsystems Inc., product development, Java server, development tool, health, programming, developer

IBM urges Sun to make Java open source

February 26, 2004 Big Blue offers to work with Sun to help shepherd the programming language--Sun's most valuable software asset--through an open-source development model. TAGS: Java, Sun Microsystems Inc., Java technology, open source, James Gosling, IBM Corp., Java software, open-source software, letter, asset, vice president, programming

Sun's Tiger aims to tame Java programming

February 5, 2004 The test version of the J2SE development specification includes enhancements designed to make Java programmers more productive and desktop Java applications easier to manage. TAGS: J2SE, Java, Java 2, Java application, SCO Group Inc., Sun Microsystems Inc., Java programmer, James Gosling, Java software, Java tool, Java program, development tool, desktop computer, specification, programmer, programming

Sun plots push for open-source tools

December 4, 2003 The company plans to grab a bigger slice of Java tools business by overhauling its NetBeans software and by improving how tools and code work together. TAGS: Sun NetBeans, Java tool, BEA Systems Inc., Sun Microsystems Inc., Java, interoperability, open source, development tool, project, programming

Sun to renew its hunt for developers

September 2, 2003 The company looks to drive adoption of its Project Orion software-bundling strategy with Java development tools designed to work with the entire Orion suite. TAGS: Sun ONE, BEA Systems Inc., Sun Microsystems Inc., development tool, Java application, Java, Java development tool, application server, Borland Software Corp., Sun Solaris, developer, pricing, conference, Linux, programming, IBM Corp.