New horizons for Solaris

Sun Microsystems' new operating system is key to the company's long-term integration plan, as is its new Microsoft-like sales strategy. On Wall Street, analysts hope new products will spell bigger profits ahead.

Analysts look for profit from Sun
Wall Street is hoping that new products from the company will translate into bigger profits in the future.
May 23, 2002

New Solaris key step in Sun strategy
Technology built in to the company's new operating system is key to its long-term strategy for making collections of computers act like a single, mammoth machine.
May 22, 2002

Sun eyes application server market
updateThe company, trying to chip away at the dominance of BEA and IBM, will bundle its application server software into its Solaris operating system.
May 22, 2002

Sun mimics Microsoft in Solaris release
The software maker announces version 9 of its Solaris operating system, along with a Microsoft-reminiscent strategy to integrate higher-level components.
May 21, 2002

previous coverage
Sun works to converge Linux, Solaris
The server seller is continuing its effort to integrate Linux interfaces into its Solaris operating system, which would help bring Linux-based programs to Solaris machines.
May 13, 2002