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    The OpenOffice.org community released version 2.2 last week, including updates to OpenOffice's word processor, spreadsheet, presentations and database software.

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    Microsoft announced on Thursday that it landed Quest Software as its first licensee in a protocol technology program formed following action by European antitrust regulators.

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    The idea of getting a robust, scalable operating system for free hasn't clicked with many enterprises -- until now.

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    Richard Stallman says even if Sun and others follow IBM's lead and started defusing the patent minefield of software development, the battle against software patents must continue.

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    With the 'Mad Hatter' project, a beefed-up form of the old thin-client idea, Sun will be delivering Linux-based desktop machines that promise to undercut Windows.

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    With the 'Mad Hatter' project, a beefed-up form of the old thin-client idea, Sun will be delivering Linux-based desktop machines that promise to undercut Windows.

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    Red Hat and Sun Microsystems are gearing up to sell Linux for desktop computers, the companies' chief executives said Tuesday.

  • Sun Microsystems Sun Fire X4450 server

    For raw power Sun Microsystem's Sun Fire X4450 is the gutsiest server we've seen, and at 2RU it's compact considering its specs. However, priced at over AU$27,000, this machine will make a dent in your budget.

  • Not as thick as some: 7 thin clients tested

    Thin clients seem to be a perennial runner-up to full-featured desktops, but we think the time is right to stop thinking "what if?" and to get rid of those clunky desktop PCs.

  • Sun adds polish to portal software

    In the run up to a June 19 online launch of a whole new product line, Sun has just released its Sun One Portal Server 6, to replace the iPlanet Portal Server.

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