Has IBM's US$2.1 billion offer to buy Rational Software broken a psychological barrier to deal-making in the technology business? ZDNet analyses the consequences.
Sun Microsystems on Tuesday reported a slightly narrower net loss of US$123 million for its first quarter of fiscal year 2006, which included results from the acquisitions of Storage Technology and SeeBeyond and the mandatory arrival of stock-option accounting.
Sun Microsystems has appointed Duncan Bennet as its new Managing Director for Australia and New Zealand. Bennet told ZDNet.com.au that open source, and green datacentres were the future for Sun.
The company says its acquisition of open-source database provider MySQL will enable it to dominate in open-source server software.
Sun has backtracked on previous plans to release important backup features for its MySQL database under a proprietary licence, following widespread criticism from the open-source community.
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Java has come full circle, and James Gosling has watched the 12-year journey. Gosling, who helped invent the Java programming language, talks about how Sun Microsystems plans to return Java to its roots and the role of the newly launched JavaFX Script.
Sun Microsystems is building up its intellectual property in three key storage areas in a bid to provide a more integrated offering than its competitors, said a senior company executive.
Sun's $4.1 billion buyout of StorageTek is a huge bet: It's the last cash deal that size Sun will be able to make.
The companies bridge a networking-system rift, while customers hope more such collaborations are on the way.
Employees present the greatest risk so Sun hopes to have computers monitor themselves and even predict customer problems.
Sun would like to think it can succeed where others have failedÂÂâ€"in breaking Microsoft's stranglehold on the office productivity marketâ€"by offering a product that's almost as good as Microsoft Office at a much lower price. Do the sums add up?
StarOffice 6.0 is relatively inexpensive, but it's unlikely to win over existing users of Microsoft's Office products.
In this special review, we round up the various authentication devices on the market. From fingerprint scanners, to single sign-on software and biometric technology -- we have the authentication market covered.
A deal cinched Wednesday could help Microsoft tackle a long-standing problem: How to sell new software to customers reluctant to give up a 7-year-old version of Windows.
Microsoft is moving ahead with plans to more tightly integrate the development of Windows, Office and its other programs--and much of these efforts are tied to Longhorn.
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