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  • Google, Sun plan partnership

    Sun Microsystems and Google plan to announce a collaborative effort that some analysts speculate could elevate the profile of the OpenOffice.org and Java software packages.

  • Vulnerability hits Java for mobile phones

    A Polish researcher has found two vulnerabilities in the mobile phone version of Sun Microsystems' Java software that under unusual circumstances could let a malicious program read private information or render a phone unusable.

  • IBM to make Java database open source

    Raising its stakes in open-source software, IBM plans to create an open-source project around Cloudscape, a specialised Java database, CNET News.com has learned.

  • Red Hat exec takes Sun to task on open source

    A top Red Hat executive has attacked the open-source credentials of its sometime business partner Sun Microsystems.

  • Sun opens Project Looking Glass

    In a move that reflects the growing power of the open-source programming movement, Sun Microsystems plans Monday to share an experimental user interface for desktop computers called Project Looking Glass.

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  • Sun wrestles with open-source Java

    Sun Microsystems is grappling with applying an open-source philosophy to its Java software as the company weighs risks and benefits over whether it should jump in further or not. But some experts are suggesting a middle ground.

  • Sun to upgrade Linux desktop software

    Sun Microsystems plans to release the second version of its Java Desktop System, the server maker's version of Linux for desktop computers.

  • Sun plans Java ID cards for PCs

    Sun Microsystems' Java Card technology, which is used to identify millions of mobile phone users, is expected to come to PCs as well, a Sun executive said.

  • Microsoft to take direct shots at Linux rivals

    Microsoft is refining its "Get the Facts" Linux attack, taking specific aim at Red Hat, Novell and IBM rather than the broader movement around the open-source operating system.

  • Sun signs second Linux partnership

    Sun Microsystems signs a deal to incorporate SuSE's version of the Linux operating system in its servers, the company's second step in moving beyond its own version of Linux.

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Reviews (2)

  • Nokia woos Linux programmers

    Nokia has released software to let Linux programmers develop Java software for its mobile phones, the company said on Tuesday.

  • Sun strategy: A Java giveaway

    Sun plans to bundle its application server software into Solaris, a move that could shake the industry.

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