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  • Open source advocate: Release Java code

    A day after Sun Microsystems CEO Scott McNealy said open-source software is his company's friend, a prominent advocate of the collaborative programming philosophy has called upon the server maker to open the code of Java.

  • 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.

  • Who says the browser war is over?

    Opera Software CEO Jon von Tetzchner can claim an achievement held by few of his fellow tech entrepreneurs: He's competed head-on against Microsoft and lived to tell the tale.

  • Sun may offer Java customers SCO relief

    Can fear of SCO help Java grow? Sun Microsystems thinks it just might.

  • The beginning of the end of Java as we know it?

    Though the two companies appear to be cooperating more, especially in the area of Web services, the desires of IBM and Microsoft to vanquish one another should not be underestimated.

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  • Can Sun-Microsoft cease-fire halt the war?

    Scott McNealy spent years sniping at the "evil empire" of Bill Gates. Now, a more customer-centric approach unites the archrivals, forcing them to bury the hatchet.

  • Sun's ongoing war with Microsoft

    Sun has spent so much time on its efforts against Linux and Microsoft that its products may be suffering. One engineer took his concerns about Java's implementation on Solaris public.

  • 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 goes on the software offensive

    commentary Scott McNealy has taken the bull by the horns and announced two software bundles aimed at Microsoft's desktop market and IBM's middleware customers.

  • Web on watch for common enemies

    Security experts are watching out for attacks that burrow through two new flaws, warning that the vulnerabilities are a bigger threat because of people's reliance on the targeted software.

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Reviews (15)

  • Microsoft revives Java in Windows

    In an about-face, Microsoft has said that it will reinstate the ability to run Java programs in Windows XP.

  • Open source threatens Java servers

    Open-source software has already shaken up the operating systems business. Now, Java server software makers are feeling the heat.

  • MS and IBM get caring and sharing

    Both IBM/Lotus and Microsoft have recently released new versions of their groupware suites--Notes/Domino and Exchange--with an emphasis on collaboration. We take them both through their paces.

  • Browser wars on the Mac

    PC users always say they have more apps than Mac users. But that's not true of browsers. We review five.

  • A PC-style turf war in the phone market?

    The world of smart phones is condensing around fewer platforms, raising the spectre of PC-style commoditisation in the wireless world, according to an analyst report.

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