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  • Linux: The reality in Australian enterprises

    The maturity of open-source software tools and services has created a groundswell of Linux users in corporate Australia, a senior Gartner analyst said.

  • Sun's Mad Hatter, Orion debut in Australia

    Sun Microsystems will introduce a flat-fee licensing model with the launch of new enterprise software products, with Telstra expected to be its first customer.

  • Sun ramps up Mad Hatter push

    Sun Microsystems has opened a test facility dedicated to its open source alternatives to Microsoft's office productivity software set ramping up its attempt to loosen the software titan's grip on the enterprise desktop.

  • Next StarOffice goes on sale

    The newest version of Sun Microsystems' StarOffice desktop software suite, a competitor to Microsoft Office, is now available online.

  • Sun cools down Linux desktop plan

    Sun Microsystems is stepping away from an effort to sell the Linux operating system for desktop computers, the company's top software executive said this week.

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  • Linux: The reality in Australian enterprises

    The maturity of open-source software tools and services has created a groundswell of Linux users in corporate Australia, a senior Gartner analyst said.

  • Sun's magic pill?

    commentary Has Sun really released a "Windows-killer" with its Java Desktop and Enterprise systems?

  • Sun's Mad Hatter, Orion debut in Australia

    Sun Microsystems will introduce a flat-fee licensing model with the launch of new enterprise software products, with Telstra expected to be its first customer.

  • 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.

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