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  • Linux boots on Sun's Niagara chip

    Dave Miller, the lead programmer for Linux on Sun Microsystems' Sparc processors, said on his blog Friday he has fired up the open-source operating system on Sun's new UltraSparc T1 "Niagara"-based server.

  • Sun preps Solaris 10 for Linux

    Sun Microsystems will build software into its forthcoming Solaris 10 version of Unix to run Linux applications unchanged.

  • Sun mulls buying Novell

    Sun Microsystems is toying with the idea of buying Linux seller Novell, saying that springing for the US$2.64 billion company would hurt rival IBM.

  • Sun touts Opteron server, Linux desktop

    Sun Microsystems has introduced Advanced Micro Devices' Opteron into its server family and announced a deal in China that's expected to boost its Linux desktop software.

  • Sun signs second Linux partnership

    Sun Microsystems signed a deal Thursday 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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  • Dell tightens Linux ties

    Dell has expanded its work with leading Linux seller Red Hat, but its relations with No. 2 SuSE are warming.

  • SCO fees may hit some Linux users

    SCO Group, the struggling company that holds the copyright to the Unix operating system, plans to boost its revenue by charging fees to some customers who have moved from its products to Linux.

  • IBM plans top end 'Armada' Unix server

    IBM plans to release a new top-end Unix server in 2004, a 64-processor machine code-named Armada that will feature the company's coming Power5 processor, a senior Big Blue executive has confirmed.

  • Battling Windows on the cheap

    Sun hopes to make inroads on the enterprise desktop by slashing the price of its Java Desktop System, which is designed to replace both Windows and Office.

  • Gosling: Rebirth of Java on desktops

    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.

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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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