Sun Microsystems will build its entire collection of software into a single, gigantic version of its Solaris operating system and release updates once a quarter, Sun's top software executive said Tuesday.
Sun Microsystems has laid off employees in its software group, part of a gradually expanding job-cut program by a company that has yet to return to consistent revenue growth.
Sun Microsystems plans to announce Tuesday that its Java Enterprise System, a collection of server software, will be available on two rivals' operating systems in the first quarter of 2005.
In a bid to compete better against IBM and Hewlett-Packard, Sun Microsystems said Tuesday it will bundle Oracle's database with higher-end Unix servers and partially subsidise the fees customers would otherwise have to pay to use the software.
Sun Microsystems on Monday announced an update to its application server software along with plans to offer a free version of the product.
Never have I seen a stranger vendor "testimonial" given than that by the NSW Department of Primary Industry's Warwick Lill of Sun Microsystems at Gartner's datacentre summit last week.
Last week I had the chance to hear HP give their world view on why you should join them and Intel on Itanium for your next generation of servers.
Today I'm taking a dip into the most interesting patents -- and patently silly ideas -- and what manner of messed-up services may be coming to your handset before too long, including the fertility phone, smellophone and Feng Shui phone.
Let us develop an appreciation for tech's greatest comedians -- intentional or otherwise.
In the next few years, a "phase change" will take place as companies stop running their own customised computing infrastructure, Sun Microsystems Chief Technology Officer Greg Papadopoulos predicted Thursday.
To move ahead, big software companies are reaching back to a familiar strategy: offering customers a soup-to-nuts "stack" of software products.
Jonathan Schwartz promoted a new theme of participation at JavaOne in San Francisco, with announcements about Java in Blu-ray development, a renewed partnership with IBM and the open sourcing of server-side Java.
Sun Microsystems plans to get into the PC business next year, selling a Linux-based desktop that will cost less than half to own and operate than a comparable system running Windows.
A leading OpenBSD programmer has accused Sun Microsystems of hindering development of the open-source software for its newer computers, causing Sun to scramble to cooperate with the project in response.
The efforts of Microsoft to pressure the Linux community over alleged and unspecified patents is akin to "patent terrorism", according to a local executive for Sun Microsystems.
If you've made the switch to a Mac for the first time, here are a couple of tips for moving files over and getting used to the interface.
For new Mac users, figuring out how to install and remove programs can be vexing. Don't worry; it's way easier than you may have thought!
Government CIOs that dismiss open source software because of support issues, which is the case for the Australian Tax Office, Defence and Centrelink, simply do not understand the concept, according to Sun Microsystems.
Applets are back from the dead, but do we want them? This week's Club Builder also looks at which pieces of software are utter vapour.
At Sun Microsystems' quarterly event, Sun CEO Scott McNealy delivers details about the new, free version of the Solaris 10 operating system.
For raw power Sun Microsystem's Sun Fire X4450 is the gutsiest server we've seen, and at 2RU it's compact considering its specs. However, priced at over AU$27,000, this machine will make a dent in your budget.
Sun Microsystems' software products will support AMD's new Opteron--but not initially the chip's 64-bit capabilities that distinguish it from rival Intel processors.
Sun Microsystems will release new software that takes advantage of the Liberty technology for simplifying the process of signing on to multiple Web sites.
In the run up to a June 19 online launch of a whole new product line, Sun has just released its Sun One Portal Server 6, to replace the iPlanet Portal Server.
CSI Tracing, Ballmer hunting and Bobcats -- Club Builder
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Google should come clean on datacentres
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