Sun's BrandZ technology, which lets Linux applications run on a virtual slice of a Solaris x86 installation, is finally ready for prime time. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and ...

Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote about processors, digital photography, AI, quantum computing, computer science, materials science, supercomputers, drones, browsers, 3D ...

Sun Microsystems has quietly released a version of its Java Desktop System software based on Solaris, a new step in the company's plan to try to transfer some of Linux's glory to its own operating ...

MENLO PARK, Calif. — Sun Microsystems Inc. rolled out the latest upgrade to its Solaris operating system yesterday, announcing a plan to add key middleware and management components that broaden the ...

SAN FRANCISCO--John Loiacono, Sun Microsystems' former chief marketing officer, will take over a key new role managing the server seller's Linux and Solaris software, the company is expected to ...

The momentum for Solaris on x86-based computers is picking up with Sun’s announcement that several software vendors have decided to support the operating system, which holds more than 50% of the ...

Expectations are high that Sun Microsystems will make some significant announcements this month about an open-source version of its Solaris operating system. Reportedly, key pieces to the open-source ...

MySQL and Solaris are both using an advanced tracing tool to smoke out performance problems, and Linux doesn’t have anything like it. Sun just announced its acquisition of MySQL AB, but for several ...

I'm just interested to find out what's out there for Solaris besides the normal OS stuff. I don't think a lot of people know about vim and Gnome and the like, and I was hoping that this thread would ...

Some people hate the idea of adding proprietary software to their desktop Linux. For these people, there are Linux distributions such as gNewSense that use only free software. For the rest of us, who ...