BANGALORE, INDIA: The Solaris Operating System doesn't need any introduction. It's one of the most popular UNIX-based operating systems developed by Sun Microsystems for its SPARC platform as well as ...

Sun Microsystems is working hard to ensure that Linux and Solaris play well together. The server seller is continuing its effort to integrate Linux interfaces into its Solaris operating system, a move ...

The company is continuing its effort to integrate Linux interfaces into its Solaris OS, a move that would make it easier to bring programs based on Linux to Solaris machines. Stephen Shankland worked ...

Sun Microsystems Inc. this week revealed that user feedback has led the company to reconsider its decision to halt development of a version of the Solaris operating system for Intel Corp.’s 32-bit ...

Sun Microsystems Inc. has a busy week planned for the LinuxWorld conference next month. First up, Sun is expected to release its first general-purpose server, code-named Big Bear, to run the Linux ...

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Google is experimenting with the open-source version of Sun’s Solaris operating system as a possible long-term prelude to replacing its massive global network of Linux servers, according to sources.

Sun Microsystems and Dell announced Wednesday a distribution agreement under which Dell will distribute Sun's Solaris 10 operating system on Dell PowerEdge servers. Under the multiyear agreement, Dell ...

Oracle has released a beta version of Solaris 11.2. But does Solaris and the Sparc server platform have a future? Oracle said the new operating system has been built as a modern cloud platform to ...

Sun Microsystems is considering a dual-licensing move that could raise tantalizing possibilities of open-source cooperation between Linux and Sun's Solaris operating system, but legal issues ...

Dennis Clarke once collected cars, but gave it all up for open-source Solaris. A year ago, he took $13,000 in exchange for the last of his collection — a red 1989 Corvette — to pay for bandwidth on ...