Humble Pie for Sun
Jonathan Schwartz, Sun's president, says the company has mended its ways since the days when "we didn't listen" to customers. Can the Silicon Valley luminary brighten up its prospects?
Oracle and SUN Archive
Sun Begins pay-as-you-go Supercomputing; Sun to buy MontaVista?
Sun Microsystems plans to announce a plan Tuesday to let customers rent supercomputing power from the company's data centers, paying for exactly as much muscle as they need. Also, Sun is in talks to purchase a profitable Linux distributor, sources have told internetnews.com. Sources close to the discussions said they expected that company to be embedded Linux player MontaVista, but cautioned that the deal wasn't finalized and talks could still break down.
Xandros 2.5 Deluxe Review
LinuxTimes.net has published a review of Xandros 2.5 Deluxe Edition with screenshots.
Sun to Help Microsoft Sue OpenOffice.org Users?
Microsoft and Sun have a very suspect legal settlement going on possibly relating to openoffice.org customers. More info here, here, and here. Update: Looks like this isn't quite the controversy everyone thought. Newforge has an update.
Review: Xandros Desktop OS Open Circulation Edition 2.01
The following is a short review of Xandros Desktop OS Open Circulation Edition 2.01 otherwise known as the OC release. This is the first time there has been a freely downloadable version of Xandros in the companies history and I believed it was worth writing a review on. The OC Edition is a limited version of Xandros Desktop that is freely distributable, so you can get it for free and give it out. Read the Review at DesktopOS.com. Also at DesktopOS, a Libranet 2.8.1 review.
Free Solaris 10 DVD
If you "attend" Sun Microsystems' "Web Event" you will receive a Solaris Express Software DVD and other info. We're no sure what constitutes attendance, but it's free, and you can sign up now for an email reminder.
Sun sales tactic targets Linux
Sun Microsystems will begin compensating its sales staff for Solaris deals that involve hardware from other manufacturers, as part of the company's efforts to fend off competition from low-cost servers running Linux.
Xandros 2.5 Business Edition Review
Xandros recently released version 2.5 of their Linux Desktop OS. This new release is available as 2 different options, the Deluxe Desktop and the Business Desktop. This review will focus on the Business Desktop release.
Xandros Desktop 2.5 Business Edition review
Xandros Desktop 2.5 represents the fourth release of the desktop GNU/Linux distribution formerly known as Corel Linux. Xandros prides itself on superior Windows compatibility, and to maintain that reputation it includes some hard-hitting tools for making Windows programs work well on GNU/Linux. It's a little on the expensive side as far as desktop distributions go, and it feels somewhat like a slightly watered-down version of Linspire, but Xandros 2.5 Business Edition definitely has its advantages.
Sun’s Looking Glass Provides 3D View
Tired of seeing a prosaic, two-dimensional splashscreen every time you boot your system? Sun Microsystems recently released to developers early code for Project Looking Glass, a 3D desktop enhancement application Sun hopes will soon liven up a desktop near you.
Project Looking Glass Beta Released
Sun Microsystems' Looking Glass has been released for testing. This is a Beta and bugs are expected.
Sun mulls buying Novell
Sun Microsystems is toying with the idea of buying Linux seller Novell, saying that springing for the $2.64 billion company would hurt rival IBM.
Xandros To Roll Out Myriad Servers After Desktop Release
At next week's LinuxWorld show in San Francisco, Xandros will preview the Xandros Desktop Management Server (xDMS), the first in a new series of servers that will roll out by the end of next year. Xandros' future server line-up will include file, mail, and FTP servers, among others, said Xandros Chairman and CTO Dr. Frederick Berenstein, who remains bullish over the future of desktop Linux, too.
Sun’s Take on Linux
Forgetting that his mama always told him not to look into the sun, PCWorld's Free Software guru takes a look at Sun's edition of Linux.
Xandros: A Linux Desktop for Die-Hard Windows Users
A solid alternative for SMBs, the new Xandros Desktop OS Business Edition 2.5 works and feels like Windows, but it's a lot more secure, says Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols for eWEEK.
Xandros Ships Version 2.5 of Linux OS
Xandros announced the release of version 2.5 of the Xandros Desktop OS with an updated CrossOver Office suite. Xandros Desktop 2.5 now offers an upgraded CrossOver Office 3.0.1., supporting Lotus Notes 6.5.1, Microsoft Project 2000/2002, and Microsoft Outlook XP. Current Xandros Desktop OS users can upgrade the software with a single click. All versions of the Xandros Desktop OS now include Linux kernel 2.4.24 and version 1.6 of the Mozilla communications suite.
Sun targets HP-UX and Windows with software subs
Sun Microsystems has finalized a plan to put more pressure on rivals by porting its entire JES (Java Enterprise System) software line to the HP-UX and Windows operating systems. Bits and pieces of JES - a package that includes an app server, directory server, clustering software and 11 other items - already run on Windows. Sun, however, has now vowed to have the whole enchilada running on Windows and HP-UX by January.
An Interview with Hideya Kawahara of Project Looking Glass
OrangeCrate has an interview with Hideya Kawahara, of Sun Microsystems, the man behind the development of Project Looking Glass. Read the interview here.
Looking Glass: An Insight Look with Hideya Kawahara
An interview with Hideya Kawahara, the lead developer of Project Looking Glass, about one of Sun's hottest projects, recently open sourced.
Sun licenses search software for desktop push
As part of its push to boost Java on personal computers, Sun Microsystems has licensed software called Watson that's used to find and present information from the Internet.