Oracle and SUN Archive

Xandros Serves as Foundation for ION Linux Laptops

Submitted by Xenia 2004-05-11 Oracle and SUN 12 Comments

Xandros today announced that the Xandros Desktop operating system serves as the core framework for the new line of ION laptops from Element Computer. Element customized the Xandros Desktop OS with their ION Parchment icon theme, the new Mozilla Firefox browser, and "Unbreakable Upgrade" support to bring an Apple-like customer experience and Windows compatibility to mobile Linux computing.

The Xandros and KDE Connection

Submitted by Fabrice Mous 2004-05-07 Oracle and SUN 1 Comment

The Dot talked to Rick Berenstein, Xandros Chairman and CTO and Ming Poon,Vice President for Software Development about Xandros and their products and the relationship between Xandros and the KDE project.

UnixReview: Sun Java Desktop System

Eugenia Loli 2004-05-06 Oracle and SUN 19 Comments

Zonker wrote a review of the Sun JDS 1 at Unixreview, in the dawn of the JDS 2 release.

Sun Java Desktop System Release 2 Nears

Eugenia Loli 2004-05-04 Oracle and SUN 19 Comments

From Slashdot: Sun is putting out Java Desktop System Release 2. Some overview information is in this article while more technical information about the new management solutions are in this one.

Linux with an Attitude; Sun’s UK exec on Project Looking Glass & JDS

Submitted by Matthew Revell 2004-04-30 Oracle and SUN No Comments

"In a recent weblog I highlighted Sun's odd status in the industry's evolution to free software. I pointed out there that Sun has a verbally ambivalent and even fearful attitude toward free software, and that they still take strong actions in support of it, including their heavy investment in GNOME and their choice to release the overwhelming bulk of StarOffice as the open source OpenOffice.org." Read the editorial by Andy Oram here.

PCBurn Review: Sun Java Desktop 2003

Submitted by Chris Bergeron 2004-04-29 Oracle and SUN 18 Comments

Sun Microsystems has been marketing Solaris, one of the main Unix derivatives, for about twenty years. So why, then, would they market a Linux distribution? Let's take a look at what it is they're offering and what it's uses are to shed some light on the "why". Read the rest of the review at PCBurn.

Linux Viewpoint: Sun Shows Its True Colors, Says Groklaw’s “PJ”

Eugenia Loli 2004-04-28 Oracle and SUN 53 Comments

"It looks like Sun is indeed going to re-run Caldera, right down to creating a Linux distro (Java Desktop) with lots of proprietary addons in an attempt to enforce per-seat/per-employee licensing," writes Groklaw founder and editor Pamela Jones ("PJ" to the online world). If Sun's hope is that we "will all be foolish enough to not care about the GPL and thus forsake Red Hat and SuSE, etc. Dream on," she continues. "The real question," Jones says, "is - when that fails - then what will Sun do?" Read the full article.

Sun Sticks ‘Proprietary’ Label on Red Hat Linux

Eugenia Loli 2004-04-27 Oracle and SUN 50 Comments

A surprising breach appeared to open between leading Unix and Linux companies on Monday as Sun Microsystems' chief executive called Red Hat "a proprietary Linux distribution." The catcall was sounded in an eWEEK.com interview with Sun Microsystems Inc. President and Chief Operating Officer Jonathan Schwartz. Besides challenging Red Hat Inc.'s contention that it is the premiere Linux company, the remark casts the relationship of the companies into a more adversarial light.

Sun’s Second Java Desktop System Slated for May Release

Submitted by Claudio 2004-04-22 Oracle and SUN 33 Comments

Curtis Sasaki, Sun's vice president of desktop solutions, told eWEEK in an interview Wednesday, ahead of the summit, that among the key advances in version 2.0 are management capabilities that allow enterprises to fine-tune and remotely set up the desktop. Also, Sun has exceeded its own expectations by signing 21 original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) for several products the company offers as alternatives to Microsoft Corp. desktop software, Sun announced Thursday at the Desktop Linux Summit in San Diego. TheRegister has a story about JDS as well. Also, MSNBC has a review of JDS 1.0.

Sun’s Schwartz on JDS, DRM, Auto-Update

Eugenia Loli 2004-04-20 Oracle and SUN 20 Comments

With his management team reshuffled, Sun's president and chief operating officer Jonathan Schwartz sat down again with eWEEK's Steve Gillmor to discuss Sun's contributions to the open-source community, the Sun-MS deal's impact on DRM, identity management and visual development tools, and the strategic role of Sun's auto-update technology in the emerging real-time enterprise platform.

Will Sun Adopt the Itanium?

Submitted by Usman Latif 2004-04-18 Oracle and SUN 80 Comments

Sun's recent cancellation of many UltraSparc chips is clear evidence that Sun is finding UltraSparc a huge resource drain. But, the company is still averse to porting Solaris over to Itanium (however they did port it to AMD's 64bit architectures). This article is an analysis of the rationale behind such bizarre moves, according to the author, and Sun's alternatives to this self-destructive strategy.

Sharks, Laziness and Sun’s Gateway to Success

Submitted by Anonymous 2004-04-16 Oracle and SUN 42 Comments

"On balance, it's hard to see how this isn't a runaway success for Sun. After all, they got everything they wanted, plus $1,950,000,000 in found money. But somehow most of the press managed to see it as McNealy surrendering to Microsoft. Rationally, I don't see how anyone could read even just the press release and believe this." Read the editorial at the LinuxInsider.

Sun kills UltraSparc V, Gemini chips

Submitted by Ken Farmer 2004-04-09 Oracle and SUN 50 Comments

Sun Microsystems has discontinued development of two planned chips as it retrenches in a difficult era for the company. More at News.com.

Sun Really Does Have a Growth Plan

Eugenia Loli 2004-04-08 Oracle and SUN 18 Comments

"Challenges remain, but goals are set for Sun" Mike Tarsala analyzes for MarketWatch.com.

Sun Says Microsoft Pact not a Blow to Standards

Eugenia Loli 2004-04-06 Oracle and SUN 18 Comments

Despite a new window into Microsoft's proprietary technology, Sun Microsystems won't stop its call for open standards, executives and analysts say.

Why Sun Threw in the Towel in Mankind vs. Microsoft

Eugenia Loli 2004-04-04 Oracle and SUN 32 Comments

Principles are fine things to have, but only if you can afford them. With its stock declared a 'junk bond' and finishing a terrible quarter, Silicon Valley's leading Microsoft antagonist Sun Microsystems has now decided it can't, says Andrew Orlowski for TheRegister.

Xandros: Good Defaults but with Expandability Problems

Guest post by Ross Edwards 2004-04-02 Oracle and SUN 68 Comments

What happens when a user moves full time to Xandros? How the technical and third party software support works out of the Canadian Linux distro?

Sun Settles with Microsoft, Announces Layoffs

Submitted by Jayson Knight 2004-04-02 Oracle and SUN 46 Comments

Sun Microsystems announced Friday that it has moved to a new phase of legal and technical cooperation with longtime foe Microsoft that will involve a payment of $1.95 billion to Sun, reports News.com. The timing of the Microsoft-Sun agreement could be seen as a smokescreen to mitigate the continued bad financial and layoff news for Sun, says NewsForge.

Xandros Business Edition 2.0: 30-Day Trial

Eugenia Loli 2004-04-01 Oracle and SUN 46 Comments

This is a 30 day evaluation version of the Xandros Desktop OS Business Edition. It is fully functional for 30 days and includes a PDF of the abridged User Guide.

New Project Looking Glass Screenshots

Eugenia Loli 2004-03-28 Oracle and SUN 84 Comments

Sun Microsystems posted some new screenshots of its Java-based Project Looking Glass.