When it comes to operating systems, Microsoft, IBM and Apple aren’t the only mega-companies with all the knowledge. Sun, with its Solaris OS, has years of expertise with Unix-based operating systems.

Sun has slashed the cost of its Linux-based Java Desktop and Enterprise Systems in the hope of replacing Windows on the corporate desktop Sun is hoping to increase the penetration of Linux on the ...

Most Linux distributions do not preinstall Java-based deployment and development environments. Installing and configuring them is often left to administrators, and if there are many different versions ...

The second version of Java Desktop System will debut on Tuesday with extra features to lure developers. It's the latest part of Sun's effort to offset its server sales slump. Stephen Shankland worked ...

March 22, 2004 — Sun Microsystems is actively seeking an audience with the governments of developing countries like the Philippines, hoping to convince government officials to give open source a shot ...

Sun is hoping to increase the penetration of Linux on the enterprise desktop by slashing the price of its Java Desktop System, which is designed to replace Microsoft's Windows operating system and ...

I got an interesting comment in response to last week's blog on desktop Linux in which the person refered to Stephen Shankland's CNET news report from June of 2005 entitled: "Sun steps back from ...

Santa Clara, Calif.-based Sun hopes the combo will attract custom system builders. John Fowler, Sun's CTO for Software, acknowledged, though, that the Java Desktop System would initially only exploit ...

Sun Microsystems Inc. is pulling back plans to market and sell its Linux-based desktop operating system and is considering giving the technology to the open-source community, the company quietly ...

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BERLIN – Sun Microsystems Inc. has just rolled out its first Linux-based desktop software and is working to secure deals with governments and businesses to deploy it, but the company isn’t targeting ...