sun microsystems

RE[3]: Open Solaris works fine

admin — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 04:43:16 -0600

A new study on the major players in the Unix server market has declared IBM the clear customer favorite and brought to light some serious issues with Sun Microsystems' product line.

Public Open Source Companies: Much Ado About Nothing?

admin — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 12:59:17 -0600

I mentioned that Red Hat, Novell and Sun Microsystems now have such incredibly low market capitalization that the independent existence of these open source leaders is threatened. The situation is substantially worse today. Do you think these companies are valued properly?

no cache?

admin — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:24:10 -0600

Sun Microsystems is expected to revamp its core Unix server line on Tuesday with the debut of its high-end UltraSparc IV+ processor .

Cloud Has Shrinking Effect on StarOffice Price Tag

admin — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:40:25 -0600

Last Friday Sun Microsystems, its fortunes about as low as a snake's belly, moved its StarOffice franchise into a new Cloud Computing unit with clear instructions to "grow revenues." StarOffice 9, the latest ...

Live from Beijing China: Community to Launch NetBeans 6.5 IDE at...

admin — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 13:28:41 -0600

Sun Microsystems, Inc. and the NetBeans community today announced the imminent release of the NetBeans Integrated Development Environment 6.5. This release provides an intuitive and feature-rich IDE for PHP and ...

GNOME.Asia Summit 2008 Report

admin — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 08:33:25 -0600

17Lamp.net: "The first ever GNOME.Asia Summit was held at the Beihang university, Beijing, China, from October 18th to 19th, 2008. The GNOME Foundation was the organizer of GNOME.Asia Summit in collaboration with Sun Microsystems, Beijing Linux User Group (BLUG) and China OSS Promotion Union (COPU)."

MySQL - so far, so good

admin — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 06:13:48 -0600

Soon after the employees of Sweden-based MySQL learned that the company was being acquired by Sun Microsystems, they were asked which elements of MySQL’s corporate culture Sun should preserve. Their answers included the usual “diversity,” “collaboration” and “communication.” But one response stood out: "Singing ‘Helan går.’ ”..

MySQL - Focus on Scalability for Web 2.0

admin — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 06:10:36 -0600

MySQL has traditionally been focused on being the top database for online applications, a focus that has not shifted with the acquisition of MySQL AB by Sun Microsystems. Looking ahead, company officials said a key focus for the product will be to help organizations scale up and out. With large-scale Web applications, the sheer number of users,...

Java's Spiral Into Extinction - Can Open Source Stop It?

admin — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 11:01:44 -0600

steaming open cup: "The single feed from java.blogs that caught my attention today was this title: Sun Microsystems to Cut 6000 Jobs."

Sun banks on open source for its survival

admin — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 16:41:42 -0600

Sun Microsystems is slashing its workforce on a scale typically reserved for automakers , announcing Friday that it plans to lay off up to 6,000 employees -- a restructuring that comes on top of earlier ...