Friday 3 September, 2010

Sun Mircosystems

  • Ghost of Sun's Schwartz chides Oracle's Google lawsuit 24/08/2010 10:18:00

    Android first seen as endorsement of Java
    Oracle's recent patent infringement lawsuit against Google around the way its Android operating system uses Java is contradictory to the apparent joy of former Sun CEO Jonathan Schwartz in a blog post three years ago still hosted by Oracle.

  • Oracle signals an end to OpenSolaris 14/08/2010 08:50:00

    The company will no longer release binaries for Sun's open-source OS
    Oracle appeared to confirm this week what many in the computer industry already suspected: The OpenSolaris project is dead.

  • Tassie cops refresh 'legacy' Sun, move to Web services 31/05/2010 13:45:00

    Storage upgrade also included
    Tasmania’s Department of Police and Emergency Management will spend about $200,000 to modernise its 'legacy Sun Solaris-based infrastructure which has hosted is core business applications for more than two decades.

  • Oracle resumes construction of massive data centre 04/05/2010 03:17:00

    The move underscores Oracle's big plans for cloud-based software delivery
    Oracle has started up work again on a large data centre in the Salt Lake City, Utah, area, after suspending the project without public explanation last year.

  • Java founder James Gosling leaves Oracle 12/04/2010 05:15:00

    Java founder James Gosling is the latest ex-Sun employee to leave Oracle
    James Gosling, the creator of the Java programming language, has resigned from Oracle, he announced in a blog entry on Friday

  • Oracle set to merge Java virtual machines 19/02/2010 00:04:00

    The plan to meld HotSpot with JRockit is evolving, and a single JVM based on both technologies is expected within two years
    Oracle's plan to merge the Sun HotSpot Java Virtual Machine with the JRockit JVM is still evolving, but a single JVM based on both technologies is expected in 18 months to two years, an Oracle official said during a Webcast this week.

  • Oracle brings Solaris, Sparc into virtualization portfolio 28/01/2010 10:37:00

    Sun's Containers and Logical Domains are given new life under Oracle VM Manager
    Oracle plans to broaden its range of virtualization offerings, thanks to a number of applications obtained in the Sun Microsystems acquisition, said Oracle chief architect Edward Screven.

  • Oracle to scale back Sun server line, make other changes 28/01/2010 07:09:00

    Oracle details its Sun road map, aimed at returning the hardware company to profitability
    Oracle will pare back Sun Microsystems' server lines and move to a build-to-order model to cut costs and get the hardware company back to profitability, Oracle executives said on Wednesday.

  • Java's future uncertain under Oracle grip 22/01/2010 11:29:00

    Oracle may control Java more tightly than Sun did
    Would the Java community thrive as well under Oracle's control as it did under Sun Microsystems'? Vendors of Java products seem split about the question.

  • European Union clears Oracle's purchase of Sun 21/01/2010 22:50:00

    There are no conditions attached, but Oracle has pledged to protect MySQL for five years
    The European Commission granted Oracle an unconditional approval to take over Sun Microsystems on Thursday, following a controversial and drawn out examination of the deal.The deal still awaits approval in other jurisdictions, including Russia and China, but approval in the European Union is a big step forward for a deal hailed by some as transformational for the entire software industry, and by others as the killer of one of the most successful open source programs in the world, the MySQL database.

  • Oracle-Sun merger foes head East 19/01/2010 02:35:00

    MySQL separatists address Russia and China as EU assent on the deal grows likely
    With the European Commission seen as virtually certain to approve Oracle's acquisition of Sun Microsystems in just a week, those campaigning to prevent the deal encompassing Sun's MySQL database unit have shifted their efforts to regulators in Russia and China.

  • Sun, Fujitsu speed Sparc server 13/01/2010 12:28:00

    The server is 23 percent faster than its predecessor
    Sun and Fujitsu upgraded their Sparc Enterprise M3000 server, equipping it with newer hardware to deliver faster performance, the companies said on Tuesday.

  • Sun offers enterprise Java technologies but silence on Oracle 11/12/2009 08:05:00

    Glassfish v3 application server, Netbeans 6.8 IDE, and Java EE 6 SDK among the products announced by Sun
    Sun Microsystems officials introduced on Thursday Sun's upgrades to three Java-based technologies, including the company's latest implementation of enterprise Java. But they were silent on the elephant in the room: How the company's efforts might be impacted by the planned acquisition of Sun by Oracle.

  • Sun to shed light on latest Java technologies 08/12/2009 07:19:00

    The company, which has been silent while waiting to be acquired by Oracle, will discuss Java EE 6 and other software on Thursday
    Sun Microsystems, which has been pretty much silent in recent months while awaiting its merger with Oracle, will open up on Thursday about the latest developments in its Java technologies.

  • Study: MySQL use to drop under Oracle ownership 05/12/2009 04:28:00

    Some users say they'll be less likely to use the open-source database if Oracle buys its owner, Sun Microsystems
    Usage of the open-source MySQL database is set to decline if Oracle succeeds in buying the software's owner, Sun Microsystems, according to new data released by analyst firm The 451 Group on Friday.
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