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Linux Foundation: The future is Linux

At the Linux Foundation, the future of Solaris, or should I say lack thereof, is clear. Executive Director Jim Zemlin is adamant that "the future is Linux and Microsoft Windows...is not Unix or... Read more...

Sun makes storage market gains

Sun Microsystems has moved ahead of international competitors like Hitachi Data Systems and Fujitsu with its new Open Storage systems, according to IDC's Worldwide Disk Storage Systems Quarterly... Read more...

Microsoft relaxes licensing rules for VMs

As expected, Microsoft on Tuesday announced changes to its licensing policy that makes it easier for companies to shift to virtualization. A licensing cap previously mandated that virtual machine... Read more...

Samsung, Sun joins forces to bring SSDs to servers

Samsung and Sun Microsystems announced on Tuesday that they have co-developed a new 8 Gbit single-level-cell (SLC) flash memory for use in solid-state drives (SSD). According to the companies,... Read more...

IBM, Sun both lay claim to developing first 1TB tape drive

Sun on Monday this week announced its StorageTek T10000B Fibre Channel-based tape drive. With a storage capacity of 1TB, it comes at twice Sun's previous top capacity of just 500GB. ... Read more...

Google adds experimental options to Gmail; Second release candidate of Firefox3 out;

> Virtualizing onto a mainframe. Article> IBM adds in-memory database option to DB2 and Informix. Read more...

VMware talks virtual desktop

VMware is going for a bigger slice of the virtualized desktop pie by offering a hands-on training service that is done onsite. Named the VMware Desktop Infrastructure Jumpstart service, the idea is... Read more...

The corporate virtual world

There is new emerging job for CIOs and IT departments at many big corporations that have employees scattered across the country as well as around the globe. According to Business Week, IBM has found... Read more...

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Press Release: Sun Microsystems Exceeds Profit Target; Reports Results for Fourth Quarter and Full Fiscal Year 2007

Sun Microsystems Exceeds Profit Target; Reports Results for Fourth Quarter and Full Fiscal Year 2007 SANTA CLARA, Calif., July 30 -- Sun Microsystems, Inc. reported results today for its fourth Read more >>