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  • Open source vs. open standards

    Sun's software czar Jonathan Schwartz writes that the terms are not interchangeable, a point that often gets overlooked. He explains why it pays to read more closely.

  • Sun offers business-friendly grid software

    Sun Microsystems has upgraded its top-end "grid" software, a product that lets teams of computers collectively tackle calculation problems, making it more suitable for businesses that need strict control of their computing resources.

  • Open source shapes up as rival to Oracle

    Oracle continues to dominate the database software market, but challenges lie ahead from open source, analysts say

  • Sun releases Solaris 10 for free

    Sun Microsystems has fulfilled its pledge to make its newest version of the Solaris operating system available for free.

  • Open-source details hold up Solaris release

    Sun Microsystems is planning the bold move of releasing the source code of its Solaris operating system, but those eager for details of the plan may have to wait until early 2005.

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  • Open-source database gaining favour

    Big companies are warming up to open-source database software as an alternative to Microsoft products, according to a new study.

  • Open source's next frontier

    Open-source software is starting to expand into the big-ticket infrastructure-software market dominated by Microsoft and others.

  • Linux licence overhaul -- don't hold your breath

    General Public License governing heart of popular open-source OS is being updated to deal with patents, other issues. But it'll be a struggle.

  • Open source vs. open standards

    Sun's software czar Jonathan Schwartz writes that the terms are not interchangeable, a point that often gets overlooked. He explains why it pays to read more closely.

  • Microsoft gets on the grid

    Looking to blunt the success of Linux in high-performance computing, Microsoft is ramping up its commitment to create a "Cluster Compute" version of Windows that better fits data-intensive computing grids.

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Reviews (2)

  • IBM's big thinker

    Executive Irving Wladawsky-Berger helped steer Big Blue to the Internet, Linux and open-source computing. His newest mission: grid computing.

  • Red Hat, Sun to boost desktop Linux

    Red Hat and Sun Microsystems are gearing up to sell Linux for desktop computers, the companies' chief executives said Tuesday.

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