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    Sun Microsystems will begin releasing significant open-source Java components this year and also will extend the collaborative strategy to the gadget version of the software technology.

  • Sun to offer more free software

    Sun Microsystems said on Wednesday that it will offer free access to its Java server suite and N1 management software and bundle them with its Solaris operating system.

  • Sun retires one open-source licence

    Sun Microsystems is recommending that nobody use an open-source licence it created, a small step in a broader push to pare back the number of such licences.

  • Recommendations for secure OSs

    The results of a recent poll showed that many of our members recommend Microsoft Windows to security-conscious clients, but a flurry of e-mails suggests that others have very different opinions. Find out what they recommend and why.

  • Is Linux on the move?

    CIOs have moved from the sidelines to the playing field in the search for a successor to traditional data centre products. Have they found one in Linux?

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  • Migration news: Windows to Linux, and vice versa

    Why did national radio broadcaster Austereo Group and consultancy Coffey International drop Linux for Windows? And why did soon-to-be-listed Wotif.com abandon Microsoft technologies for Red Hat and Oracle?

  • The open source patent conundrum

    Although Sun Microsystems recently made software patents available for use by open-source developers, OSI founder Bruce Perens cautions that the patent picture is turning increasingly murky.

  • Recommendations for secure OSs

    The results of a recent poll showed that many of our members recommend Microsoft Windows to security-conscious clients, but a flurry of e-mails suggests that others have very different opinions. Find out what they recommend and why.

  • Is Linux on the move?

    CIOs have moved from the sidelines to the playing field in the search for a successor to traditional data centre products. Have they found one in Linux?

  • Is Linux taking over the enterprise?

    These days, the question is not whether you can use Linux, but where you can best use it. Is there more to Linux than Apache and file and print serving? ZDNet Australia investigates.

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Reviews (2)

  • StarOffice 6.0 Beta: for Win95, but not Mac

    The Linux, Windows and Solaris versions of StarOffice share file formats, finally making it available to most computer users. Like its predecessor, StarOffice 6.0 is a full-fledged office suite and won't cost a cent when you download it from the Net.

  • Is Linux taking over the enterprise?

    These days, the question is not whether you can use Linux, but where you can best use it. Is there more to Linux than Apache and file and print serving? ZDNet Australia investigates.

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