IBM and Sun Introduce New One-terabyte Storage Tape Drives
	It looks like the latest news from the storage market finally bring something else than just details on Solid State Drives. These days, the entire media has been ablaze with talks about the most recent announcements made by IBM and Sun Microsystems, which have once again brought tape storage drives into the spotlight. While Sun's announcement was made on Monday, IBM came through with its new product just yesterday. At the onset of ... [read more >>]
	16 July 2008, 06:09GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Sun Microsystems to Implement SSDs in Its Server Lineup
	Sun Microsystems, a leading manufacturer of server systems, is going to integrate SSDs in several series of its machines. Apparently, the manufacturer is trying to lower the power consumption of its machines and reduce the total cost of ownership, while boosting the overall performance of the servers. "Flash SSD is the most exciting innovation to happen to system and storage design in over a decade. By mid-2009, it will b ... [read more >>]
	06 June 2008, 02:56GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

OpenSolaris Indiana 2008.05 Released
	OpenSolaris, the operating system created by Sun Microsystems, has finally reached its first stable release, 2008.05. I think this is one of the most awaited operating systems by developers, sysadmins and users who are interested in developing and improving operating systems. OpenSolaris 2008.05 comes packed with features that you wi ... [read more >>]
	05 May 2008, 09:20GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Java Coming to the iPhone After All
	Sun Microsystems is planning to roll out a Java Virtual Machine for Apple's iPhone this summer, "some time after June," according to InfoWorld. The virtual machine is said to allow Java apps to run on the both A ... [read more >>]
	11 March 2008, 10:59GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Sun Microsystems Completes The Acquisition of MySQL
	Sun Microsystems announced yesterday that it has completed the acquisition of MySQL AB, the developer of the most popular open source database, for approximately $1 billion. MySQL's complete portfolio of products and enterprise services were unveiled and are available for use. Sun provides a single ... [read more >>]
	27 February 2008, 10:29GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Intel, AMD, Nvidia, Sun Slammed With Patent Infringement Lawsuit
	A small company called Implicit Networks, has managed to attract all the IT industry titans and drag them in a patent infringement lawsuit. AMD, Nvidia, Intel, Sun, Raza Microelectronics and Real Networks have been called to the Court for an alleged patent infringement regarding Implict's intellectual property. The lawsuit has been filled with the Washington Western District Court on February the 4th. It alleges that the ... [read more >>]
	20 February 2008, 09:26GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

A Cup of Virtualization, Please!
	Virtualization has become a trend when talking about storage and server business. Just like one of Murphy's laws says, the less people know about technology, the more they try to get hold of it. Virtualization is on everybody's lips, no matter if they don't have a clue about what it does. In general terms, virtualization refers to the abstraction of computing resources, especially to splitting a single physical resource ( ... [read more >>]
	18 December 2007, 08:40GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Dell Servers with OpenSolaris Coming Soon
	14 November, Oracle OpenWorld 2007 conference, Michael Dell (Dell CEO and founder) and Jonathan Schwartz (Sun Microsystems CEO) announce that Dell will offer rack and blade servers with Sun's Solaris and OpenSolaris operating systems. That means anyone who will buy a Dell rack or blade optimized servers will have the possibility to install one of Sun's operating systems, Solaris or OpenSolaris. Not only that, but the c ... [read more >>]
	15 November 2007, 09:59GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

U.S Department of Defense Uses Open Source Software
	The U.S. Department of Defense will be holding the third Department of Defense Open IT Conference from 11th to 12th December in Washington, D.C. This demonstrates how widespread the adoption of open source software is and points out how to get the best results using this type of software. The main goal of the conference is to show t ... [read more >>]
	15 November 2007, 04:24GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Sun Speaks about Solaris 11 at OSCON 2007
	Portland, Oregon was the host for the famous OSCON (O'Reilly Open Source Convention) this year. Among the special guests who took word at this event there was also Sun's operating system chief and creator of Debian, Ian Murdock. Murdock was there to share a few details over Sun's "Project Indiana". Project Indiana is an open-source venture that was set up in order to allow the community of Solaris user ... [read more >>]
	31 July 2007, 03:49GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Sun Introduces JavaFX Mobile
	Sun Microsystems has introduced the JavaFX Mobile software system in order to improve the flexibility of the mobile system. It is based on the Java platform and comes as an improvement for faster, better, more reliable applications. On the occasion of the JavaOne conference, Sun has presented their concept of the JavaFX Mobile. The software is actually designed to run on any mobile device and is meant to match the high capabilities [ADM ... [read more >>]
	11 May 2007, 05:41GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

The First Processor That Supports 256Terabytes of RAM
	Seeing how the battle for the best processor for the desktop market is currently owned by Intel, everybody else has to try and make up by engulfing other unsuspecting markets. AMD for one is trying its luck on the mobile market, they've recently announced that they are responsible for the ImageOn processor behind LG's KE850 PRADA phone. Others aren't sharing the enthusiasm of conquering new worlds, seeking out n ... [read more >>]
	11 April 2007, 12:31GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

10 Gigabit Ethernet for Marvell, from Sun Microsystems
	If an Internet connection means a line to the outside world, a 10 Gigabit line represents a fully fledged open highway with five or six lanes and nobody to bother you. This technology is something that a little while back we used to look with our eyes open and say “we'll never need such high data transfer rates”. Well, you know what they say, never say never, because the applications for the home user might seem limited only ... [read more >>]
	04 April 2007, 11:21GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

SUN Introduces AMD Opteron Based Rack Server
	Adding to their long line on products, Sun Microsystems has introduced the Netra X4200 M2 server, the first Network Equipment Building Standard (NEBS) Level 3 Certified rack server that Sun has built. It uses AMD Opteron processors with an estimated price of $9.845 for the 2-socket version of the Netra X4200 server and $6.145 for the 1-socket version. Mark Butler, Netra systems product line director, Sun Microsystems said: &qu ... [read more >>]
	28 March 2007, 07:03GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia