Sun Microsystems Inc. released an update to its widely used Solaris 8 operating system this week, adding several tools designed to simplify the management of large numbers of servers. Solaris, a ...

Sun Microsystems has begun releasing an update for Solaris 8, its version of the Unix operating system, that can dish out Web pages faster and is easier to manage, the company said. Solaris 8 update ...

Sun Microsystems Inc. is considering a port of its Solaris version of the Unix operating system to two new processor architectures designed by chip rivals IBM and Intel Corp., a company executive said ...

The company is continuing its effort to integrate Linux interfaces into its Solaris OS, a move that would make it easier to bring programs based on Linux to Solaris machines. Stephen Shankland worked ...

Sun has ambitious plans for the commercial and open-source versions of its Solaris operating system, hoping to achieve for Solaris the kind of ubiquity already enjoyed by Java. To come close to ...

Sun, which has never completely rebounded from the tech collapse in 2001, hopes the no-cost of Solaris 10 will not only attract customers but also expand the number of developers who write programs ...

After months of hinting about its intentions, Sun on Wednesday confirmed that it intends to release source code from its Solaris operating system under an open-source license. After months of hinting ...

Sun Microsystems has gathered a handful of commitments and endorsements regarding its strategy to promote its Solaris operating system on servers that use Intel-compatible processors. Solaris for ...

A mainframe version of the OpenSolaris operating system is now available for download. A mainframe version of the OpenSolaris operating system is now available for download, IBM and Sun announced ...

Sun, of Santa Clara, Calif., on Monday said its OpenSolaris Operating System is now available for free download for developers to develop, test, troubleshoot, and deploy new Web services, ...