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Michael Dell speaks out on IBM/Sun deal

Michael Dell speaks out on IBM/Sun deal

Dell founder and chief executive Michael Dell is reportedly in favor of the rumoured IBM/Sun merger.
Shaun Nichols Mar 25 2009 9:53AM Hardware
Sun warns of new security vulnerability

Sun warns of new security vulnerability

Sun Microsystems is advising administrators to update their software after a vulnerability was detected in the Java System Identity Manager software.
Shaun Nichols Mar 25 2009 6:04AM Security
Sun warns of new security holes

Sun warns of new security holes

Sun is advising administrators to updater their software after a vulnerability was detected in the company's Java System Identity Manager software.
Shaun Nichols Mar 24 2009 3:05PM Security
Sun warns of new security holes

Sun warns of new security holes

Sun is advising administrators to updater their software after a vulnerability was detected in the company’s Java System Identity Manager software.
Shaun Nichols Mar 24 2009 2:37PM Security
IBM Sun deal hits delays

IBM Sun deal hits delays

The proposed IBM Sun deal is still on but discussions could take several more days as IBM lawyers perform due diligence, according to Reuters.
Phil Muncaster Mar 23 2009 6:45AM Hardware
BOM-ANU deploy $30m Sun supercomputer

BOM-ANU deploy $30m Sun supercomputer

The Australian Bureau of Meteorology will be the first major weather forecasting site worldwide to run on an open source stack as part of a $30 million-plus supercomputer rollout.
Staff Writers Mar 19 2009 1:32PM Hardware
Sun aims to redesign the data centre hard drive mix

Sun aims to redesign the data centre hard drive mix

Sun Microsystems is hoping that its new range of solid state drives (SSDs) will lead the way in re-engineering the data centre around Flash drive technology.
Iain Thomson Mar 12 2009 6:15AM Storage
HP and Sun ink Solaris deal

HP and Sun ink Solaris deal

Sun and HP have agreed to a new deal which will see the Solaris software platform offered on HP's servers.
Shaun Nichols Feb 26 2009 1:50PM Hardware
Sun launches JavaFX Mobile

Sun launches JavaFX Mobile

Sun Microsystems has launched the JavaFX Mobile platform today, promising to let developers create rich applications across the broadest possible range of mobile devices, from consumer handsets to smartphones.
Phil Muncaster Feb 13 2009 6:36AM Software
GlassFish gets LAMP stack and multimedia add-on

GlassFish gets LAMP stack and multimedia add-on

Sun Microsystems has added an integrated LAMP stack and communications server add-on developed with Ericsson to its open source GlassFish Web platform.
Staff Writers Feb 11 2009 3:15PM Software
Microsoft pushes Vista for school laptops

Microsoft pushes Vista for school laptops

Microsoft is backing Vista as its platform of choice for the Federal Government’s student laptop project, despite XP’s dominance in the netbook market.
Ry Crozier Feb 9 2009 9:25AM Software
MySQL co-founder quits Sun

MySQL co-founder quits Sun

Michael ‘Monty’ Widenius, co-founder of MySQL, has announced that that he is leaving Sun Microsystems.
Iain Thomson Feb 6 2009 3:33PM Software
Sun appoints new A/NZ MD after Bennet resigns

Sun appoints new A/NZ MD after Bennet resigns

Sun Microsystems’s A/NZ managing director Duncan Bennet has resigned “to pursue other interests”, with former director of sales Andrew Goodlace to assume the role of acting MD.
Staff Writers Feb 4 2009 3:53PM Hardware
Sun finishes major data centre consolidation project

Sun finishes major data centre consolidation project

Sun Microsystems has consolidated a nine-building ex-Storagetek data centre campus into a new multi-storey facility, cutting its floor space requirements by more than half.
Staff Writers Jan 27 2009 3:43PM Hardware
Sun bundles drive virtualisation into SMB market

Sun bundles drive virtualisation into SMB market

Sun Microsystems has created two hardware and software bundles as part of an initiative to drive server virtualisation downstream into the SMB space.
Staff Writers Jan 19 2009 2:34PM Hardware
Sun expands cloud capabilities with Q-Layer buy

Sun expands cloud capabilities with Q-Layer buy

Sun Microsystems has boosted its cloud computing capabilities with the acquisition of Q-Layer, a Belgium-based firm specialising in the automation and deployment of public and private clouds.
Phil Muncaster Jan 8 2009 6:55AM Financial Services
Q & A – Sun Microsystems CIO Bob Worrall

Q & A – Sun Microsystems CIO Bob Worrall

On the data centre challenges facing IT managers, why IT service provision is changing and what problems will it present to IT managers
Dave Bailey Dec 22 2008 5:10PM Software
Audi Australia rolls out Mitel unified communications

Audi Australia rolls out Mitel unified communications

Audi Australia is claimed to be one of the first local companies to use a virtual voice and data desktop environment incorporating unified communications that has been created by Mitel and Sun.
Staff Writers Dec 19 2008 10:35AM Software
OpenSolaris gets snapshot tool

OpenSolaris gets snapshot tool

Sun Microsystems has announced availability of the latest OpenSolaris update, which adds a new snapshot feature, boosts performance, and is easier to deploy in data centres, according to the vendor.
Daniel Robinson Dec 15 2008 7:06AM Software
Sun rolls out Shanghai servers

Sun rolls out Shanghai servers

Server vendor Sun Microsystems will update its rackmount and blade lines today with new systems built around AMD's latest quad-core Opteron processor called Shanghai.
Egan Orion Dec 10 2008 7:12AM Hardware

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