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Sun talks up future of Sparc
News Sun Microsystems published a processor roadmap today which shows despite making Solaris available on Intel, the company is still very much behind Sparc, its proprietary chip architecture.... [01 Sep 1998]
More grief for Microsoft as Bristol jumps on antitrust bandwagon
News The company joins a list of others, including Sun Microsystems and the US Department of Justice, who are taking legal action against the software giant. A small, privately held software development... [19 Aug 1998]
Sun enjoys Solaris give-away success
News Sun Microsystems claims it received over 10,000 requests for the freeware version of Solaris it made available last week. The offer has also led to a further 18,000 subscribers joining the... [19 Aug 1998]
Lucent and Sun provide voice and data integration
News Lucent has announced a strategic alliance with Sun Microsystems to integrate its Octel messaging platform and text-to-speech technology with the Solaris operating system and Sun Internet... [18 Aug 1998]
Sun finds strong support for Jini
News Sun Microsystems has signed up over 30 partners for its Jini development programme. The Java software is designed to run in peripherals to allow them to automatically 'introduce' themselves to a network... [22 Jul 1998]
In brief: Sun and Microsoft reap rewards
News Sun Microsystems and Microsoft have both posted spectacular profits in their year end results. Sun's earnings over the fiscal year were $906m (£553m) on sales of $9.8bn (£6bn). According... [17 Jul 1998]
Sun calls up third party for Java mediation
News Sun Microsystems is to change the Java standards process to include an external audit by an accounting firm. The appointment of a third party to audit the process is intended to tackle criticisms that... [13 Jul 1998]
Truce called in Java wars
News The Java battle between Sun Microsystems and Microsoft has been put on hold until September. The July hearing had been set to discuss two motions filed by Sun in May, which attempted to... [07 Jul 1998]
In brief: Sun smartens up Ultra 10
News Sun Microsystems is to upgrade its Ultra 10 workstation to a 333MHz processor - an improvement on the existing 300MHz units. Sun will also increase available cache to 2MB from 512KB.... [07 Jul 1998]
In brief: Storage standards are on the way
News Among the founders are Clarion Storage, Compaq, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Microsoft, Mylex, Qlogic, Sun Microsystems, Symbios, Unisys, Veritas Software and Western Digital. The storage industry could have... [06 Jul 1998]
Are your Java developers certifiable?
News Sun Microsystems is warning companies to pay close attention to Java accreditation after the company revealed a lack of skills among some Java developers. Bill Richardson, vice president of... [01 Jul 1998]
In brief: US government launches Web payment system
News The system was developed in 1995 by a consortium of technology and finance companies including IBM, Sun Microsystems, BankBoston, BankAmerica and NationsBank. The US Treasury will unveil Echeck this... [01 Jul 1998]
Sun under attack for Java claims
News Sun Microsystems' Java certification programme has been met with scorn by industry observers. Bill Richardson, vice president of Sun Educational Services, claims only 35 per cent of... [30 Jun 1998]
In brief: Novell claims Java speed record
News Sun Microsystems and Novell have teamed up to develop and promote NetWare as the fastest Java Virtual Machine (JVM). The firms claim the relationship will ensure complete support for... [29 Jun 1998]
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