items tagged with Sun Microsystems
Sun's Christmas present: VirtualBox 2.1.0
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2008-12-18 17:30:19
VirtualBox is increasingly being seen as an alternative to virtualisation software from VMware and other vendors. The latest version presents further challenges to the better-known alternatives.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2008-12-18 17:30:19
VirtualBox is increasingly being seen as an alternative to virtualisation software from VMware and other vendors. The latest version presents further challenges to the better-known alternatives.
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Why do Windows programs suck so freaking much? (and what can they learn from Linux)
Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2008-11-29 21:39:13
Look, I'm sorry, but it has to be said. Open Task Manager on any Windows computer and chances are there are a hundred processes even if you're just sitting idly on the desktop. What's with the obsession to constantly make crap run on startup? Let's look at some common offenders and how to cut them down to size.
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2008-11-29 21:39:13
Look, I'm sorry, but it has to be said. Open Task Manager on any Windows computer and chances are there are a hundred processes even if you're just sitting idly on the desktop. What's with the obsession to constantly make crap run on startup? Let's look at some common offenders and how to cut them down to size.
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Sun Microsystems releases StarOffice for Mac OS X
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2008-11-18 16:20:16
Sun Microsystems has announced the availability of its StarOffice 9 productivity suite for Mac OS X. The news comes just one month after the open source equivalent of the latest StarOffice, OpenOffice 3.0 announced support for the Mac platform.
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2008-11-18 16:20:16
Sun Microsystems has announced the availability of its StarOffice 9 productivity suite for Mac OS X. The news comes just one month after the open source equivalent of the latest StarOffice, OpenOffice 3.0 announced support for the Mac platform.
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17,500 jobs slashed at BT, Sun and Yahoo!
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Market News
2008-11-16 05:49:43
File under: this has been a bad week for technology workers. As the economy continues to squeeze technology companies, staff are set to get crunched by swathing job cuts at BT, Sun and Yahoo!
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Market News
2008-11-16 05:49:43
File under: this has been a bad week for technology workers. As the economy continues to squeeze technology companies, staff are set to get crunched by swathing job cuts at BT, Sun and Yahoo!
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Live Search piggybacks on Java's popularity
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Search engines
2008-11-10 22:23:59
The days when Sun and Microsoft were at each other's throats are long gone. The latest development in their lovey-dovey relationship for the 21st century will see Sun help promote the use of Live Search.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Search engines
2008-11-10 22:23:59
The days when Sun and Microsoft were at each other's throats are long gone. The latest development in their lovey-dovey relationship for the 21st century will see Sun help promote the use of Live Search.
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Sun releases a major Java runtime and SDK update - Java SE 6 Update 10
Written By: Tony Austin
Section: A Meaningful Look
Category: Personal and Enterprise Computing
2008-10-29 00:03:07
After extensive beta testing, Sun Microsystems has released update 10 of its Java Platform Standard Edition 6, with many significant enhancements. Will this lead to a resurgence of Java applications on the desktop and the Web?
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Written By: Tony Austin
Section: A Meaningful Look
Category: Personal and Enterprise Computing
2008-10-29 00:03:07
After extensive beta testing, Sun Microsystems has released update 10 of its Java Platform Standard Edition 6, with many significant enhancements. Will this lead to a resurgence of Java applications on the desktop and the Web?
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OpenOffice 3.0 released, ready for download
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-10-13 09:39:22
Finally out of the beta and release candidate versions, Sun Microsystems' OpenOffice.org 3.0 has been released for anyone to download and try for themselves. Here's my "first look" at this brand new Office suite!
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-10-13 09:39:22
Finally out of the beta and release candidate versions, Sun Microsystems' OpenOffice.org 3.0 has been released for anyone to download and try for themselves. Here's my "first look" at this brand new Office suite!
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Sensational and regrettable: Zemlin on NYT Solaris claims
Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2008-09-29 17:37:44
A few days back, the New York Times online ran what was, for many, a sensational headline about Sun's Solaris: "Is Sun's Solaris on its deathbed?" While the piece was not written by its own staff, the fact that what many still consider to be a newspaper with some credibility ran with such a story did evoke plenty of reaction.
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Written By: Sam Varghese
Section: Open Sauce
Category: Linux Blog
2008-09-29 17:37:44
A few days back, the New York Times online ran what was, for many, a sensational headline about Sun's Solaris: "Is Sun's Solaris on its deathbed?" While the piece was not written by its own staff, the fact that what many still consider to be a newspaper with some credibility ran with such a story did evoke plenty of reaction.
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Apple pushes Java updates for Mac OS X
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2008-09-25 17:46:39
The Java updates rolled out by Apple this week include security patches as well as other improvements, but the company skipped over some of Sun's revisions.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2008-09-25 17:46:39
The Java updates rolled out by Apple this week include security patches as well as other improvements, but the company skipped over some of Sun's revisions.
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Sun boosts virtualisation performance with VirtualBox 2.0
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2008-09-07 22:12:18
Sun has rolled out a major update to the open source and commercial versions of its VirtualBox virtualisation software.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2008-09-07 22:12:18
Sun has rolled out a major update to the open source and commercial versions of its VirtualBox virtualisation software.
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iPhone 3G: all your Internet parts are not belong to us
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-08-26 21:31:26
Oops - the UK’s Advertising Standards Authority has banned an Apple iPhone 3G ad claiming that “all the parts of the Internet are on the iPhone” after two complainants pointed out the iPhone lacks Flash and Java. Good decision or bureaucracy gone mad?
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-08-26 21:31:26
Oops - the UK’s Advertising Standards Authority has banned an Apple iPhone 3G ad claiming that “all the parts of the Internet are on the iPhone” after two complainants pointed out the iPhone lacks Flash and Java. Good decision or bureaucracy gone mad?
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Isn't Linux just UNIX under a different name?
Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2008-08-21 03:12:01
What's the big deal about Linux? Isn't it at heart just a PC-based version of UNIX – the ‘70’s hit operating system which has outlived the predictions of its demise throughout the ‘90’s? If you’ve come from a Solaris or HP/UX or AIX background isn’t a PC-based UNIX a bit, well, passé?
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2008-08-21 03:12:01
What's the big deal about Linux? Isn't it at heart just a PC-based version of UNIX – the ‘70’s hit operating system which has outlived the predictions of its demise throughout the ‘90’s? If you’ve come from a Solaris or HP/UX or AIX background isn’t a PC-based UNIX a bit, well, passé?
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Microsoft eases datacentre software virtualisation rules
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2008-08-19 21:33:06
Microsoft has relaxed its licensing restrictions on datacentre software to allow for the growing use of virtualisation. Significantly, Microsoft has chosen to drop its previous 90-day reassignment rule, allowing server software to be moved around a server farm as often as necessary. The change is especially significant for customers running virtualised environments.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2008-08-19 21:33:06
Microsoft has relaxed its licensing restrictions on datacentre software to allow for the growing use of virtualisation. Significantly, Microsoft has chosen to drop its previous 90-day reassignment rule, allowing server software to be moved around a server farm as often as necessary. The change is especially significant for customers running virtualised environments.
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Sun ANZ creates new chief software technologist role
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Technology people
Category: Appointments
2008-08-19 01:13:53
Sun Microsystems has promoted Gary O’Brien to the newly-created role of chief software technologist for Australia and New Zealand.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Technology people
Category: Appointments
2008-08-19 01:13:53
Sun Microsystems has promoted Gary O’Brien to the newly-created role of chief software technologist for Australia and New Zealand.
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Apple tops vulnerability list, but Microsoft still ahead on exploits
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2008-08-10 21:44:34
Apple may have disclosed more vulnerabilities than any other vendor during the first half of 2008, but Microsoft and HP are still 'beating' the Cupertino kids when it comes to the number of public exploits. These are among the findings in a report published by IBM's X-Force security R&D team.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2008-08-10 21:44:34
Apple may have disclosed more vulnerabilities than any other vendor during the first half of 2008, but Microsoft and HP are still 'beating' the Cupertino kids when it comes to the number of public exploits. These are among the findings in a report published by IBM's X-Force security R&D team.
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Misadventures in Sun’s VirtualBox with Ubuntu and Vista
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2008-08-04 04:51:07
After reading good things about Sun’s VirtualBox, I decided to download version 1.6.2 two weeks ago to run Ubuntu 8.04 as a virtual machine within Windows Vista. While it worked perfectly at first, the installation of the virtual tools in Windows caused a complete system crash, which I could only fix by doing a System Restore. What happened, and now that VirtualBox has just had a maintenance upgrade to 1.6.4, will I try it again?
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2008-08-04 04:51:07
After reading good things about Sun’s VirtualBox, I decided to download version 1.6.2 two weeks ago to run Ubuntu 8.04 as a virtual machine within Windows Vista. While it worked perfectly at first, the installation of the virtual tools in Windows caused a complete system crash, which I could only fix by doing a System Restore. What happened, and now that VirtualBox has just had a maintenance upgrade to 1.6.4, will I try it again?
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