A First Look at Solaris 10
MadPenguin.org has reviewed Solaris 10, with additional focus on features like DTrace, Zones, SMF, and the new FireEngine TCP/IP stack...
View ArticleSolaris 10 vs. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
NetworkWorld put Solaris 10 up against RHEL 4 in several transaction and network performance benchmarks, in both 32-bit and 64-bit modes. The results show that in 32-bit mode, RHEL is the winner, but...
View ArticleLeast Privilege Model in Solaris 10
A lengthy article at Sun's BigAdmin portal talks about the Least Privilege Model in Solaris 10. This security feature allows processes to have highly granular root privileges, thus giving some programs...
View ArticleSun Cuts Off Information Access
On April 5th, Sun Microsystems will cut off free access to a number of online resources. Only individuals and companies with Sun support contracts will be allowed to get this information. This includes...
View ArticleSun To Open Source Java
According to the most recent statement by Sun Microsystems president and chief operating officer Jonathan Schwartz, the company will likely make the Java Enterprise System available as open source. The...
View ArticleRed Hat Scores European Banking and Insurance Linux Deals
Red Hat has scored a couple of significant victories in Europe this week. First it has been selected for a 8,500 seat Red Hat Linux desktop deployment at LVM, a major German insurance company....
View ArticleSolaris Zones In Depth
An article over at Sun's BigAdmin site takes an in-depth look at Solaris Zones partitioning and virtualization technology. Learn about the benefits of zones, the limitations of zones, zone creation and...
View ArticleSpecs for Sun Opteron Galaxy Servers Appear
Specifications for next-generation Galaxy servers from Sun appeared briefly on Sun's web site before being removed. According to the IDG News Service, the servers are based on the AMD Opteron...
View ArticleSun, IBM Release Disappointing Earnings
Both IBM and Sun Microsystems released disappointing earnings yesterday. IBM's first-quarter revenue and profit rose just 3 percent, lower than financial targets and Wall Street estimates. Meanwhile,...
View ArticleReview of Solaris 10
ZDNet UK has published a short review of Sun's Solaris 10 operating system. New features in Solaris 10 include better performance, a new fast TCP/IP stack, the new ZFS file system, enhanced security,...
View ArticleSun Releases Solaris Express 4/05
Dan Price, a Solaris developer at Sun, has announced that Solaris Express 4/05 has shipped. The update contains about 200 bug fixes, as well as some new features including: X.org 6.8.2, 25% better...
View ArticleIBM and Red Hat Join Forces Against Sun
In what looks like the start of a major operating system war, IBM and Red Hat have joined forces to battle Sun and its Solaris OS. IBM and Red Hat are offering free evaluation services for migrating...
View ArticleAnalysts: Sun and StorageTek Like "Two Garbage Trucks Colliding"
According to several analysts, Sun's purchase of StorageTek is like "two garbage trucks colliding" and a "marriage of losers". The claim is that Sun is overpaying for a business with zero revenue...
View ArticleSun Releases OpenSolaris
Sun Microsystems today released the Solaris operating system as open-source software. The company has published source code to the kernel on the OpenSolaris web site, and will be publishing other code...
View ArticleDell Will Sell Servers with Solaris Operating System
Dell announced last week that it would sell and support servers with Sun Microsystems Inc.'s Solaris operating system. This type of alliance between Dell and Sun will expand hardware choices for...
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