Matt Stephens evaluates what effect Sun's open sourcing of Java over two years ago has had on Java and especially its integration into Linux. His conclusion: Not much. read more » DiscussBury
StarOffice 9 reminds me of the classic Monty Python skit in which Graham Chapman wrestles himself. Although StarOffice is being aggressively presented as an alternative to Microsoft Office, it seems read more » DiscussBury
Charles Babcock writes, "MySQL, Sun Microsystems' open source database system popular with Web developers, is taking a step closer to the big leagues with the addition of Query Analyzer to its high read more » 1 CommentBury
Sun Microsystems has announced Sun it will eliminate between 15 and 18 per cent of its 33,400-strong workforce, which is approximately 5,000 to 6,000 employees. read more » DiscussBury
Mark Ferranti writes about financial woes for IT, stating "The financial news for IT just keeps getting worse, with bellwethers like Intel cutting revenue guidance, shares of high-flyers like Google read more » DiscussBury
Lidija Davis writes that "Sun's $70 productivity suite StarOffice, which was added to the free Google Pack just over a year ago, is no longer available as part of the Google Pack download." read more » DiscussBury
"Europractice and Sun will jointly encourage OpenSparc CMT as a reference design among 650 universities and research institutions across 38 European countries." read more » DiscussBury
"Oracle will partner with Intel in the ever-nebulous cloud computing arena, in the latest straining of Oracle's relationship with one-time big-systems pall Sun Microsystems..." read more » DiscussBury
