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Oracle lays out its vision for Sun: Will it work?
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| Sun wonât play for market share. Ellison was
| pretty blunt about Sunâs prospects as a
| massive server player. Sun doesnât have the
| scale and frankly getting it isnât worth the
| effort. Ellison said:
|
| One thing we recognized that Sun just
| really does not now and is never likely
| to have the volume to compete in the high
| volume, low margin business of just
| selling an Intel server with Windows on
| it or Linux on it one at a time. We think
| that high volume, low margin business is
| a good business as long as you have high
| volumes. That is something that Dell and
| HP are very good at and we are going to
| avoid that business.
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http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=28767
Pearson and Sun Microsystems, Inc. Offer College Students Technology Training, Gateway
to Professional Certification
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| It has a presence in a wide range of devices,
| computers and networks. Open Solaris is an open
| source project created by Sun in 2005 to build
| a developer community around the Solaris
| Operating System (OS).
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http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/pearson-and-sun-microsystems-inc,1093502.shtml
Recent:
Marten Mickos: Trust the Mighty MySQL Nation
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| If MySQL were any old database, putting it
| in the same camp as the market leader
| would certainly give pause for thought.
| But MySQL is not any old database: it's a
| free software one, released under the GNU
| GPL. This changes the dynamics
| considerably, as this fascinating letter
| from Mickos to the European Commissioner
| Neelie Kroes eloquently explains.
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http://www.computerworlduk.com/community/blogs/index.cfm?RSS&entryid=2580
Sun releases Solaris 10 10/09
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| Sun Microsystems has announced the
| availability of the 10/09 update for its
| Solaris 10 operating system (OS). The
| latest release includes a number of bug
| fixes, feature updates and expanded
| support for new processors.
|
| In addition to several efficiency and
| performance improvements, Solaris 10 10/09
| includes new updates for Solaris ZFS which
| integrates the ability to use solid-state
| drive (SSD) technology for data caching
| and high volume transactional
| applications. Administrators can now set
| usage limits, such as by individual file
| system, user or group.
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http://www.h-online.com/open/Sun-releases-Solaris-10-10-09--/news/114449
Oracle's and Sun's Top Guns Reassure the Sun Faithful
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| Some of the best news on the open source
| front appears to be that Oracle will
| nurture MySQL. We've said before that
| MySQL could become an open source on-ramp
| for Oracle's proprietary databases. MySQL
| founder Monty Widenius has speculated that
| Oracle could possibly kill MySQL. As
| Oracle OpenWorld starts, though, there are
| good reasons to believe that Oracle will
| increase its invesment in MySQL. After
| many bumps in the road for Oracle's
| proposed acquisition, that would be good
| to see.
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http://ostatic.com/blog/oracles-and-suns-top-guns-reassure-the-sun-faithful
There's a Friggin' Sun in the Room
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| What is in question is what the backing of
| a giant like Oracle will do for Solaris,
| Java, MySQL and SPARC. Also, how is Oracle
| itself going to change? Oracle will now be
| offering three different RDBMSs (innoDB,
| Oracle, MySQL), on three different
| platforms (Linux, Solaris, Windows), and
| three different hardware platforms (SPARC,
| x86, AMD64). Oracle is now poised to take
| on IBM directly, as well as potentially
| taking on Microsoft's dominance in the
| business world. Solaris is a ready
| replacement for many different types of
| software installations. It works well on
| servers and desktops, has a commercial
| office suite that is very comparable to MS
| Office, it's got Java, and it has database
| solutions galore. It is now possible that
| we are now adding Oracle to that platform.
| I hope so much that Oracle can make it all
| happen. They have the pockets, do they
| have the brains?
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http://elevenislouder.blogspot.com/2009/10/theres-friggin-sun-in-room.html
Mickos letter to EU: Approve Oracle-Sun deal
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| One who shares this concern is former MySQL CEO
| MÃrten Mickos. On Thursday, Mickos sent a letter
| to Neelie Kroes, the European Union's competition
| commissioner, urging that the deal be approved
| for the good of the market and MySQL.
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http://news.cnet.com/8301-13505_3-10370162-16.html
Ellison: No MySQL spin off
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| Larry Ellison, CEO of Oracle, has made it clear that he is
| not prepared to spin off Sun's MySQL business in an attempt
| to placate the European Commission investigation of
| competition issues with Oracle's planned acquisition of
| Sun. The deal has already been approved by US authorities
| and Ellison thinks that the European Commission will follow
| saying "I think once they do their job, they're going to
| come to the same conclusion".
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http://www.h-online.com/open/Ellison-No-MySQL-spin-off--/news/114295
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