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Sun Microsystems Announces Technology Preview of Open Source Sun GlassFish Enterprise Server: related news

Sun Microsystems Announces Technology Preview of Open Source Sun GlassFish Enterprise Server and New Sun GlassFish Communications Server

SAN FRANCISCO—(BUSINESS WIRE)—May 7, 2008— Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ:JAVA) and the GlassFish(TM) community today announced the immediate availability of the technology preview release of the Sun GlassFish(TM) Enterprise Server version 3 and new Sun GlassFish Communications(TM) Server. Sun also announced a new GlassFish Partner initiative designed to provide developers, Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) and System Integrators (SIs) with access to a large number of frameworks and applications running on the GlassFish(TM) application server. Download the GlassFish Enterprise Server V3 at

Sun Microsystems Announces Technology Preview of Open Source Sun GlassFish Enterprise Server and New Sun GlassFish Communications Server

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Sun Microsystems, Inc.: Sun and Wind River Partner to Deliver Carrier Grade Linux for Next-Generation Networking on Sun's UltraSPARC(R) T2 processor Platform Helps Customers Accelerate Delivery of High-Performance Multicore-Enabled Applications, Sun

Embedded Systems Conference Booth #1929 and #2118, Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ:JAVA) and Wind River Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:WIND) today announced that Wind River will port its Carrier Grade Linux (CGL) and Workbench development suite to Sun's UltraSPARC T2 chip multithreading (CMT) processor. Wind River Platform for Network Equipment, Linux Edition, will be the first carrier grade Linux for Sun's CMT processors. With this announcement, Sun and Wind River will be providing the networking industry with a fully integrated, optimized and tested solution of the industry's leading multicore processing hardware and CGL, enabling companies to quickly develop and deploy nextgeneration enabled networking applications. Sun's Netra Carrier Grade rack servers and ATCA blades will be the first CMT systems to run Wind River Carrier Grade Linux.

Sun Microsystems Launches SMB Initiative; Delivers Complete Open Source Solutions to New Customers

SANTA CLARA, Calif. --(Business Wire)-- Sun Microsystems (Nasdaq:JAVA) today announced a small and medium-sized business (SMB) initiative that makes it easy and affordable for SMBs to buy Sun's innovative, open source and highly reliable solutions. Sun is delivering complete, easy-to-deploy solutions that tackle many of the technology issues commonly faced by SMBs to help them increase productivity, reduce costs and grow their businesses. To learn more about Sun's SMB solutions and free trials, visit www.sun.com/smb and www.sun.com/tryandbuy.

Open Sourced Sun SPOTS Puts Everything in Developers' Hands

Like so much else of Sun's product line, the company is open sourcing the hardware and operating system for its Sun Small Programmable Object Technology (Sun SPOT). In an interview with Arshan Poursohi, staff researcher at the Sun SPOT lab, Mary Grush of Campus Technology explores some of the implications of this further opening of Sun technology. Sun SPOT is a sensor networking product based on Java technology. Grush was particularly interested in how higher education institutions can incorporate Sun SPOTs in research and instruction.

Open Sourced Sun SPOTS Puts Everything in Developers' Hands

Like so much else of Sun's product line, the company is open sourcing the hardware and operating system for its Sun Small Programmable Object Technology (Sun SPOT). In an interview with Arshan Poursohi, staff researcher at the Sun SPOT lab, Mary Grush of Campus Technology explores some of the implications of this further opening of Sun technology. Sun SPOT is a sensor networking product based on Java technology. Grush was particularly interested in how higher education institutions can incorporate Sun SPOTs in research and instruction.

Sun Microsystems Announces Technology Preview of Open Source Sun GlassFish Enterprise Server

New GlassFish Partner Initiative to Provide Developers Access to Expanding GlassFish Ecosystem of More Than 100 SIs and ISVs

Sun Microsystems' Next Linux Move (Seeking Alpha)

When Sun Microsystems (JAVA) acquired MySQL for $1 billion, it instantly gave Sun credibility in the open source market. But Sun isn't stopping there. In recent weeks, Sun has quietly increased its bets on the fastest growing version of Linux in the market. And it isn't from Red Hat or Novell. Rather, Sun is preparing to certify more of its servers for Canonical's Ubuntu Linux. The effort includes Sun's latest small and midsize business servers. In an interview with Reuters on April 2, Canonical CEO Mark Shuttleworth reinforced the growing relations between Sun and Ubuntu.

Sun to Fully Open Source Java

Dionysius, God of Wine and Leaf brings news that Sun Microsystems will be removing the last restrictions on Java to make it completely open source. Sun wants Java to be easily available for use in Linux distributions. We've discussed the steps Sun has taken to open-source Java over the past couple years. From Yahoo! News: "'We've been engaging with the open-source community for Java to finish off the OpenJDK project, and the specific thing that we've been working on with them is clearing the last bits that we didn't have the rights,' to distribute, Sands said. 'Over the past year, we have pretty much removed most of those encumbrances.' Work still needs to be done to offer the Java sound engine and SNMP code via open source; that effort is expected to be completed this year.

Sun Adds Comprehensive Video Capabilities to Ubiquitous Java Platform with On2 Technologies

Sun Microsystems Announces Technology Preview of Open Source Sun GlassFish Enterprise Server and New Sun GlassFish Communications Server

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Sun Outlines its Open Source Strategy and MySQL Integration

Barton George: Open source is inevitable, and we are choosing to lead. Open source is a part of Sun's heritage and the idea of sharing. Right from its work on the NFS [Network File System] file server, Sun has made open standards a part of its strategy going back to the GNOME project. Now open source has moved from a side effort to become Sun's main software strategy, the way we develop and distribute our software. And one way is to contribute to existing projects..."

Global Open Source Census Launches to Count Enterprise Use of Open Source Software

BROOMFIELD, CO--(MARKET WIRE)--Apr 16, 2008 -- The Open Source Census, a new global, collaborative project to collect and share quantitative data on the use of open source software, today announced its founding sponsors and launched the Census. With this announcement, companies and individuals are now able to anonymously submit data on their use of open source through The Open Source Census web site: www.osscensus.org. Participants in The Open Source Census will also gain access to reports that benchmark their open source usage.

Sun Microsystems Inc: Sun Releases Java Platform Standard Edition For Business; Subscription Based Product Extends Sun's Industry-Leading Support for the Java SE Platform

TMCNet: Sun Microsystems Inc: Sun Releases Java Platform Standard Edition For Business; Subscription Based Product Extends Sun's Industry-Leading Support for the Java SE Platform

The Open-Source Road to Profitability at Sun

Eric Lundquist of eWeek characterizes Sun Microsystems as "a company that develops open-source software, uses it as an entrée into enterprises, and then sells hardware and services into those enterprises," calling the company the "largest open-source-based IT infrastructure company in the world." His interview with Jonathan Schwartz and EVP for Software Rich Green examined Sun's approach to leveraging open source to develop enterprise market share.

Volantis releases Mobility Server to the Open Source Community

VOLANTIS RELEASES MOBILITY SERVER TO THE OPEN SOURCE COMMUNITY Launches Mobility Server Open Source Project to Help Guide Developers Guildford, U.K.?March 19, 2008?Volantis Systems, which provides the Intelligent Content Delivery software delivering mobile content to more than 350 million mobile phone users worldwide, today released its Mobility Server to the open source community under the GNU General Public License (GPL), version three. In all the company opened 1.2 million lines of code, the result of seven years?of development, to the community. The company also launched the Mobility Server Project to help developers build out the mobile platform. Volantis is the first mobile content delivery solutions vendor to open source its code and the effort is part of the company? move to the enterprise market.

Sun and Wind River Partner to Deliver Carrier Grade Linux for Next-Generation Networking on Sun's UltraSPARC T2 Processor

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- April 15, 2008 -- Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ:JAVA) and Wind River Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:WIND) today announced that Wind River will port its Carrier Grade Linux (CGL) and Workbench development suite to Sun's UltraSPARC T2 chip multithreading (CMT) processor. Wind River Platform for Network Equipment, Linux Edition, will be the first carrier grade Linux for Sun's CMT processors. With this announcement, Sun and Wind River will be providing the networking industry with a fully integrated, optimized and tested solution of the industrys leading multicore processing hardware and CGL, enabling companies to quickly develop and deploy next-generation enabled networking applications. Sun's Netra Carrier Grade rack servers and ATCA blades will be the first CMT systems to run Wind River Carrier Grade Linux.

Compiere Delivers Open Source ERP Solution on EnterpriseDB

EDISON — EnterpriseDB, the leading enterprise open source database company, and Compiere, Inc., the global leader in open source business solutions, announced today that Compiere will offer EnterpriseDB’s Postgres Plus Advanced Server as a database option for its open source enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution, Compiere. Postgres Plus Advanced Server is an enterprise-class relational database management system (RDBMS) that runs applications written for Oracle databases with little or no modification. Postgres Plus Advanced Server is built on PostgreSQL, the world’s most advanced open source database, and enables Compiere to offer its customers a solution having the same functionality, performance, and security as Compiere’s Oracle-based offering at a price that is significantly lower.

Sun launches SMB initiative for complete open source solutions

Sun Microsystems Inc. says it has rolled out a small to mid-sized business (SMB) initiative designed to make it easy and affordable for SMBs to buy Sun's open source solutions and to alter the perception Sun is strictly a "large enterprise vendor".

OPENLOGIC CERTIFIED LIBRARY NOW INCLUDES 400 CERTIFIED OPEN SOURCE PACKAGES, ADDS OPEN SOURCE COMPARISONS

BROOMFIELD, Colo. April 28, 2008--OpenLogic, Inc., a provider of enterprise open source software solutions encompassing hundreds of open source packages, today announced that the number of certified open source packages available in the OpenLogic Certified Library surpassed 400. In addition, OpenLogic broadened functionality of OpenLogic Exchange (OLEX) Enterprise Edition, the industry's first Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solution for comprehensive sourcing and governance of open source in the enterprise.

OpenLogic Certified Library Now Includes 400 Certified Open Source Packages, Adds Open Source Comparisons

BROOMFIELD, CO -- 04/28/08 -- OpenLogic, Inc., a provider of enterprise open source software solutions encompassing hundreds of open source packages, today announced that the number of certified open source packages available in the OpenLogic Certified Library surpassed 400. In addition, OpenLogic broadened functionality of OpenLogic Exchange (OLEX) Enterprise Edition, the industry's first Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solution for comprehensive sourcing and governance of open source in the enterprise.

Sun CEO: "Sun Continues to Lead the Open Source Innovation Revolution"

'The world is moving to open source innovation, and Sun continues to lead that revolution,' said Jonathan Schwartz yesterday, as Sun reported its Q3 fiscal 2008 results. 'We continue to invest in the future created by open alternatives to proprietary technologies, best exemplified by the acquisition of MySQL,' Schwartz added.

Sun officials laud Philippines open-source community

The Philippines has the eighth largest development community for open source in the world. This was revealed by Sun Microsystems executives who were here recently to celebrate the third anniversary of the Java Education and Development Initiative (JEDI)--an open source skills training program initiated in the Philippines by Sun Microsystems together with several local universities and college instructors.

Sun officials laud Philippines open-source community

The Philippines has the eighth largest development community for open source in the world. This was revealed by Sun Microsystems executives who were here recently to celebrate the third anniversary of the Java Education and Development Initiative (JEDI)--an open source skills training program initiated in the Philippines by Sun Microsystems together with several local universities and college instructors.


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