Topic: Operating System

Posted by : Anonymous on Monday, June 06, 2005 - 01:30 AM

SANTA CLARA, Calif. - Server maker Sun Microsystems Inc. said Thursday it agreed to purchase Storage Technology Corp. for $37 per share in cash, or $4.1 billion, including the assumption of employee stock options.
The combination creates a network computing and data management firm which collectively had total annual revenue of more than $13 billion over the past four quarters. Louisville, Col.-based StorageTek makes tape drives and network management and backup software for businesses and government agencies.

Posted by : Anonymous on Friday, April 29, 2005 - 07:35 AM

Tired of waiting while your PC slowly scours its hard drive for a document you stashed somewhere six months ago? Sick of having to change how you work to conform with the computer's rigid way of organizing files? Bored with the flat look of the desktop's graphics?
Microsoft's next-generation operating system for Windows, code-named Longhorn, is supposed to address such digital woes. It may even be released in time for Christmas 2006. But if you've got a Macintosh computer, or plan to buy one, those issues have been tackled. They're amply addressed in the latest update of Mac OS X, dubbed "Tiger," goes on sale Friday.

Posted by : Anonymous on Monday, May 31, 2004 - 08:53 AM

Sun Microsystems' Java Desktop System is a challenger to Windows that isn't quite ready for home users but is good enough to help scare Microsoft into reducing its monopolistic pricing. Java Desktop System, or JDS, is built around Linux, the computer operating system created by volunteer engineers and represented by a cute penguin mascot named Tux. While JDS itself is easy to use, the underlying Linux operating system can be a huge headache for non- experts.

Posted by : trraju on Saturday, November 29, 2003 - 05:12 AM

Data recovery solutions provider Computer Troubleshooters has begun offering an online backup, storage and recovery solution for small businesses in the UK.

Posted by : trraju on Monday, October 20, 2003 - 07:03 AM

Debian GNU/Linux was awarded this year's Linux Journal Ninth Annual Readers' Choice Award in the category favorite distribution. On October 9th, 2003, Linux Journal released the results of its Ninth Annual Readers' Choice Awards.

Posted by : bpburnwal on Saturday, October 04, 2003 - 06:50 AM

Sun Microsystems, a Silicon Valley icon famed for its technology innovations and corporate chutzpah, is on such a steep financial slide that it is coming under pressure to lay off thousands of employees and refocus its operations.

Posted by : bpburnwal on Saturday, October 04, 2003 - 06:45 AM

Sun Microsystems is working with XML voice firm VoiceGenie Technologies to develop a range of speech-activated applications and services.

Posted by : bpburnwal on Saturday, September 27, 2003 - 07:41 AM

Palm will continue to fully support and maintain its OS 5 operating system alongside its latest platform, OS 6.

Posted by : bpburnwal on Thursday, September 25, 2003 - 09:21 PM

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - In a move aimed squarely at Microsoft Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc. is unveiling on Tuesday a suite of software for businesses that want to dump - or just can't afford - the Windows operating system on their companies' desktop computers.

Posted by : bpburnwal on Thursday, September 25, 2003 - 09:20 PM

Sun will announce plans to launch a second, thin client version of its Mad Hatter Linux desktop at its Sun Network Conference in San Francisco this week.