Posted on February 23, 2008 by Avinash Joshi
It may be looking to replace Linux in its data center
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September 20, 2006 (Computerworld) — Google Inc. is experimenting with the open-source version of Sun Microsystems Inc.’s Solaris operating system as a possible long-term prelude to replacing its massive global network of Linux servers, according to sources.
With dozens of data centers worldwide estimated [...]
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Posted on February 21, 2008 by Avinash Joshi
As I had mentioned in my previous posts that I participated in the Code For Freedom Contest (a technical debugging contest) Conducted by Sun Microsystems over the past few months. This an India wide Contest conducted by Sun.
My dear friend Rishi M Nair and I backed the Grand Prize in this contest. Sun Microsystems invited [...]
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Posted on February 1, 2008 by Avinash Joshi
Sun Microsystems Announces Agreement to Acquire MySQL, Developer of the World’s Most Popular Open Source Database
Sun Growth Strategy Accelerates With New Position in $15 Billion Database Market
[ Article from: http://www.sun.com/aboutsun/pr/2008-01/sunflash.20080116.1.xml ]
SANTA CLARA, CA January 16, 2008 Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAVA) today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire [...]
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