Sun Linux and open source news

Java development critical to Oracle Fusion strategy

2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

For developers, Oracle's Fusion Middleware 11g rollout on Wednesday emphasizes Java technologies, particularly the company's JDeveloper IDE, along with concepts including declarative programming and ALM (application lifecycle management).

NetBeans IDE enhanced for teams, scripting

2009-06-29T00:00:00Z

etBeans, the open source IDE championed by Sun Microsystems, is being fitted with additional capabilities this week for development teams and scripting languages.

Sun tools upgrade geared for multicore apps

2009-06-23T00:00:00Z

Recognizing that developers these days must program for multicore processors, Sun Microsystems on Tuesday is releasing an upgrade to its native development tools package geared to this new responsibility.

Sun shareholders will vote on Oracle deal on July 16

2009-06-08T00:00:00Z

Sun Microsystems has scheduled a special shareholders meeting for July 16 for a vote on whether to accept Oracle's US$7.4 billion proposal to buy the company. Sun's board has unanimously recommended the transaction go through.

Oracle-Sun deal renews calls for OpenOffice's independence

2009-04-28T00:00:00Z

Oracle's purchase of Sun last week is reviving calls for Sun's open-source OpenOffice.org suite to be spun out into an independent foundation.

Users: Oracle has lots of questions to answer about Sun deal

2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

Oracle's planned acquisition of Sun Microsystems Inc. is raising questions among users on, well, just about every aspect of the deal.

Experts: Oracle and MySQL do not create a database monopoly

2009-04-20T00:00:00Z

Oracle's $7.4 billion acquisition of Sun Microsystems Inc. will bring together the world's most valuable relational database with the most popular open source one -- MySQL.

Sun's open-source boss slams App Engine's Java support

2009-04-13T00:00:00Z

Google committed a major transgression by only including support for a subset of Java classes in its App Engine development platform, according to Sun Microsystems' chief open source officer, Simon Phipps.

If IBM owns Java ...

2009-04-03T00:00:00Z

After years of speculation, it appears that Sun Microsystems is on the cusp of being bought out by IBM. Steven Vaughan-Nichols asks open source leaders familiar with IBM what the merger will mean for open source, Java-based development.

Sun unveils virtual desktop storage upgrades, but lacks offline access

Jon Brodkin — 2009-03-24T00:00:00Z

Sun is overhauling its virtual desktop software with new features that reduce storage needs by creating clones of virtual machines, and let users operate multiple virtual desktops on the same client.