COMMENTARY -- On the surface, Novell's Novell Linux Desktop (NLD) and Sun's Java Desktop System (JDS) offer the same value for the same price, and under the same game rules. For $50 per year, each ...

commentary On the surface, Novell's NLD (Novell Linux Desktop) and Sun's Java Desktop System (JDS) offer the same value for the same price, and under the same game rules. For US$50 per year, each ...

Sun Microsystems has introduced a version of StarOffice tailored to desktop PCs running Solaris, its Unix-based operating system. The release on Wednesday of the productivity software, named ...

Every dollar schools and universities spend on expensive, proprietary software is a dollar less spent on education. So it is really no surprise that schools and universities worldwide have embraced ...

During the launch of Sun's Java Desktop System (JDS), the company touted its product as a real alternative to Microsoft Windows. During an interview, Peder Ulander, the then director of marketing for ...

Big Blue will create versions of its server software for Sun's operating system and will support Java for an additional 10 years. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote about ...

When it comes to operating systems, Microsoft, IBM and Apple aren’t the only mega-companies with all the knowledge. Sun, with its Solaris OS, has years of expertise with Unix-based operating systems.