Sun Microsystems Inc. is pulling back plans to market and sell its Linux-based desktop operating system and is considering giving the technology to the open-source community, the company quietly ...

Most Linux distributions do not preinstall Java-based deployment and development environments. Installing and configuring them is often left to administrators, and if there are many different versions ...

Santa Clara, Calif.-based Sun hopes the combo will attract custom system builders. John Fowler, Sun's CTO for Software, acknowledged, though, that the Java Desktop System would initially only exploit ...

The second version of Java Desktop System will debut on Tuesday with extra features to lure developers. It's the latest part of Sun's effort to offset its server sales slump. Stephen Shankland worked ...

Sun plans to release midyear the second version of its Java Desktop System, featuring new tools for centralized management of client systems — and a higher price tag. Sun plans to release midyear the ...

Sun Microsystems Inc. released two bundled packages of Java software on Wednesday — one for desktops and one for servers — along with pricing moves intended to bolster its position in the Java ...

Sun is hoping to increase the penetration of Linux on the enterprise desktop by slashing the price of its Java Desktop System, which is designed to replace Microsoft's Windows operating system and ...

BERLIN – Sun Microsystems Inc. has just rolled out its first Linux-based desktop software and is working to secure deals with governments and businesses to deploy it, but the company isn’t targeting ...

Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. Sun Microsystems have released a version of its Java Desktop System software based on Solaris, in a ...

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Sun is hoping to increase the penetration of Linux on the enterprise desktop by slashing the price of its Java Desktop System, which is designed to replace Microsoft's Windows operating system and ...