Solaris Transitions from Operating System to Platform A “huge release” with 500 or more projects and enhancements, plus a number of major innovations, Solaris 11.2 represents an evolution beyond an ...

Oracle praised the Solaris operating system when it agreed to acquire its creator, Sun Microsystems , but the actual beauty of this fine piece of engineering was left unexplained. Here's a look at the ...

SAN JOSE, Calif.-- After investing roughly $500 million and spending years of development time on its next-generation operating system, Sun Microsystems on Monday will announce an aggressive price for ...

Oracle plans to broaden its range of virtualization offerings, thanks to a number of applications obtained in the Sun Microsystems acquisition, said Oracle chief architect Edward Screven. Screven was ...

Sun Microsystems has begun releasing an update for Solaris 8, its version of the Unix operating system, that can dish out Web pages faster and is easier to manage, the company said. Solaris 8 update ...

Solaris is a key element of Oracle's "engineered systems" strategy that combines Oracle database, middleware and application software with Sun hardware to create turnkey systems. Solaris also powers ...

When it comes to Unix, Sun Microsystems’ Solaris operating system shines on the company’s 64-bit SPARC processors. Unfortunately, the picture is less bright for the version of Solaris written for ...

The Solaris 10 OS has been extended with new performance and power efficiency enhancements, more streamlined management of system installations, updates and fixes, new updates for Solaris ZFS and ...