A new version of Solaris isn't the same kind of media bombshell as a new version of Windows, but Solaris 9 is an interesting product. Clearly Sun has been looking at and learning from the competition.

Sun Microsystems Inc. rolled out the final test version of Solaris 9 Tuesday, offering a peek at new management, security and Linux-friendly features that will be included when the final version of ...

Sun Microsystems on Tuesday delayed plans to release an Intel-compatible version of its forthcoming Solaris 9 operating system, the latest slight in a long and often edgy relationship between the two ...

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 ...

While Microsoft dominates in the server OS space, with inroads being made by Linux, Sun's Solaris soldiers on, now in its ninth iteration. Offering administrative improvements over Solaris 8, Solaris ...

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Beginning early next year, Sun Microsystems Inc. will start selling “several” models of Sun-branded Intel hardware running its Solaris 9 operating system, according to Graham Lowell, a Solaris ...

Ending nearly a year of debate with its users, Sun Monday will make available on its Web site an early access version of its Solaris 9 operating system that runs on Intel- compatible processors. In ...

The Solaris 9 update released Wednesday, the sixth update since Solaris 9 shipped in 2002, is certified for the Sun Fire V20z server, which uses an optimized version of Advanced Micro Devices' Opteron ...

The company released the early access developer's version of Solaris 9 in October. Solaris 9, expected to ship by June, integrates Sun's iPlanet directory server, Linux APIs, support for Sun's ONE Web ...