In Pictures: 13 things to do with the sun besides getting a tan
How technology is bringing out the best and the oh-so utterly worst in solar innovation
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In pictures: The mixed fate of Sun tech under Oracle
From Java to SPARC, critical Sun technologies have lived on, been cut loose, or lost their luster in the four years since the Oracle acquisition
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In Pictures: When tech empires fall - 10 companies and products that dominated... and then didn't
These tech giants had a valuable market locked down. Then they screwed up.
News about sun
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The World Solar Challenge over, now the real race begins
The route is long and treacherous. Completing the journey from Darwin to Adelaide through Australia’s red centre requires a sturdy vehicle and a strong will.
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In Pictures: 13 things to do with the sun besides getting a tan
How technology is bringing out the best and the oh-so utterly worst in solar innovation
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In pictures: The mixed fate of Sun tech under Oracle
From Java to SPARC, critical Sun technologies have lived on, been cut loose, or lost their luster in the four years since the Oracle acquisition
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In Pictures: When tech empires fall - 10 companies and products that dominated... and then didn't
These tech giants had a valuable market locked down. Then they screwed up.
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SMB server buying guide: The major players
Today's server offerings are no longer strictly tailored for the enterprise. As the small to medium business (SMB) sector become more IT dependent, tier one vendors are beginning to package server solutions for the mid-market.
Features about sun
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Java at 20: How it changed programming forever
Remembering what the programming world was like in 1995 is no easy task. Object-oriented programming, for one, was an accepted but seldom practiced paradigm, with much of what passed as so-called object-oriented programs being little more than rebranded C code that used >> instead of printf and class instead of struct. The programs we wrote those days routinely dumped core due to pointer arithmetic errors or ran out of memory due to leaks. Source code could barely be ported between different versions of Unix. Running the same binary on different processors and operating systems was crazy talk.
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Sun tussles with de-duplication startup
Sun Microsystems is suing startup GreenBytes for allegedly claiming that Sun stole its data de-duplication technology.
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Sun's Rock doomed from start, analysts say
Sun's development Rock processor was a troubled project that may never have stood a chance, analysts said following reports that the chip had been axed.
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Data center derby heats up
Network thoroughbred Cisco jumps into the blade server market. Server stallion HP adds security blades to its ProCurve switches. IBM teams up with Brocade. Oracle buys Sun. And everybody courts that prize filly VMware.
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Oracle will stay in the hardware business, Ellison says
Oracle plans to stay in the hardware business following its planned US$7.4 billion acquisition of Sun Microsystems, CEO Larry Ellison has said, adding more detail to earlier statements made by the company.