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Oracle enabling NEPs to deliver 'zero downtime' apps

Oracle's new platform is trying to tackle applications that require maximum service availability (i.e. IPTV, policy control, and real-time charging) to better the user experience.

March 6, 2012 by Rachel King

Predictions for JavaOne, anyone?

I just got done reading Sun president and COO Jonathan Schwartz's most recent blog entry, most of which describes the business model that put Red Hat on the map with Linux -- but that does so in the context of Sun's recently released OpenSolaris and how, by crossing the digital divide, all technology boats will float a little higher.  Wrote Schwartz, "And I'd rather get 20% of a business that's planetary in scope, than 100% of a business with 17 customers.

June 17, 2005 by David Berlind

iPlanet's new shade

Sun microsystems is recruiting iPlanet head Mark Tolliver to be its Web-services "czar," as part of a plan to catch up with its rivals on the path to the future of computing.

June 11, 2001 by Deborah Gage

Developer aims for Dtrace on FreeBSD

update One of the most useful tidbits from the basket of code released into the public domain this year by Sun Microsystems is likely to make it to the FreeBSD platform. Sun's Dynamic Tracing (DTrace) tool is one of the most-touted features of the company's Solaris 10 operating system, released in January, and provides advanced performance analysis and debugging features for server software.

September 7, 2005 by Renai LeMay

BEA to take on Asia thanks to Oracle

Oracle's acquisition of BEA will boost the latter's presence in Asia Pacific, as well as strengthening Oracle's foothold in the telecommunications space, but there will be no serious ramifications on the local market, according to analysts.

January 20, 2008 by Victoria Ho

A kinder, gentler McNealy? Don't count on it

Scott McNealy--master of the high-tech taunt, the man who labeled Microsoft an evil empire, the bigmouthed promoter of all things Sun--was counseling humility?

September 3, 2000

Oracle users enjoy open source benefits but shy away from databases -- for now

I agree with Tony that open source databases are ripe for rapid growth and expand use-case scenarios. As more applications are served up as services, those service providers will be doing a lot of custom distributed infrastructure development, leveraging open source, and rolling their own functionally targeted stacks. Think of Google, Amazon, eBay and Yahoo as examples. Are they running Oracle or DB2 or Microsoft SQL Server, or are they taking a more commoditized view on databases?

October 24, 2007 by Dana Gardner

Pano, Sun Ray, and the Wintel gestalt

The Pano is popular with the PC press, Sun Ray untouchable - and yet, what's a Pano that isn't 15 years behind?

September 11, 2009 by Paul Murphy

The missing demonstration project (1)

The cynical bottom line is that money saved on IT is money that doesn't go into the IT budget - and therefore that saving money isn't in the IT director's personal best interest.

December 3, 2007 by Paul Murphy

Microsoft exec: Dynamics CRM, AX aims to feast Oracle, SAP switchers

Kirill Tatarinov, president of Microsoft's business solutions division, said "switching from Siebel is becoming very popular in large enterprise."

May 16, 2012 by Larry Dignan