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JavaOne '08: Sun demos JavaFX platform: JavaOne '08: Sun demos JavaFX platformCool!This is cool stuff from Sun... but AIR and Silverlight? - hold on to your guns...-Deshttp://techwatch.reviewk.com/; Tags: Digital security, JavaFX, Sun Microsystems Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-05-10
How does OpenSolaris fare for Ed Tech?: How does OpenSolaris fare for Ed Tech?RE: How does OpenSolaris fare for Ed Tech?The biggest thing would be that OpenSolaris has is the name "Sun" behind it. When some people (IT departments included) see "Linux" they see just a community of programmers and hackers, corporate and basement dwelling. Sun is...; Tags: Linux, UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Servers, OpenSolaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Solaris, Nexenta; Discussion threads 2008-05-08
Sun xVM Virtualbox puts Mac on x86: Sun xVM Virtualbox puts Mac on x86Typo: version '1.6' (not 2.6)ntRE: Sun xVM Virtualbox puts Mac on x86PLEASE Note: http://pollycoke.net/iniziative/i'm-myself-thanks/ & give credit ;)I'm currently using 1.5.51 beta 3 and...have had no problems. I'm wondering if I will if I upgrade to 1.6 ? I'd sure hate to have to...; Tags: Desktops, Sun xVM Virtualbox, Sun xVM, Intel x86, Apple Macintosh, Sun Microsystems Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-05-08
Unixfication II: Unixfication IIUnixification II: The AwakeningSure, I think that some unixification is good for the sake of interoperability but I like having different OSs to rely on--call them niche or whatever but there is even a place for Windows...the only non-Unix OS left.I don't want just one open source OS, no...; Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Servers, Unixfication II, Linux, OpenSolaris, kernel, Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-05-08
JavaOne: The week in video: JavaOne has come and gone and we've learned that Sun is gunning for LiveMesh, is bringing applets back and wooing developers. Here's a look at some of the key stories: Microsoft Live Mesh to get more competition -- from Sun Sun's continuing open...; Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc., Video, JavaOne, Corporate Communications, Marketing, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-05-08

Sun xVM Virtualbox puts Mac on x86: The newest version of Sun's xVM Virtualbox adds support for Apple's OSX. (Mac ad satire from Jazebski.Pl in Poland.) The new version is dubbed Version 2.6 and was released during last week's CommunityDays event. This is the first open source virtualization to support the...; Tags: Apple Macintosh, Sun Microsystems Inc., Intel X86, Sun xVM Virtualbox, Virtualization, Desktops, Server Virtualization, Hardware, Servers, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-05-08
News to know: AMD; Oil and telecommuting; Verizon's EV-DO modem; Linux: Notable headlines: Jason O'Grady: Review: Verizon UM150 USB EV-DO modem Gallery (right). Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft Live Mesh to get more competition -- from Sun News.com: AMD revises server road map Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: How long can AMD...; Tags: Facebook, Larry Dignan, Oil, Telecommuting, Sun Microsystems Inc., EVDO, Verizon Communications Inc., Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Linux, Modems, WiMAX, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Federal Government, 64-Bit, Microsoft Windows, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Components, Wireless, Government, Processors, Semiconductors; Blog posts 2008-05-08
Microsoft Live Mesh to get more competition -- from Sun: Microsoft Live Mesh to get more competition -- from SunYou've got things mixed upMary,You clearly do not understand the Rich internet Applications space very well ...there a lot of mistakes in the article that i have to correct ...[b]"Sun is building on top of JavaFX"[/b]The more appropriate word here would...; Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Sun Microsystems Inc., JavaFX, Microsoft Corp.; Discussion threads 2008-05-07
Sun CTO previews JavaFX-powered game: Sun Microsystems shows off a new JavaFX-powered game at its annual JavaOne Conference in San Francisco Tuesday. Sun CTO Robert Brewin talks to Ken Russell and Chris Oliver of the company's JavaFX team about how they created the animation inside the game Moon Tank using the JavaFX environment.; Tags: JavaFX, Sun Microsystems, CTO, Sun Microsystems Inc., Games, Personal Technology; Videos 2008-05-07
Sun wants consumers to innovate: In an interview with CNET News.com Editor in Chief Dan Farber, Sun Microsystems CEO Jonathan Schwartz sheds some light on JavaFX, a rich Internet application environment, and Project Hyrdazine, a new cloud computing service in development.; Tags: Cloud Computing, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Microsystems; Videos 2008-05-07
JavaOne '08: Sun brings back Java applets: Sun Microsystems demos new JavaFX powered applets at its annual JavaOne Conference in San Francisco Tuesday. Danny Coward and Ken Russell of Sun's Java SE team show how the new applets can be deployed within a Web browser or dragged over to the desktop.; Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc., JavaOne, JavaFX, Java applets, Java Applet, Java, Applet; Videos 2008-05-07
Sun's continuing open source problem: Sun's continuing open source problemSun executives are fucking morons...and a scarey bunch in general. I once heard some brain dead Sun twit emotionally speak about Scott McNealy as their spiritual leader. It seems like every couple of months some "new" strategy will save them from their ultimate demise. Hey guys,...; Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc., hardware, open source; Discussion threads 2008-05-07
JavaFX's day in the Sun: JavaFX's day in the SunGreat Demo... not!Well, When Microsoft Demoed Live Mesh, which is in direct competion with JavaFX from Sun, it worked fine. This demo, was full of bugs... but with that aside... it still is pretty cool, even for a Microsoft guy.-Brandon; Tags: JavaFX, Sun Microsystems Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-05-07
Sun's continuing open source problem: Despite its best efforts Sun Microsystems still has a big open source problem. Commitment. (Affordable Wedding Bands sells rings in both gold and platinum.) Any salesman is expecting a commitment from a buyer. But an open source salesman is expecting a deeper commitment. A...; Tags: Commitment, Sun Microsystems Inc., Open Source, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-05-07
Microsoft Live Mesh to get more competition -- from Sun: At the opening day of JavaOne on May 6, Sun officials began laying out their vision for a future cloud-computing platform, code-named Hydrazine, that Sun plans to field against competitive offerings from Microsoft, Google, Amazon and others. Robert Brewin, Sun Chief Technology Officer and Distinguished Engineer, described...; Tags: Developer, Sun Microsystems Inc., Microsoft Corp., Hydrazine, Productivity, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2008-05-07
JavaFX's day in the Sun: Dan Farber has some information about JavaFX from the JavaOne keynote today. It sounds like it wasn't a great day for demos but that we're starting to get a better picture of JavaFX and what the plans are. Michael CotÃ© has some additional information about Sun's plans around Java as...; Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc., Rich Internet Application, JavaOne, JavaFX, Dan Farber, Programming Languages, Java, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Ryan Stewart; Blog posts 2008-05-07
Sun unveils JavaFX apps, Photo Flocker, Movie Cloud: Sun Microsystems demos two new JavaFX-powered applications, Photo Flocker and Movie Cloud, at its annual JavaOne Conference in San Francisco Tuesday. Rich Green, the company's executive vice president of software, shows attendees Photo Flocker, an app that allows users to search for photos by tags and display the photos...; Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc., Photograph, Photo Flocker, Movie Cloud, JavaFX, Sun Microsystems, Movie; Videos 2008-05-06
JavaOne '08: Sun demos JavaFX platform: Here's a look at Sun Microsystems’ new JavaFX application, with Flickr and Twitter feeds running in Facebook within the browser, dragged to the desktop, and then put on a mobile phone. Sun Microsystems executives Rich Green and Nandini Ramani showed the JavaFX environment at the JavaOne Conference in San Francisco....; Tags: Flickr, Twitter, JavaFX, JavaOne, Sun Microsystems, Sun Microsystems Inc., Rich Internet Application Environment, but no tags matched; Videos 2008-05-06
JavaOne '08: Neil Young chronicles music career: Legendary musician Neil Young shows off a new multimedia project spanning his music career. Joining Young onstage at the JavaOne Conference in San Francisco to demo the project--which uses Java and Blu-ray technology--is Sun CEO Jonathan Schwartz and Rich Green, Sun executive vice president of software.; Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc., JavaOne, Professional Development, Programming Languages, Career, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Neil Young, JavaFX, Sun Microsystems, Shakey Pictures, Java; Videos 2008-05-06
Profits-strapped Sun continues decade-long pitch to developers on Java dominance: Profits-strapped Sun continues decade-long pitch to developers on Java dominanceJava, Meet .NetNow fight to the death and both die.Die, Java, die!Having wasted a couple of years working on Java-based projects, all I can say is that the language has been way over-hyped. In the real world, all Java does...; Tags: Programming languages, Java, Sun Microsystems Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-05-06

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