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The Java Desktop System and "real-technic"

The Java Desktop System and "real-technic"Communists and real-technicI wonder who was really surprised to learn of this. Give a commie an inch and they take the mile! Makes you wonder about their commitment to uphold IP in ALL areas. China seems to be doing whatever they want - regardless of...

Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Java Desktop System, desktop computer

Discussion threads 2006-03-14

The Java Desktop System and "real-technic"

I got an interesting comment in response to last week's blog on desktop Linux in which the person refered to Stephen Shankland's CNET news report from June of 2005 entitled: "Sun steps back from desktop Linux". What that report is about is Sun's decision to focus the Java Desktop...

Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc., desktop, Linux

Blog posts 2006-03-14

IBM's Desktop vision

As fellow blogger Chris Jablonski reported last week ( IBM's Mills touts managed clients 8/10/05), IBM's Steve Mills had some interesting things to tell the Linuxworld audience in San Francisco about its Linux desktop vision. Here's part of Chris's report: Managing clients from a platform neutral server...

Tags: IBM Corp., Sun Java Desktop System, Workplace

Blog posts 2005-08-16

ex-World Bank CTO: Desktop Linux Interrupted

If you're a member of the press and you write anything that's remotely critical of Linux's chances of success on the desktop which I have, the Linux community unleashes a fury of fire and brimstone upon you. Invariably, your credentials to make any such judgment are dragged through the mud...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Sun Java Desktop System, desktop, Linux

Blog posts 2005-02-04

Businesses move into Linspire's desktop Linux crosshairs

In response to my recent column on why the future of desktop computing is less about what operating system or applications you'll be running and more about what $50 per year gets you (in other words it's not about desktop Linux any more than it's about desktop Solaris or Windows),...

Tags: Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, Desktops, Linspire, Linux, Sun Java Desktop System, desktop, desktop Linux

Blog posts 2005-01-04

JDS for Windows (says Schwartz)? Not quite.

In his most recent treatise (and it is long, so you'll want print it out), Sun COO/president Jonathan Schwartz says "Yes, we are committed to JDS/Windows."  JDS is the acronym for Sun's Java Desktop System -- a soup to nuts operating system to productivity/communications applications desktop solution that, for $50 per year,...

Tags: Sun Java Desktop System, JDS/Windows

Blog posts 2004-11-10

IBM looks to nab some of that desktop Linux limelight

Not one to be completely shut out of the desktop party, IBM has unleashed a series of announcements around its Workplace suite of collaborative solutions. Although deriving the most value out of its server-centric architecture forces a serious rethink on how end-users should be creating, saving, and collaborating on documents...

Tags: desktop, NLD, Workplace, Sun Java Desktop System

Blog posts 2004-11-09

Why Sun's JDS deserves a try

Earlier this month. Sun released -- but did not announce -- a Solaris-based version of Release 2 of its Java Desktop System JDS. For a $50-per-year subscription, Sun is offering an operating system (Novell's SuSE Linux or Sun's Solaris 9, both for x86), full-blown productivity suite StarOffice, Exchange-compatible e-mail and...

Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Java Desktop System, Sun Solaris, desktop computer

Blog posts 2004-10-26

Without a peep from Sun, JDS for Solaris ships

Without much fanfare, Sun Microsystems has released the Solaris x86 version of Release 2 of its Java Desktop System JDS. To the extent that JDS includes an operating system, the typical OS accoutrements such as a browser Mozilla, mail and calendaring client (Novell's Ximian Evolution), and a graphical user environment GNOME, and...

Tags: Sun Java Desktop System, Sun Solaris, desktop computer

Blog posts 2004-10-14

FreeStrike 1.3 (Windows)

You are Cadet John Blake, and reports are showing some activity in the newly established free zones bordering the outer regions of the Earth Alliance Defense Grid. These areas were established to promote free commerce and attract new members to the Alliance. A new resistance group has formed and they...

Tags: Sun Java Desktop System, Microsoft Windows, Games, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2002-07-22

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Saying goodbye to OpenOffice.Org

RE: Saying goodbye to OpenOffice.OrgMS Office appears to be a really expensive trap. Your solution: Softmakerhttp://www.softmaker.comSuperior compatibility with all MS versions. No bloatware. Simply solid German engineering.If this came from a credible author I would be confused too butMr Kusnetzky has an habit of interspersing his zdnet stream with...

Tags: goodbye, OpenOffice, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., OpenOffice.org

Discussion threads 2009-10-01

News to know: Smartphones; Windows 7; Palm Pre; EU and Sun-Oracle

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Andrew Nusca: Smartphones to eclipse desktop PC sales by 2011 Sam Diaz: Facebook Mobile: Now 65 million strong...

Tags: Oracle Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., Palm Inc., Dana Blankenhorn, Andrew Nusca, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Smartphone, Sam Diaz, European Union, Microsoft Windows 7, Palm Pre, Microsoft Windows, Smart Phones, Sales Strategy, Operating Systems, Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Sales

Blog posts 2009-09-04

News to know: Snow Leopard; YouTube; VMWorld; Google Books

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Ryan Naraine: Snow Leopard ships with vulnerable Flash Player Sam Diaz: Report: EC considering delay of Sun-Oracle over...

Tags: Google Inc., Andrew Nusca, YouTube Inc., Microsoft Corp., Matthew Miller, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows 7, Desktop Virtualization, Desktops, Data Centers, Virtualization, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Hardware, Storage, Data Management

Blog posts 2009-09-03

News to know: Apple; Salesforce.com; CRM; Microsoft; PayPal

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Sam Diaz: Apple's future TV: Can Web-based apps replace "channels," kill cable? DOJ gives blessing to Oracle-Sun, awaiting EC...

Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Palm Inc., Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., PayPal, CRM, Sales Force Management, Sales

Blog posts 2009-08-21

Battling for the Mother Of All Monopolies...

Despite their motto 'Don't Be Evil', Google appear to be making a pretty good effort at attempting to own your online data and computing world, and all at a low, no up front cost to you. The latest Google product, an operating system, adds to the already formidable...

Tags: Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., Web Browser, Internet, Web Browsers, Thin Clients, Hardware, Oliver Marks

Blog posts 2009-07-08

Will Stallman C# warning fall flat?

Will Stallman C# warning fall flat?Is this any different than Java?There are positive reasons to have someone hold the patent, mainly, that there is only one captain of the ship. I support open source, but the hitorical problem with it and UNIX has been forking. Some propeller head messes with...

Tags: .NET, Programming languages, C#, Stallman C#, Stallman, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-06-30

OpenSolaris 2009.06: Getting Better All The Time

The June 2009 (2009.06) release of OpenSolaris provides a solid Open Source GNOME desktop experience like that of a modern Linux distribution combined with the scalability and stability of UNIX. Over the weekend, I had the chance to take a look at Sun...

Tags: OpenSolaris, Sun Solaris, OpenSolaris 2009.06, Linux, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-06-07

Atlassian Embraces Open Social, Shows Strong Momentum at Summit

The Atlassian Summit 09 has just concluded in San Francisco, kicking off a busy week for coders, with Sun's Java One also happening. The 6 minute video above, shot in dynamic wobble vision from my Flip UltraHD, is of a portion of CEO...

Tags: Plug-in, Atlassian Summit 09, Mike Cannon-Brooke, Collaboration Component, Confluence 3 Confluence, Kap IT, Wiki, Collaboration, Online Communications, Oliver Marks

Blog posts 2009-06-03

Apple Faithful: Arrogance Is Not a Virtue, and Why I Will Never Buy a Mac

I've often been asked why I don't own a Mac. The answer is simple, and yet complex, and requires a trip down memory lane artwork by Spidermonkey David Morgenstern’s column last week about Psystar’s imminent demise and his accompanying “Good Riddance”...

Tags: Software, Steve Jobs, Apple Macintosh, PC, Apple Inc., Next Computer, Canon Inc., Fanboy Template Let, Andrew, NeXTStep, Desktops, Hardware, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-06-02

Will OpenOffice survive the Oracle-Sun takeover?

Will OpenOffice survive the Oracle-Sun takeover?Lotus SymphonyWhat about Lotus Symphony? It's multiplatform, free and based in OpenOffice. Altough I'm a happy MS Office 2007 user and haven't used Symphony, it looks like an option in case OO "dies". http://symphony.lotus.comRE: Will OpenOffice survive the Oracle-Sun takeover?Sun and Oracle...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, OpenOffice, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, Oracle Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-04-23