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- SqueezeCenter 7.3.3 (Mac)
- Logitech introduces SqueezeCenter 7.0, our powerful and free Open Source software. Not only will it power any Squeezebox or Transporter, but also any software MP3 player on your network. SqueezeCenter 7.0 runs on Windows, Mac, Linux, BSD and Solaris. This robust Open Source software includes contributions from a worldwide community...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Open-source Software, Logitech, Tools & Techniques, Open Source, Sun Solaris, Linux, UNIX, Management, Operating Systems, Software
- Software downloads 2009-06-17
- BitRock InstallBuilder Multiplatform Enterprise 6.1 (Windows)
- BitRock Installbuilder allows you to create easy to use cross platform installers for Linux, Solaris, HP-UX, AIX, Windows and Mac OS X. The generated installers provide native look and feel and desktop integration for Windows, KDE, Gnome and Aqua and are optimized in size and speed, reducing download, startup and...
- Tags: IBM AIX, BitRock, BitRock InstallBuilder, BitRock Installers, Linux, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, UNIX, Sun Solaris, Apple Mac OS, Open Source, Desktops, Servers, Software, Hardware
- Software downloads 2009-06-10
- SurgeMail Mail Server 4.0u-4 (Mac)
- A Complete, advanced Mail Server, SurgeMail is secure, easy to install and manage. This email server is fast, reliable and feature rich, with integrated WebMail. Users can create and manage blogs. Advanced spam filtering, enhanced SPF stops most spam early. Runs on platform of choice (Windows, Linux, Solaris) and supports...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, NetWin, E-mail Server, LDAP, E-mail, E-mail Servers, Ssl/Tls, Sun Solaris, Linux, Directory Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Online Communications, Security, Operating Systems
- Software downloads 2009-06-09
- 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
- SmartCVS Professional 7.0.8 (Mac)
- SmartCVS Professional is a very powerful and still easy to use CVS client which contains all required tools (e.g. SSH-client, file compare). It runs on all major platforms (Windows NT/2000/XP/2003/98/ME, Linux, Solaris, MacOSX). Major features include: supported authentication methods: pserver, sserver, ext (SSH1+SSH2) single-click-commit (automatically adds/removes unversioned/missing...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, CVS Corp., Web Browser, Authentication, SyntEvo, SmartCVS Professional, Web Browsers, Sun Solaris, Linux, Security, Operating Systems, Internet, Software
- Software downloads 2009-06-04
- Sun shoots its final Open Solaris arrows
- Sun is putting everything it has into the new version of Open Solaris, dubbed 2009.06, and promising once again to unify the open source and paid versions of the operating system. by Dana Blankenhorn
- Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Solaris, Operating Systems, UNIX, Servers, Open Source, Software, Hardware, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2009-06-01
- ESXX 0.9.20090521 (Windows)
- ESXX, pronounced Essex, is a Web application server that executes Web applications written in JavaScript AKA ECMAscript on the server-side. It's written in Java and has no external dependencies except for J2SE 6.0. Everything else that's required is packaged in one single, executable JAR file, ready to be tested in...
- Tags: Web Application, Martin Blom, Microsoft Windows, Cloud Computing, Apple Mac OS X, Sun Solaris, Java, Linux, Programming Languages, Operating Systems, Application Servers, Software, Apple Mac OS, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Enterprise Software
- Software downloads 2009-06-01
- Brekeke SIP Server 2.3.6 (Windows)
- Brekeke SIP Server provides SIP-based communication platform for service providers and enterprises. The product has original NAT traversal functionality as well as flexible control routing functions. Brekeke SIP Server enables high-quality and reliable IP communications with minimal initial investment. Supported operating systems include Microsoft Windows, Linux, Solaris 10, and Mac...
- Tags: Brekeke Software Inc., Brekeke SIP Server, Session Initiation Protocol (SIP), Microsoft Windows, Sun Solaris, Linux, Apple Mac OS, Operating Systems, Business Services, Servers, UNIX, Emerging Technologies, Software, Hardware
- Software downloads 2009-05-11
- PCGen 5.16.0 (Mac)
- PCGen is a character generator for role-playing games. It currently is aimed at supporting as many RPGs as is humanly possible. The project's current focus is on OGL games (OGL is Wizards of the Coast's Open Gaming License). PCGen runs on Windows, Solaris, Mac OS X, and Unix/Linux using Java...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Code Monkey Publishing, PCGen, Apple Mac OS X, Games, Sun Solaris, Linux, Operating Systems, Apple Mac OS, Desktops, UNIX, Software, Personal Technology, Hardware
- Software downloads 2009-04-26
- A question about Linux
- A question about LinuxHP retortThe longest in-use SysV UNIX today is ... HP-UX. In order to understand it, one needs to be free of Solaris bigotry. HP-UX and Solaris have 2 separate strategies - both at the kernel level and at the "OS application" level.HP tries to run "everything" though...
- Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, Servers, OPEN SOURCE, HP IgniteUX, Linux, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Solaris, HP-UX, Hewlett-Packard Co.
- Discussion threads 2009-04-25
- A question about Linux
- The question the guy really asked was whether Linux successes are bad news for other Unix variants - particularly HP-UX, AIX, and Solaris. My answer is no: when Linux succeeds it's generally good news for Unix in general and Solaris in particular. by Paul Murphy
- Tags: Linux, Sun Solaris, UNIX, Operating Systems, Open Source, Servers, Software, Hardware, Paul Murphy
- Blog posts 2009-04-25
- Will Oracle-Sun deal close?
- At minimum this deal will take several months to close. This means, for the first time, major open source projects like Java, OpenOffice.org, mySQL and Solaris are in limbo. There is uncertainty, something markets hate, which leaves anyone dealing with Sun hesitant. by Dana Blankenhorn
- Tags: Oracle Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., OpenOffice, Sun Solaris, Open Source, UNIX, Operating Systems, Office Suites, Software, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2009-04-21
- Oracle press release speaks truth
- Even before this deal gets done, Oracle must know that many open source developers already have one foot out the door. Why would it pay anything to get in such a situation? Solaris. by Dana Blankenhorn
- Tags: Oracle Corp., Sun Solaris, Open Source, UNIX, Operating Systems, Servers, Software, Hardware, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2009-04-20
- Covetus the Sun installed base
- The value of Sun’s Solaris installed base proved its worth once again this week as Oracle found it too tempting to pass up and pulled the trigger trumping IBM. A large percent of Oracle’s most profitable customers run their Oracle wares on Solaris and for them to fall further into...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Solaris, Virtualization, UNIX, Operating Systems, Utility Computing, Servers, Storage, Software, Hardware, James Staten
- Blog posts 2009-04-20
- Oracle to Buy Sun - View from the Virtual World
- If Oracle's acquisition of Sun actually becomes a market reality, it will most certainly change the dynamics of the market for servers, operating systems, development tools, database management systems, applications and, of course, virtualization technology. Let's take a dark view of the possibilities in each area. ...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., Virtual World, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Solaris, Productivity, Virtualization, Storage, Databases, Advertising & Promotion, Storage Management, Development Tools, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Data Management, Marketing, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2009-04-20
- Oracle: A complete industry in a box
- Near the end of this morning's announcement (at 5:30 a.m. Pacific time) of Oracle's lightning acquisition of Sun Microsystems, Oracle co-president Charles Phillips gave a glimpse of what lay in store. The merger of Oracle, with its wide range of database and enterprise software, with Sun, with...
- Tags: Hardware, High-performance, Leadership, Management, Operating Systems, Oracle Corp., Servers, Software, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Solaris, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld, Tools & Techniques
- Blog posts 2009-04-20
- Sun sells soul for 10 cents more
- Sun sells soul for 10 cents moreThis is a best fit and should have happened long time ago...As explained by Dana Blankhorn in http://blogs.zdnet.com/open-source/?p=4014 (Why is Oracle picking up the Sun mess?), the following single reason is alone good enough to justify this acquisition"This is a defensive move. To quote...
- Tags: Sun Solaris, Programming languages, Operating systems, UNIX, Middleware, Sun Microsystems Inc., Oracle Corp., Sun sells soul, IBM Corp., Sun Sells, Java
- Discussion threads 2009-04-20
- Oracle buys Sun; Now owns Java; Becomes a hardware player
- Updated: Oracle said Monday that it will buy Sun Microsystems for $9.50 a share in cash, or about $5.6 billion excluding debt, in a deal that plunges Larry Ellison & Co. into the hardware market. The company added that the acquisition of Java "is the most important software Oracle has...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., Java, Sun Microsystems Inc., Larry Ellison, Mergers & Acquisitions, Sun Solaris, Data Centers, Corporate Law, Storage, Databases, Investment, Finance, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Data Management, Business Operations, Enterprise Software, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-04-20
- What Sun can do now - and why you should help.
- Can Sun survive? Sure - but it has to escape from Wall Street, sell its x86 division while it can, and start selling Solaris/SPARC and Sun Ray to the people who would benefit most from those products: the guys who spend $50K to $500K on IT every year and...
- Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Solaris, Processors, UNIX, Operating Systems, Software, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Paul Murphy
- Blog posts 2009-04-18
- Sun to IBM: We're willing to talk again; Big Blue not interested
- Sun to IBM: We're willing to talk again; Big Blue not interestedI hope IBM know what they're doingIf they play chicken with Sun to get a bargain on the yummy pieces, they still risk throwing Java into years of uncertainty and customer defection. And that'll hurt part of IBMs business...
- Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, Servers, Financial accounting, IBM Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Solaris, stock
- Discussion threads 2009-04-16

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