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Sun Microsystems Reportedly A $7 Billion Acquisition Target For IBM
It’s all over Techmeme: the Wall Street Journal and the NY Times report that IBM is in talks with Sun Microsystems to acquire the fledgling technology giant. Larry Dignan over at ZDnet says it makes sense, Dana Garder over at … also ZDnet calls it a red herring. Om Malik says it would make more sense for Cisco Systems to buy Sun, CNET’s Matt Asay says a deal would be good for open source. Meanwhile, Sun’s stock soars.
Sun Releases xVM VirtualBox 2.1
Sun Microsystems has introduced an updated to xVM VirtualBox, now at version 2.1 (download here). The latest release offers several enhancements, including:
- 3D acceleration graphics adaptor uses
Sun Microsystems Updates Solaris, ZFS
Sun Microsystems has introduced a new version of its Solaris operating system offering enhancements to virtualization support and the company's ZFS file system. The open source version
Sun and Fujitsu Introduce SPARC Enterprise T5440 Server, Aims to Redefine Midrange Enterprise Computing
Sun Microsystems and Fujitsu Limited today announced the SPARC Enterprise T5440 server, the first server to deliver the scalability and reliability of traditional midrange systems
IBM Adds More Virtualization Capabilities to Power Systems, Eyeing Sun and HP
IBM, which combined its System i and System p server product lines earlier this year, is revamping its Power Systems to offer more systems for enterprise and
Sun Announces xVM Server, xVM Ops Center 2.0 — Public Release Coming Soon
Sun Microsystems today announced the availability of Sun xVM Server software and Sun xVM Ops Center 2.0, key components in its strategy. Sun also announced
eG Innovations Adds XenServer and Sun LDoms Support to Its VM Monitor
eG Innovations today announced that its eG VM Monitor now supports Citrix XenServer and Sun Microsystems' Solaris Logical Domains (LDoms). The enhancements are part of v4.2
VirtualBox 2.0 Hits The Wire
Sun just announced the availability of Sun xVM Virtual Box 2.0. The biggest change in xVM VirtualBox 2.0 is the new support for 64-bit versions of
BMC Software Launches Virtualization Management Solutions In Partnership with Microsoft, Sun and VMware
BMC Software today announced nine new, integrated solutions specifically designed to help customers eliminate the rising risk and operational expenses associated with inadequate management of







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