This announcement came after Oracle unceremoniously dumped its plan for the next major Solaris release, Solaris 12. Oracle claims "new features and functionality will be delivered in Oracle Solaris ...

According to a leaked memo, Oracle will release Solaris source code only after its versions of the OS ship, a move that cuts off the OpenSolaris project. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to ...

The source code for Oracle’s Solaris 11 operating system is now out in the open for anyone to peruse and compile, thanks to a furtive posting of a compressed archive that has been mirrored across ...

Oracle has released version 11.4 of the Solaris operating system it inherited from Sun Microsystems. A point version of a legacy operating system may not sound like a milestone worth reporting, but ...

The enterprise server market belongs to Linux now. Clouds, web-servers, you name it, Linux runs it. One of the biggest reasons for this remains that Linux is cheaper than the alternatives. But that ...

A threat actor is compromising telecommunications companies and targeted financial and professional consulting industries using an Oracle flaw. A previously known threat group, called UNC1945, has ...

Now that Oracle has completed its acquisition of Sun, its strategy for Solaris customer support is becoming more clear. And that starts with changes to the license and support terms that may limit use ...

eWEEK content and product recommendations are editorially independent. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More. By Sean Michael Kerner In the modern world of ...

An internal Oracle memo that was released last week provides a detailed summary of the company’s plans for the Solaris operating system, which Oracle obtained when it acquired Sun. The memo offers a ...

Oracle praised the Solaris operating system when it agreed to acquire its creator, Sun Microsystems , but the actual beauty of this fine piece of engineering was left unexplained. Here's a look at the ...

Oracle plans to broaden its range of virtualization offerings, thanks to a number of applications obtained in the Sun Microsystems acquisition, said Oracle chief architect Edward Screven. Screven was ...