Oracle has signed a deal to purchase Sun for $7.4 billion, plunging the enterprise software vendor into the hardware market …
One winner in the Oracle-Sun deal: Microsoft?
Microsoft Corp. has had few critics more vocal than Oracle CEO Larry Ellison and Sun Chairman Scott McNealy. With their …
Palm’s webOS lives up to hype, developers say
Underneath the sleek exterior, the multi-touch display and the sliding keyboard of the upcoming Palm Pre smartphone is the real …
HP Software bolsters application-scanning products
HP Software Wednesday updated its security products to help customers scan Web-based applications for vulnerabilities. On display at HP's booth …
Sun exec: Users focused on products, not acquisition rumors
The head of Sun Microsystems Inc.'s hardware business acknowledged the acquisition rumors swirling around his company yesterday but insisted that …
Analysis: Where did Sun go wrong?
Just before the crash of the dot-com boom that spawned the meteoric rise of Sun Microsystems Inc., then-CEO Scott McNealy …
Sun made colossal mistake on IBM’s offer, analysts say
With IBM/Sun negotiations reportedly at a standstill, a consensus seems to be emerging among industry analysts: Sun has made a …
Collapse of IBM/Sun deal could leave Sun without a suitor, analysts say
Sun Microsystems may find itself without any viable suitors if it does not come to terms with potential acquirer IBM, …
Nokia hopes new app store will replicate App Store
Nokia has spent four years working on building an application distribution system, attracting millions of developers eager to sell to …
15 secrets of next-gen browsers
The browser market is heating up, with the major players poised to release new versions this spring, and Google having …
IBM, Sun unable to reach a deal, report says
IBM and Sun Microsystems have been unable to reach agreement on the terms of an acquisition, with the talks nearing …
IT security vendors worth following on Twitter
Enterprise IT companies are setting up Twitter accounts in droves, and security companies are among the most enthusiastic given that …
Palm Pre: First impressions
Ever since Apple changed the game for mobile devices with the iPhone back in 2007, every major device manufacturer has …
RIM unveils BlackBerry application store
Research in Motion today launched its online applications catalog, dubbed App World, where BlackBerry developers can showcase their software and …
Slacker databases break all the old rules
So you've got some data to store. In the past, the answer was simple: Hook up an official database, pour …
If IBM and Sun merge, watch out Oracle and SAP
IBM and Sun Microsystems are said to be in acquisition talks, and if such a deal actually happens, it could …
Sun challenges Amazon for cloud dominance
Moveover, Amazon. The leading provider of cloud services is about to get some serious competition from Sun Microsystems, which made …
Spring founder downplays rumored IBM-Sun merger
The founder of the popular Spring Framework for Java, Rod Johnson, said Thursday he does not anticipate much impact if …
IBM said to be poring over Sun’s contracts
Lawyers for IBM are examining Sun Microsystems' contracts and other documents in a due diligence process that could precede an …
Google returns Chrome to beta, touts speed boost
Google Inc. reversed last December's decision to ditch the beta label from its Chrome browser, saying it is restoring the …