Sun

The new version of a free operating system from Sun Microsystems - OpenSolaris 2009.06 has been released.

Version 2009.06 is the first release in the history of a system that can be installed on the SPARC platform.

Sun Microsystems has released NetBeans 6.7 RC 1.

Version 6.7 contains many new products and features.

The announcement of the Sun Microsystems’ acquisition by Oracle, caused speculations about the total OpenOffice.org’s independence from the Sun Microsystems.

Sun has released the new version of virtualization software - VirtualBox. 2.2. The new version brings support for Open Virtualization Format, which is part of the DMTF (Distributed Management Task Force). Now, you can not only create virtual machines but also export them from the development to production environement.

The Wall Street Journal reports that IBM is already close to finalizing the purchase of Sun Microsystems.