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Here are some news articles about OpenSolaris. If you see an interesting article that we missed, please send details to news-discuss, and we'll discuss it there. This news page is maintained by the Advocacy Community Group by Terri Molini and Joe G.

HP Embraces Solaris on ProLiant Servers | internetnews.com | 02/26/2009

A new agreement between two big rivals in servers will see HP offering Sun's Solaris operating system on its best-selling ProLiant x86 servers.

Is OpenSolaris Ready for Admin Desktops? | Enterprise Networking Planet | 02/09/2009

"Overall, OpenSolaris is easy to work with as a desktop. The ever-increasing number of pre-built, open source software packages means that you won’t be left stranded when the need for “the next best thing” comes up. OpenSolaris’s advantages including xVM and ZFS snapshots, provide a big advantage." -- Charlie Schluting

Saving Big Money With Open Source Storage | Enterprise Storage Forum | 02/05/2009

"Since ZFS came out, it has saved our behind more than once." -- Jason Williams, COO and CTO of Digitar

Sun Enhancements to OpenSolaris Take Aim at Linux | eWeek | 01/30/2009

A review of OpenSolaris 2008.11 from eWeek labs.

Sun Microsystems sets new Singapore record | Network World | 01/21/2009

"Across the globe the Sun Tech Days conferences, now in their eleventh year, have brought together 150,000 developers from six continents." -- NWW

Sun going to Pre-Install the OpenSolaris OS on Toshiba Laptops | Mobile Computing News | 12/16/2008

Jim McHugh, Sun’s vice president of data-centre software commented, “Toshiba and Sun are announcing that we’re going to pre-configure and optimize OpenSolaris for certain Toshiba models.” The notebooks running on Sun’s OS are scheduled to launch in the US first but are expected to enter into the UK market as well.

Sun Microsystems and Toshiba Partner For New OpenSolaris Laptops | NewsOXY | 12/15/2008

"The new laptops will come with OpenSolaris pre-installed and will be available in 2009."

Will OpenSolaris 2008.11 Attract Linux Users? | Enterprise Networking Planet | 12/10/2008

"Yes, yes it can. The install is identical to all other Linux distros, and it uses the familiar GNOME desktop. OpenSolaris on the right hardware is basically the same as running Linux, from a casual user’s perspective."

The Next OpenSolaris Release Is 2009.04 | Phoronix | 12/10/2008

A few interesting tid-bits about the upcoming release.

OpenSolaris upgrade unveiled | InfoWorld | 12/10/2008

"Open source Unix OS features new deployment capabilities; Sun also plans to have OpenSolaris running on a line of laptops in 2009"

Sun updates OpenSolaris | ZDNet | 12/10/2008

"Sun this week launched the second release of OpenSolaris, incorporating a number of improvements aimed at making it more competitive with desktop-orientated Linux distributions such as Canonical's Ubuntu."

Sun expands OpenSolaris to laptops and data centers | Betanews | 12/10/2008

"Sun Microsystems is today unveiling a new edition of OpenSolaris tooled to data center deployment, along with plans with Toshiba to roll out a line of at least two laptops which will run the open source operating system."

Sun launches second version of OpenSolaris | silicon.com | 12/10/2008

"The IPS packaging system has a new update manager for notifying users of new versions of software, and an updated graphical package manager."

Hands-on: OpenSolaris 2008.11 a major step forward for Sun | ars technica | 12/04/2008

"The new version boosts hardware compatibility and brings some impressive improvements that illuminate the potential of OpenSolaris as a desktop platform."

IBM authorizes OpenSolaris on mainframes | Chennel Register | 11/24/2008

"In an announcement letter to customers, IBM said that as of November 18, it was perfectly okay with mainframe shops using its Integrated Facility for Linux - a combination of a special variant of z/VM partitioning software and lower-priced "specialty" mainframe engines - to run OpenSolaris, the open source distribution of the Solaris operating system created by Sun." -- Channel Register

Taking a Look at Nexenta's Blend of Solaris and Ubuntu | Slashdot | 11/22/2008

A Slashdot conversation about Nexenta, a distribution based on the OpenSolaris code.

OpenSolaris 2008.11 – Year of the Laptop? | Slashdot | 11/09/2008

A Slashdot conversation about OpenSolaris on laptops.

Time to Take OpenSolaris Seriously? | Enterprise Netoworking Planet | 11/07/2008

The beginning of a three part series on OpenSolaris.

IBM, Sun Deliver OpenSolaris Prototype for IBM Mainframes | eWeek | 11/03/2008

"IBM and Sun Microsystems have made good on a promise to make open source code from the OpenSolaris operating system available on IBM System z mainframes." -- eWeek

IBM, Sun release OpenSolaris OS on mainframe | NetworkWorld | 11/03/2008

"A mainframe version of the OpenSolaris operating system is now available for download, IBM and Sun announced Monday." -- NetworkWorld