Most Linux distributions do not preinstall Java-based deployment and development environments. Installing and configuring them is often left to administrators, and if there are many different versions ...

Santa Clara, Calif.-based Sun hopes the combo will attract custom system builders. John Fowler, Sun's CTO for Software, acknowledged, though, that the Java Desktop System would initially only exploit ...

Sun has slashed the cost of its Linux-based Java Desktop and Enterprise Systems in the hope of replacing Windows on the corporate desktop Sun is hoping to increase the penetration of Linux on the ...

It is Sun's terribly named Linux distribution. Maybe someone knows of one, but I see no compelling reason to use it over e.g. Fedora or Debian.

Sun plans to release midyear the second version of its Java Desktop System, featuring new tools for centralized management of client systems — and a higher price tag. Sun plans to release midyear the ...

The newest incarnation of Sun’s JDS (Java Desktop System) is a visually pleasing desktop loosely based on SuSE Linux, though it departs from standard Linux distributions in mildly annoying ways. That ...

Sun is hoping to increase the penetration of Linux on the enterprise desktop by slashing the price of its Java Desktop System, which is designed to replace Microsoft's Windows operating system and ...

Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. Sun Microsystems have released a version of its Java Desktop System software based on Solaris, in a ...

Sun Microsystems Inc. has scored a deal with a Chinese technology consortium to distribute its Java Desktop System to citizens of China, the company said Monday. The China Standard Software Company ...