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February 19, 2007
Article #17705
Volume 108, Issue 3
Section: News

 

Solaris 10 OS has set over 125 price/performance world records since its launch
 


 

Solaris 10 OS Surpasses 7 Million Registered Licenses
Number of Registered Licenses Continues to Grow

SolarisTM 10 Operating System (Solaris OS) has surpassed 7 million registered licenses.

Bob Wientzen has posted a few Solaris 10 OS facts on his blog in commemoration of the 7 million mark ("a significant milestone not to be overlooked"):

  • Solaris 10 OS is supported on SPARCR-based systems, plus more than 700 x64/x86 hardware systems from top manufacturers including Sun, Dell, HP, IBM and others.

  • Solaris 10 OS has set over 125 price/performance world records since its launch.

  • Solaris 10 OS has an application catalog of over 4,000 unique titles from more than 2,000 independent software vendors.

The Solaris 10 OS can be downloaded for free:

Download Requirements:

  • 2.5 GB of free disk space required;
  • 5 GB recommended
  • High-speed Internet connection
  • DVD (recommended) or CD burner
  • 1 DVD+R or DVD-R disk or 5 CD-R disks

To help manage the large download, consider using the Sun Download Manager. Choose the DVD option to gain the benefit of installing from a single disk. Get Solaris 10 OS today. [...read more...]

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