Sun's GNU/Linux Offerings

Coming from the same roots, Solaris and Linux are complementary and a natural fit to work together. With Solaris Containers for Linux Applications you can run Linux applications unmodified on x86 Solaris systems.

The Solaris Operating System is an ideal platform for today's heterogeneous compute environments. Solaris 10 is interoperable with many other operating environments, including Linux and Microsoft Windows systems. In addition, Solaris 10 supports popular open source applications and supports open standards such as UDDI, SOAP, WSDL, and XML.

Provides source and binary compatibility for Linux applications
Interoperability with Microsoft Windows services
Includes Perl, PHP, Python and other widely used scripting languages
Includes Apache, Samba, Sendmail, IP Filter, BIND, and other popular open source software
Supports Java application development and deployment with J2EE and J2SE

For customer who choose Linux, Sun has a very competitive set of hardware, software and service options.

Some of the Sun Hardware that is Linux Certified and Compatible are:

x64 Servers

Sun Fire X2100 Server Family
Sun Fire X2200 Server
Sun Fire X4100 Server Family
Sun Fire X4150 Server Family
Sun Fire X4200 Server Family
Sun Fire X4450 Server Family
Sun Fire X4500 Server
Sun Fire X4600 Server Family
Sun Fire V40z Server
Sun Blade 6000 Modular System
Sun Blade 8000 Modular System

CoolThreads Servers

Sun Fire T1000 server
Sun Fire T2000 server
Sun SPARC Enterprise T5120 Server
Sun SPARC Enterprise T5220 Server

Carrier-grade servers

Netra CT900 ATCA Blade Server
Netra CP3020 Opteron ATCA Blade
Netra T5220 Server
Netra X4250 Server
Netra X4450 Server

Workstations

Sun Ultra 20 M2 Workstation
Sun Ultra 24 Workstation
Sun Ultra 40 M2 Workstation

Sun Software: Linux Certified/Compatible

MySQL Database Software
Sun Java Enterprise System and Sun Java Suites
Sun HPC Software, Linux Edition
Lustre File System
StarOffice/StarSuite Office Suite
Sun Ray Server Software
Sun Secure Global Desktop Software
Sun Studio
NetBeans IDE
N1 Grid Toolkit
Sun N1 Software
Sun xVM VirtualBox
Logical Domains (LDoms)
Solaris Containers for Linux Applications
BrandZ: OpenSolaris Community

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Other articles in the Features section of Volume 126, Issue 4:

Sun's GNU/Linux Offerings (this article)
Eco Innovation in the Datacenter
Retirement? Not for Scott McNealy
The New Model for Software: Sun's Rich Green on Open Source

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