This announcement came after Oracle unceremoniously dumped its plan for the next major Solaris release, Solaris 12. Oracle claims "new features and functionality will be delivered in Oracle Solaris ...

Oracle has released version 11.4 of the Solaris operating system it inherited from Sun Microsystems. A point version of a legacy operating system may not sound like a milestone worth reporting, but ...

A vulnerability in some versions of the Oracle Solaris enterprise OS could allow attackers to edit code in the memory and exploit it to gain full root control over a machine. The privilege escalation ...

Now that Oracle has completed its acquisition of Sun, its strategy for Solaris customer support is becoming more clear. And that starts with changes to the license and support terms that may limit use ...

Solaris 10, the official stable version of Sun’s UNIX operating system, is no longer available to users at no cost. Oracle has adjusted the terms of the license, which now requires users to purchase a ...

Oracle has unveiled Solaris 11.2, the latest version of its cloud platform for large-scale enterprise. Solaris 11.2 offers a complete and integrated platform, with OpenStack support, software-defined ...

According to a leaked memo, Oracle will release Solaris source code only after its versions of the OS ship, a move that cuts off the OpenSolaris project. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to ...

Solaris is a key element of Oracle's "engineered systems" strategy that combines Oracle database, middleware and application software with Sun hardware to create turnkey systems. Solaris also powers ...