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  2009 DEC 15 - (VerticalNews.com) -- Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ:JAVA) announced a significant new version of Sun VirtualBox™, its high performance, cross-platform virtualization software. VirtualBox 3.1 introduces the virtualization industry's first "Teleportation" capability, allowing running virtual machines to be moved, uninterrupted between disparate hosts - including those on different operating systems, different classes of computer (e.g. server to client) and even different CPUs (e.g. Intel to AMD). To download the freely available Sun VirtualBox software, visit: http://www.sun.com/software/products/virtualbox/get.jsp ...read more

  2009 DEC 8 - (VerticalNews.com) -- Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ:JAVA) announced the availability of a new cloud-based Desktop as a Service for educational institutions. Sun and Ashbourne Technology Group are now offering a secure, cost-effective computing solution delivered anytime, anywhere via the Internet that provides a rich, virtual desktop experience for all leading Operating Systems, including Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, Linux and Solaris to nearly any client device, including Sun Ray thin clients and other platforms with Java™-based browsers ...read more

  2009 NOV 24 - (VerticalNews.com) -- Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ:JAVA) announced the availability of Sun Ray™ Software 5, which brings remarkable enhancements to the virtual desktop experience and helps to increase data center efficiency. Sun Ray Software 5 is a secure, cost effective solution that delivers a rich, virtual Windows, Linux or Solaris™ Operating System desktop to nearly any client device including Windows PCs and Sun Ray thin clients. As part of the Sun desktop virtualization portfolio, many of the features of Sun Ray Software 5 will also appear in the upcoming release of Sun VDI Software 3.1. Sun Ray Software 5 is available for purchase immediately and a free trial of the software can be downloaded at: http://www.sun.com/software/sunray/getit.jsp. "As IT budgets are stretched due to the tough economic climate, reducing administration costs and lowering energy consumption are more important than ever. Many customers are choosing Sun desktop virtualization for the unique combination of streamlined administration and increased flexibility and security of their infrastructure," said Jim McHugh, vice president of Datacenter Marketing, Sun Microsystems. "The latest Sun Ray Software release builds on Sun's commitment to innovation by improving the quality of the virtual desktop experience and makes it easy for customers to deploy Sun's desktop virtualization technologies with their existing Windows PCs. ...read more