NewsBytes: Oracle, Sun Take OS Out Of Computers | Linux Today

NewsBytes: Oracle, Sun Take OS Out Of Computers

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Dec 14, 1998

“Oracle Corp… and Sun Microsystems Inc… held a press
conference this morning to announce they have teamed to build new
computers that will not utilize a traditional operating system
(OS).”

“Under the partnership, Oracle will use the Sun Solaris core
with the Oracle8i Internet database for its upcoming database
server appliance, code-named Raw Iron.”

Earlier reports speculated that Linux and several other free
OSes were being considered for the “Raw Iron” kernel.

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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