Sun Hits 4 Million Solaris 10 Registered Licenses
Sun Microsystems, Inc. (Nasdaq: SUNW) today announced that exactly one year after its initial release, the Solaris 10 Operating System has surpassed 4 million registered licenses and set 57 performance and price/performance world records. The roster of companies that have registered licenses of the free and open source Solaris 10, the most advanced operating system on the planet, includes 10 of the top 11 retailers, 7 of the top 8 financial services companies, and all of the top 5 manufacturing companies and top 5 IT companies.