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The Price of an Important Software Dropped to Zero by SUN Microsystems

November 30, 2005

Sun Microsystems has recently announce, on Tuesday, that it will make available its entire stack of software including middleware, N1 management platform and Java development tools at no cost as it would now henceforth be available as an open source free software

Most of the Solaris Enterprise System software is available immediately for free download, but the company will hold back about 20 percent of the total code until the first quarter, executives said.

Most of the Solaris Enterprise System software is available immediately for free download, but the company will hold back about 20 percent of the total code until the first quarter, executives said. Sun hopes to grow the volume of its overall software business, especially in developing economies and markets. The company claims that it has enjoyed roughly $100 million in revenue from its Java Enterprise System middleware. It intends to grow sales by offering more advanced system and health monitoring services directly to customers and through Sun Grid services, including computing power by the hour.

While the savings will be negligible for corporate sites, the move will give developers free access to a fully integrated software system, and it will enable partners and SMB customers with fewer than 100 desktops to freely use Sun's high-end Unix software in-house.

Source: TechWeb