Sun Microsystem

OS Operating System

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is an operating environment - collection of softwares programs that allowed an application program to interact with computer HD.KERNEL is the central module of an OS

Servers

Late 90's development of client-server architecture

Open Source Software Movement

GNU/Linux

The situation in 1999: The most famous OS producer in the world was Microsoft with 90% of market share (MKS).

Apple computer has 4% of MKS - few niche players such as Amiga

The competitive Environment

Customers

Independent SW Vendors

Competitors

Next Decisions

Sun Microsystem

Sun and Open Standards

Workstations & Servers

Software

The Solaris Operating Environment

Responding to the NT Challenge

The Solaris Group in 1999