Sun Microsystems plans on Thursday to introduce an upgrade to its desktop Linux, Java Desktop System, with added capabilities for management in an enterprise network.

For customers looking for a Java-based deployment and development environment, Sun's recently announced Java Desktop System 2.0 offers a strong option.

The newest incarnation of Sun’s JDS (Java Desktop System) is a visually pleasing desktop loosely based on SuSE Linux, though it departs from standard Linux distributions in mildly annoying ways ...

Sun Microsystems is pulling back on its plans to market and sell its Linux-based desktop operating system and may give the technology to the open-source community, according to John Loiacono ...

Sun Microsystems' Java Desktop System is a challenger to Windows that isn't quite ready for home users.But it is good enough to help scare Microsoft into cutting its prices.

Sun has released version 2 of its Java Desktop System along with a host of other technology initiatives as part of its quarterly product announcement.

Sun plans to release midyear the second version of its Java Desktop System, featuring new tools for centralized management of client systems -- and a higher price tag.

Sun Microsystems Inc. has scored a deal with a Chinese technology consortium to distribute its Java Desktop System to citizens of China, the company said Monday.

“First and foremost, the objective of the Java Desktop System (JDS) isn’t to go after Microsoft,” said Peder Ulander, Sun’s director of marketing for Desktop Solutions.

“First and foremost, the objective of the Java Desktop System (JDS) isn’t to go after Microsoft,” said Peder Ulander, Sun’s director of marketing for Desktop Solutions.