Solaris vs. Linux

As Linux encroaches on Solaris' turf, Solaris is doing some encroaching of its own. According to Bozman, businesses are starting to replace traditional mainframes, many of which are no longer sold actively, with Solaris-based machines.

Bill Moffitt, Sun's group marketing manager for Solaris product management, told the E-Commerce Times that several regional banks have migrated from mainframes to Sun SPARC-based systems -- and that Sun is in the process of negotiating deals with several larger banks as well.