Solaris 11 rumored for mid-2010 release

The next version of Sun's Solaris operating system could be released sometime in mid-2010. Though nothing has been publicly announced, Sun apparently has been telling its customers that this is the targeted release date for Solaris 11, codenamed Nevada. However, the company also has made it clear that the date is "not set in stone," probably alluding to market conditions.

Among other improvements, Sun's Zettabyte File System (ZFS) comes with various enhancements that increase the performance of solid state disks (SSDs), which are starting to appear in enterprise products. At the end of the day, it must be remembered that Sun was recently acquired by database juggernaut Oracle. Obviously, any future plans pertaining to Solaris will be contingent to Oracle's approval or veto.

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