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Developers

Solaris is the right choice for open source.

Are you contemplating a forced upgrade to a new version of Red Hat Enterprise Linux and dreading the broken code you may encounter? Now is a good time to re-evaluate your options.

Transition instead to the Solaris 10 Operating System.

Free and open source, Solaris 10 runs across more systems and supports more applications than Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 4, and provides a superior platform for editing, compiling, debugging, and tuning enterprise-class applications.

Not only is Solaris 10 the only OS that guarantees both binary and source code compatibility between releases, it also comes with tools and support Red Hat can't match: Sun Studio 11, a free suite of tools and compilers optimized for Solaris 10 (and runs on Linux, too); and Developer Expert Assistance - a low-cost email support service designed just for developers.

Benefits

Zero-Cost Development and Deployment

The Solaris 10 OS and Sun Studio 11 tools suite both have free licenses to develop and deploy applications-commercial, education, and more. Sun also provides a broad portfolio of services, from support and training to consulting and migration.

Guaranteed Binary Compatibility

Did your application run on Solaris 2.6? Then it will also run on Solaris 10. Sun has maintained binary compatibility between operating system releases for nearly a decade, enabling existing Solaris applications to run unmodified on the Solaris 10 OS. This means that Solaris applications developed 10 years ago will run on Solaris 10 unchanged, taking full advantage of new and advanced Solaris features. And Sun now guarantees source code compatibility between SPARC and x86 processors, ensuring that applications can run cross-platform with a simple recompile.

Stable C++ Application Binary Interface (ABI)

Without a stable ABI, every part of a program must be compiled with the same version of the same compiler. Unlike the developer environment in Red Hat Enterprise Linux, the optimizing C++ compiler in Sun Studio 11 allows you to develop your objects and easily upgrade to newer compilers that take advantage of the latest optimizations.

Optimized Compilers on x64/x86 and UltraSPARC Systems

High-performance optimizing C, C++, and Fortran compilers for the Solaris operating system have consistently shattered application performance benchmarks on UltraSPARC and x86/x64 platforms. Just recently, Sun Studio 11 on the Solaris OS topped three out of four industry-recognized benchmarks.

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