Sun Microsystems
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Sun Microsystems chair's ice rink rises again in Palo Alto foothillsIt's hockey season once again in the Palo Alto foothills, and neighbors of Sun Microsystems Chairman Scott McNealy know what that means: the ice dome is back. After taking it down last spring under pressure from the Palo Alto planning... In this article: Scott McNealy, Palo Alto, Sun Microsystems, Portola Valley, and Vinod Khosla |
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San Jose Mercury News | 11 hours ago
Oracle's $7.4B Sun Microsystems deal: EU extends review deadline
...Friday that they have extended until Jan. 27 a deadline to wrap up their antitrust review of Oracle's planned $7.4 billion takeover of Sun Microsystems. The European Commission said Oracle had asked for more time "in order to have the...
In this article: Oracle, European Union, MySQL, Web-based, Brussels, and United States
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Full print edition | November 12, 2009
Oracle and Sun Microsystems: Merger interruptus
...meeting of minds has not lasted long. On November 9th it emerged that regulators in Brussels object to the proposed $7.4 billion purchase of Sun Microsystems, a troubled maker of computer hardware, by Oracle, a software giant. That puts...
In this article: Oracle, General Electric, Europe, Honeywell, Department of Justice, and White House
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Web Wire | November 11, 2009
Sun Microsystems Unveils New Desktop Virtualization Capabilities in Sun Ray Software 5
...New Software Client Enabling Centralized Desktop Access From Windows PCs SANTA CLARA, Calif. Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAVA) today announced the availability of Sun Ray Software 5, which brings remarkable enhancements to the virtual...
In this article: Adobe Flash, Windows Server 2008, Linux, Java, Nasdaq, and Oracle
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AP Online | November 10, 2009
Fitch warns on Sun Microsystems after EU challenge
NEW YORK (AP) - Fitch Ratings lowered its outlook for Sun Microsystems Inc. to "evolving" from "positive" on Tuesday after European regulators objected to Oracle Corp.'s plans to take over the company. Fitch said it would likely knock...
In this article: Oracle Corp, Sun Microsystems Inc., EU, NEW YORK, and U.S.
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Yahoo! News | November 10, 2009
Fitch warns on Sun Microsystems after EU challenge (AP)
Fitch warns on Sun Microsystems after EU challenge Posted on - Tue Nov 10, 2009 2:44PM EST Add articles about technology to your My Yahoo! The European Commission is worried that Oracle's $7.4 billion takeover bid could harm...
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Indiana Times - The Economic Times | November 06, 2009
Sun Micro sales fall
...are taking advantage of the uncertainty by luring Sun's customers with steep discounts. Sun Microsystems has said recently it is cutting 3,000, or around 10 per cent, of its jobs worldwide. The cuts were in addition to its plans last...
In this article: Sun Microsystems Inc, Oracle Corp, Revenue, US Securities And Exchange Commission, European Union, Larry Ellison, Intel Corp, and IBM
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Reuters | November 06, 2009
Sun Micro sales fall, Oracle deal delay stings
Computer maker Sun Microsystems Inc <JAVA.O> suffered a 25 percent fall in quarterly revenue, as uncertainty over its delayed sale to Oracle Corp <ORCL.O> hurt its business. Lower operating expenses helped Sun Microsystems curb its fiscal...
In this article: Oracle Corp, Sun Microsystems Inc, Revenue, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, European Union, Larry Ellison, Intel Corp, and IBM
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Yahoo! News | November 06, 2009
Sun Micro sales fall, Oracle deal delay stings (Reuters)
Sun Micro sales fall, Oracle deal delay stings NEW YORK (Reuters) - Computer maker Sun Microsystems Inc (JAVA.O) suffered a 25 percent fall in quarterly revenue, as uncertainty over its delayed sale to Oracle Corp (ORCL.O) hurt its...
In this article: Oracle Corp, Sun Microsystems Inc, Revenue, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, European Union, Larry Ellison, and IBM
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Reuters | November 06, 2009
UPDATE 2-Sun Micro sales fall, Oracle deal delay stings
...affected by downturn, uncertainty over Oracle deal (Adds background on EU probe, Oracle deal) Computer maker Sun Microsystems Inc <JAVA.O> suffered a 25 percent fall in quarterly revenue, as uncertainty over its delayed sale to Oracle...
In this article: Oracle Corp, Sun Microsystems Inc, Revenue, European Union, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Larry Ellison, Intel Corp, and IBM
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MarketWatch | November 06, 2009
Sun Micro sales fall as Oracle deal drags on
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Sun Microsystems Inc. said late Friday that it cut its first-quarter loss from the same period a year ago, but sales fell across all of its main product lines as the computer server and software developer...
In this article: Oracle Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., Revenue, Customer base, Securities and Exchange Commission, U.S., and MarketWatch
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Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAVA) is a multinational vendor of computers, computer components, computer software, and information technology services, founded on February 24, 1982. The company is headquartered in Santa Clara, California (part of Silicon Valley), on the former west campus of the Agnews Developmental Center.
Products include computer servers and workstations based on its own SPARC processors as well as AMD's Opteron and Intel's Xeon processors; storage systems; and, a suite of software products including the Solaris Operating System, developer tools, Web infrastructure software, and identity management applications. Other technologies of note include the Java platform, MySQL and NFS.
Sun is a proponent of open systems in general and Unix in particular, and a major contributor to open source software.
On April 20, 2009, Sun and Oracle Corporation announced that they entered into a definitive agreement under which Oracle will acquire Sun for $7.4 billion. The deal is still pending, with no date yet given for its completion.
Sun's manufacturing facilities are located in Hillsboro, Oregon, USA and Linlithgow, Scotland.
- Name:
- Sun Microsystems
- Type:
- Public (NASDAQ: JAVA)
- Location City:
- Santa Clara, California
- Location Country:
- United States
- Founded:
- 1982
- Stock Symbol (NASDAQ):
- JAVA
- Industry:
- Diversified computer systems
- Key People:
- Scott McNealy
- Products:
- Computer servers, workstations, storage, software, and services
- Revenue:
- US$13.880 billion (FY08)
- Operating Income:
- US$372 million (FY08)
- Net Income:
- US$403 million (FY08)
- No. of Employees:
- 33,350 (2008)
- Motto:
- The Network is the Computer
- Market Cap:
- US$5.8 billion (2009)
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