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Sun's virtualization strategy evolves
May. 10, 2008
It's not one of the first companies most IT managers associate with server virtualization, but Sun's virtualization strategy is broad enough and adaptable enough to appeal to many customers who aren't already tied to ...
OpenOffice.org Beta Fails the Office 2007 Test
May. 08, 2008
I'm not embarrassed to admit it: I'm a big fan of Office 2007. I think Microsoft got a lot right with its latest release, starting with the ribbon interface and including any number of tweaks and improvements that make ...
Water-cooled servers gaining steam
May. 08, 2008
Water cooling is the answer to server heat problems, some vendors and data center operators believe.
OpenSolaris available for download; Top 10 network venture deals from Q1
May. 07, 2008
Sun and OpenSolaris.org on Monday released the first publicly available version of the OpenSolaris operating system since work on the project began in 2005; Venture capital investment in network companies hit another ...
OpenSolaris finally available for download
May. 06, 2008
Sun and OpenSolaris.org on Monday released the first publicly available version of the OpenSolaris operating system since work on the project began in 2005.
OpenSolaris ready for prime time
May. 05, 2008
Sun Microsystems on Monday will launch a supported version of OpenSolaris at the CommunityOne conference in San Francisco.
Sun's virtualization strategy evolves
May. 10, 2008
It's not one of the first companies most IT managers associate with server virtualization, but Sun's virtualization strategy is broad enough and adaptable enough to appeal to many customers who aren't already tied to ...
Microsoft, Sun open interoperability lab
Mar. 10, 2008
Microsoft and Sun, which became a Windows OEM last year, opened an interoperability center Monday that will provide a test bed for customers who want to run Microsoft applications on Sun x64 servers.
OpenOffice.org Beta Fails the Office 2007 Test
May. 08, 2008
I'm not embarrassed to admit it: I'm a big fan of Office 2007. I think Microsoft got a lot right with its latest release, starting with the ribbon interface and including any number of tweaks and improvements that make ...
Water-cooled servers gaining steam
May. 08, 2008
Water cooling is the answer to server heat problems, some vendors and data center operators believe.
Sun buys processor startup Montalvo Systems
Apr. 25, 2008
Sun acquired microprocessor startup Montalvo Systems for an undisclosed sum, the company confirmed Thursday.
The virtual office gains ground
Apr. 17, 2008
Virtual reality is making its move from gaming and social sites into the business world.
OpenSolaris finally available for download
May. 06, 2008
Sun and OpenSolaris.org on Monday released the first publicly available version of the OpenSolaris operating system since work on the project began in 2005.
OpenSolaris ready for prime time
May. 05, 2008
Sun Microsystems on Monday will launch a supported version of OpenSolaris at the CommunityOne conference in San Francisco.
Sun, Fujitsu pack 128 threads into new SPARC servers
Apr. 09, 2008
Sun and Fujitsu deliver eight-core SPARC servers capable of processing 128 threads.
OpenOffice.org update arrives
Mar. 27, 2008
OpenOffice.org 2.4, the latest version of the free productivity application suite, was released Thursday and is now available for download for a number of operating systems, including Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X.
Juniper taps another Sun exec
Mar. 26, 2008
Juniper this week tapped another former Sun executive to head its emerging technologies unit. David Yen, executive vice president, emerging technologies, spent 20 years at Sun in a number of executive assignments. Most ...
Unified communications to dominate VoiceCon
Mar. 17, 2008
Unified communications will be the rage at the VoiceCon Orlando conference this week with big-name vendors such as IBM, Microsoft and Nortel announcing products and alliances while others charge in with UC products they ...
Sun Hydrazine - Rocket Fuel vs. Live Mesh | NetworkWorld.com Community
May. 08, 2008
At the JavaOne 2008 conference this week, Sun "sort of" announced something called Project Hydrazine, Sun's hinted at answer to Microsoft Live Mesh. I have to wonder how much of Sun's Project Caroline makes up Project ...
Virtualized disaster recovery offering set to go live this month
Mar. 06, 2008
A fully virtualized failover disaster recovery environment that has been purpose-built for federal government customers is set to go live later this month.
VMware vs. everyone
Mar. 06, 2008
VMware is the undisputed champion of the virtualization market. Can anyone knock them out?
Sun rebrands, releases Vaau roles management tools
Mar. 04, 2008
Sun Tuesday introduced Sun Roles Manager and positioned it as a key cog in its effort to extend its identity management platform so users can manage risk and meet compliance mandates.
McNealy: Telcos falling behind in Internet race
Feb. 28, 2008
Telecommunication companies need to go beyond just providing bandwidth and look into acquiring Internet destination sites that are heavily trafficked, Sun Chairman Scott McNealy said.
Shift to multicore processors inevitable, but enterprises face challenges
Feb. 27, 2008
Buying multicore servers raises two new questions for enterprises: How do you avoid punitive software licensing, and which applications need multicore processors?
Sun's CEO talks up buy as MySQL deal closes
Feb. 26, 2008
Sun announced Tuesday that its US$1 billion deal to buy open-source database vendor MySQL has closed, and with the news came a bold proclamation from Sun CEO Jonathan Schwartz.
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Sun profile
Overview
2005 NW200 rank: 19
2004 NW200 rank: 20
Revenue
| Total '05 revenue (in $M) |
|
11664 |
| '04-'05 revenue change |
|
4% |
| '01-'05 CAGR revenue |
|
-11% |
Profit
| Profit or loss (in $M) |
|
-122 |
| Change from '04 |
|
- |
| As percentage of revenue - |
|
- |
| CAGR, '01-'05 |
|
- |
Employees
| Number of employees |
|
31000 |
| '04 - '05 change |
|
-11
|
| Revenue per employee |
|
376258 |
Misc.
| Mkt Cap as of 3/19/05 ($M) |
|
17200 |
| Cash/investments ($M) |
|
|
| Year inc. |
|
1982 |
| Fiscal year ends |
|
June |
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