Sun
Flash can eliminate imbalance between server and storage performance
Oct. 14, 2009
After a decade of minimal storage innovation, flash comes to the rescue.
SSDs on the rise, during SNW
Oct. 21, 2009
At SNW, you had to stick around until Thursday morning to get a quick briefing on Sun's SSD strategy and products, but it was well worth it.
Sun to cut 3,000 jobs as Oracle awaits approval for deal
Oct. 20, 2009
Sun Microsystems will lay off up to 3,000 workers over the next 12 months as Oracle awaits approval from European regulators for its acquisition of the company.
Fate of some Sun technologies still up in the air
Oct. 13, 2009
Despite earlier assurances that Sun's technology will live on, questions remain over Sun's app server, IDE, and cloud platform
Sun, Oracle chiefs vow: Sun technologies will live on
Oct. 12, 2009
Scott McNealy and Larry Ellison offer reassurances at the OpenWorld conference that Oracle will be good for all of Sun technologies after the merger
Sun communications suite upgraded to version 7
Sep. 29, 2009
The Sun Java Communications Suite features a Web 2.0 client, interoperability, search capabilities, and push e-mail
Ellison: We won't spin off MySQL
Sep. 22, 2009
Oracle CEO urges approval of Sun acquisition, says Oracle's database does not compete with MySQL
Tech's worst year ever?
Sep. 16, 2009
The tech industry has suffered some of its greatest losses ever in the past 12 months. Here's our look at the low points.
Oracle, Sun launch high-end OLTP server
Sep. 16, 2009
Oracle has launched a high-end database and storage system that it co-developed with Sun Microsystems, the companies' first joint product since announcing their plans to merge almost five months ago.
Users nervous about Oracle's acquisition of MySQL
Sep. 14, 2009
Concerns also linger over the fate of other Sun technologies such as Solaris and Java
XML flaw threatens apps built with Sun, Apache, Python libraries
Aug. 05, 2009
Security vendor Codenomicon has found flaws in XML parsers that enable denial-of-service attacks, corruption of data, and even delivery of a malicious payload.
EU to look at Oracle/Sun deal; Android comes to home entertainment
Aug. 04, 2009
EU to look at Oracle/Sun deal; Android comes to home entertainment
European antitrust regulators to review Oracle-Sun deal
Aug. 04, 2009
The European Commission plans to release its first opinion on Oracle's proposed acquisition of Sun Microsystems on Sept. 3.
IBM, HP use big discounts to woo Sun customers
Jul. 30, 2009
Sales programs designed to poach rivals' customers are commonplace, but IBM and HP have become significantly more aggressive since the April 20 announcement that Oracle is buying Sun.
Sun stockholders approve merger with Oracle
Jul. 16, 2009
The $7.4 billion acquisition of Sun Microsystems by Oracle was approved by Sun stockholders on Thursday morning, Sun said.
Sun shareholders approve Oracle merger
Jul. 16, 2009
Sun Microsystems' shareholders voted on Thursday to approve the company's acquisition by Oracle, but not by a wide margin.
IBM Power servers most reliable in new survey
Jul. 14, 2009
IBM's Power servers topped a list of most reliable x86 and Unix machines in a new survey, clocking in at only 15 minutes of unplanned downtime per year.
Virtual Box 2.2.2 for Mac
Jul. 13, 2009
Oracle/Sun's Virtual Box is a free/open source project and can be easily downloaded and installed. It has no real commercial support yet, but Sun intends to develop support components for those who want them.
Sun storage system delivers high performance
May. 04, 2009
Sun's latest addition to its high-end enterprise storage repertoire – the iSCSI-based Sun Storage 7410 Unified Storage System -- is certainly a high-performance offering, but in our testing we found some annoying ...
RSA Preview; Oracle to buy Sun for $7.4B
Apr. 20, 2009
RSA Preview; Oracle to buy Sun for $7.4B
Sun begins new push into cloud services market
Mar. 18, 2009
Sun is making a fresh push into the cloud services market, starting with hosted computing and storage services that it will offer to developers later this year.
Sun for sale? Dropping profits, stock price fuel speculation
Aug. 21, 2008
Sun could be for sale, analysts say.
Java development critical to Oracle Fusion strategy
Jul. 01, 2009
For developers, Oracle's Fusion Middleware 11g rollout on Wednesday emphasizes Java technologies, particularly the company's JDeveloper IDE, along with concepts including declarative programming and ALM (application ...
NetBeans IDE enhanced for teams, scripting
Jun. 29, 2009
etBeans, the open source IDE championed by Sun Microsystems, is being fitted with additional capabilities this week for development teams and scripting languages.
DOJ pushes probe of Oracle-Sun deal beyond deadline
Jun. 27, 2009
The U.S. Department of Justice needs more time to examine Oracle's proposed acquisition of Sun Microsystems beyond an initial review period, Oracle said Friday.
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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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