http://www.networkworld.com/news/financial/sun.html The latest Sun news and analysis from NetworkWorld.com. Network World, Inc. Copyright(C) 1994 - 2009 Network World, Inc. http://www.networkworld.com/newsletters/dir/2009/070609id1.html The buzz around Identity as a Service is heating up. I'll be discussing this in an online Webinar later this month ("Externalizing Identity into the Cloud,") but there are a couple of things I want to mention today that should be of interest. Dave Kearns 2009-07-02T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/070109-java-development-critical-to-oracle.html 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 lifecycle management). Paul Krill 2009-07-01T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/070109-iphone-killers.html Every time a supposed "iPhone killer" hits the market its sales come in well below the iPhone's sales numbers. Brad Reed 2009-07-01T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/062909-netbeans-ide-enhanced-for-teams.html etBeans, the open source IDE championed by Sun Microsystems, is being fitted with additional capabilities this week for development teams and scripting languages. Paul Krill 2009-06-29T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/062709-doj-pushes-probe-of-oracle-sun.html 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. Juan Carlos Perez 2009-06-27T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/062309-sun-tools-upgrade-geared-for.html Recognizing that developers these days must program for multicore processors, Sun Microsystems on Tuesday is releasing an upgrade to its native development tools package geared to this new responsibility. Paul Krill 2009-06-23T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/061709-sun-cancels-rock-processors.html Sun cancels a high-profile server chip project as Oracle prepares to acquire the company. Jon Brodkin 2009-06-17T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/061509-golden-parachutes-for-top-sun.html If Oracle's acquisition of Sun Microsystems is approved as expected, Sun executives Jonathan Schwartz and Scott McNealy are in for a big payday. Patrick Thibodeau 2009-06-15T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/supp/2009/ndc4/061509-data-center-derby.html Network thoroughbred Cisco jumps into the blade server market. Server stallion HP adds security blades to its ProCurve switches. IBM teams up Brocade. Oracle buys Sun. And everybody courts that prize filly VMware. Beth Schultz 2009-06-15T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/supp/2009/ndc4/061509-data-center-oracle.html Two months ago, Oracle wouldn't have leapt to mind as a potential contender in the next-generation data center. But that was pre-Sun, pre-Virtual Iron. Now, all of a sudden, Oracle has an interesting data center story to tell. Beth Schultz 2009-06-15T12:00:00-04:00