Latest Sun news.Sun chooses head for x86 divisionBy Robert McMillanIDG News Service, 05/18/04 One month after a major executive shake up at Sun, the dust appears to be settling a bit. The company has now appointed former CTO of Software John Fowler as executive vice president of the company’s newly created Network Systems group, a Sun spokeswoman confirmed on Tuesday.Fowler was named interim head of the Network Systems Group in April. At the time, Sun said it was conducting an executive search for a permanent head of the division, which produces Sun systems based on the Intel and Advanced Micro Devices x86 processors. Sun has now decided to make Fowler’s role permanent, the spokeswoman said.The executive previously responsible for Sun’s Intel and AMD systems, Sun Executive Vice President of Volume Systems Products Neil Knox, left the company as part of the April shake-up, as did Sun’s former Chief Marketing and Strategy Officer Mark Tolliver.Sun also removed Knox’s peer, Clark Masters, from his role as executive in charge of Sun’s Enterprise Systems Group and created a new organization, then called the Throughput Systems group, that was to be responsible for Sun’s UltraSparc systems and processors. The group, which is headed by Executive Vice President David Yen, has since been renamed the Scalable Systems Group, Sun said.Both Yen and Fowler report to Jonathan Schwartz, who was made the company’s president and chief operating officer a few weeks before the April shake-up.Fowler is a 13-year Sun veteran who previously held engineering management titles within Sun’s software group.To read this story online, please go to: https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0518sunchoos.html?nlSun’s Niagara chip ready for test production, 05/12/04Sun has taken a step toward producing the first of its next generation of “throughput computing” processors. The company has completed the initial design of its first such processor, code named …https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0512sunsniaga.html?nl Related content news Broadcom to lay off over 1,200 VMware employees as deal closes The closing of VMware’s $69 billion acquisition by Broadcom will lead to layoffs, with 1,267 VMware workers set to lose their jobs at the start of the new year. By Jon Gold Dec 01, 2023 3 mins Technology Industry Technology Industry Markets news analysis Cisco joins $10M funding round for Aviz Networks' enterprise SONiC drive Investment news follows a partnership between the vendors aimed at delivering an enterprise-grade SONiC offering for customers interested in the open-source network operating system. By Michael Cooney Dec 01, 2023 3 mins Network Management Software Industry Networking news Cisco CCNA and AWS cloud networking rank among highest paying IT certifications Cloud expertise and security know-how remain critical in building today’s networks, and these skills pay top dollar, according to Skillsoft’s annual ranking of the most valuable IT certifications. Demand for talent continues to outweigh s By Denise Dubie Nov 30, 2023 7 mins Certifications Network Security Networking news Mainframe modernization gets a boost from Kyndryl, AWS collaboration Kyndryl and AWS have expanded their partnership to help enterprise customers simplify and accelerate their mainframe modernization initiatives. By Michael Cooney Nov 30, 2023 4 mins Mainframes Cloud Computing Data Center Podcasts Videos Resources Events NEWSLETTERS Newsletter Promo Module Test Description for newsletter promo module. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe