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IBM's Oracle rebate counters HP, Sun

April 18, 2006 Big Blue announces rebates of as much as $300,000 for software from the database giant, striking back at others' deals. TAGS: Oracle Corp., database company, Larry Ellison, IBM Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., Intel Itanium, CEO, database, HP, server, Dell

Linux-loving McNealy dons penguin outfit

February 8, 2002 In a move to erase doubts about the sincerity of Sun Microsystems' move to embrace Linux, CEO Scott McNealy took the stage at the company's annual meeting wearing a penguin suit. TAGS: Scott McNealy, Sun Microsystems Inc., Linux, IBM Corp., CEO, server, Java, operating system, HP

McNealy--apres moi, you'll be bored silly

April 25, 2006 CNET News.com's Charles Cooper says he'll miss the former Sun CEO's straight-talking ways. TAGS: Jim Manzi, Scott McNealy, Jonathan Schwartz, Sun Microsystems Inc., public relations, CEO, IBM Corp., Microsoft Corp.

Sun promises to open-source Java

May 16, 2006 Sun execs say the question is no longer whether the Java programming language will be open-sourced, but how it should be done. TAGS: Jonathan Schwartz, JavaOne, Sun Microsystems Inc., Java, open source, OSI, executive vice president, Governor, programming language, IBM Corp., CEO

McNealy touts 'excitement' of backup tape

June 9, 2005 Sun CEO defends StorageTek acquisition and adds open source to his usual hit list of Microsoft and IBM. TAGS: StorageTek, Sun Microsystems Inc., storage management, grid computing, Glasgow, excitement, Sun Solaris, Scott McNealy, Scotland, thin client, open source, CEO, acquisition, backup, Microsoft Corp., IBM Corp.

'New' CEOs and a new Sun-Intel partnership

January 23, 2007 Personalities of new CEOS, not just technology, figured in Intel's return to Sun Microsystems' server line. TAGS: Jonathan Schwartz, Sun Microsystems Inc., Scott McNealy, Paul Otellini, Sun Solaris, Craig Barrett, x86 server, Intel, Intel Itanium, Intel Xeon, CEO, chip company, Intel x86, AMD, server, San Francisco

Ex-Sun exec returns to run software group

May 1, 2006 Rich Green, who left for a start-up in 2004, is expected to be named Sun's software chief, CNET News.com has learned. TAGS: Cassatt Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., software group, Java, Jonathan Schwartz, Scott McNealy, vice president, open source, executive vice president, open-source software, exec, IBM Corp., CEO, server, Microsoft Corp.

Sun, Oracle at odds over Java tools

January 26, 2006 Two allies have different views over whether Oracle supports Sun's NetBeans programming software. TAGS: Sun NetBeans, Oracle JDeveloper, Oracle Corp., endorsement, Java tool, Sun Microsystems Inc., Scott McNealy, Java, view, CEO, IBM Corp.

Ballmer: 'We'll catch Google'

June 27, 2005 At a partner conference, the CEO defends Redmond's search efforts but admits that the .Net effort has been at a standstill. TAGS: Steve Ballmer, interoperability, Microsoft .NET, Microsoft SQL Server, Sydney, Google Inc., Sun Microsystems Inc., CEO, IBM Corp., Microsoft Corp., server, database

Sun names likely license for open-source Java

October 26, 2006 The candidate is the Community Development and Distribution License, used to govern Solaris, CEO says. TAGS: open source, Sun Microsystems Inc., Java, Sun Solaris, license, Jonathan Schwartz, CEO, IBM Corp.

Potential Sun Grid customer: No thanks

March 13, 2006 RightNow could be an ideal Sun Grid customer, but its CEO is leery of reliability, control and cost issues. TAGS: RightNow Technologies, managed hosting, Sun Microsystems Inc., software-as-a-service, reliability, Jonathan Schwartz, data center, SAP AG, IBM Corp., information technology, CEO, server

Sun to subsidize Oracle database software

January 11, 2006 To compete with IBM and HP, Sun will bundle Oracle's database with higher-end Unix servers, subsidize customer fees. Photo: Best buddies McNealy and Ellison TAGS: Oracle Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., Unix server, Larry Ellison, Scott McNealy, Oracle Database, Unix, Sun UltraSPARC, fee, Java, pricing, IBM Corp., Sun Solaris, database, server, CEO

Sun tries sharing Java again; still not open source

June 21, 2005 "GlassFish" lets outsiders tinker with Java server source code but stops well short of making it actual open-source software. TAGS: Project GlassFish, Sun Microsystems Inc., Java, application server, BEA Systems Inc., source code, Java server, open source, JBoss, open-source software, R&D, project, Sun Solaris, server, IBM Corp., CEO

Are sharks circling HP?

February 9, 2005 Competitors will try to use uncertainty to win customers from HP, analysts predict. It's not yet clear whether they will succeed. TAGS: Intel Itanium, IBM Corp., leadership, Lenovo, HP, Dell, Gateway Inc., Sun Microsystems Inc., CEO, Compaq Computer Corp., PC, Intel, server

Week in review: Big Blue bids adieu to PCs

December 10, 2004 IBM tips the balance of power by essentially bowing out of the PC business, handing the reins to China's Lenovo. TAGS: Lenovo, Palmisano, IBM Corp., Week in review, China, Red Hat Inc., PC company, Larry Ellison, Oracle Corp., merger, Dell, acquisition, Sun Microsystems Inc., CEO, Linux, server

Commentary: Keeping HP customers happy

February 10, 2005 news.commentary With Fiorina gone, customers should stay the course--for now. But the next CEO still must prove that bigger is better. TAGS: Forrester Research Inc., Carly Fiorina, Digital Home, commentary, CEO, IBM Corp., merger, HP, Dell, Sun Microsystems Inc., printer, server, PC

McNealy knocks Oracle for pricing plans

December 9, 2004 Sun's CEO criticizes a major business partner for how it sells its software based on how many processors a server has. TAGS: Oracle Corp., pricing, dual-core, AMD Opteron, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun UltraSPARC, dual-core processor, Microsoft SQL Server, data center, IBM Corp., server, AMD, CEO, conference, Microsoft Corp., Intel

Oracle confab brings out the naysayers

December 9, 2004 roundup At OpenWorld in San Francisco, Dell execs bash "big iron," quibble about Red Hat and pooh-pooh IBM-Lenovo. TAGS: PeopleSoft Inc., Oracle Corp., Lenovo, content management, exec, San Francisco, Sun Microsystems Inc., Red Hat Inc., merger, CEO, IBM Corp., Dell, conference, Java, server, database

XenSource gets new CEO, direction

February 15, 2006 Open-source start-up names Veritas veteran Peter Levine to top post, while two co-founders depart from company. TAGS: Peter Levine, XenSource Inc., Xen, co-founder, foundation, VERITAS Software Corp., open source, Sun Solaris, CEO, Sun Microsystems Inc., OEM, Linux, IBM Corp., operating system

HP prepares 'infinity' campaign for Itanium servers

March 3, 2006 HP hopes a new advertising symbol will regain some of the delayed Itanium chip's lost momentum.Photo: Itanium 'infinity' campaign TAGS: Intel Itanium, Montecito, infinity, Mark Hurd, RISC, alliance, Paul Otellini, compiler, Sun Microsystems Inc., Intel, HP, IBM Corp., CEO, event, California, chipset
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