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Scott McNealy far from retired

October 17, 2007 Former Sun CEO is racking more frequent-flier miles now as chairman, traveling the world to meet with customers and tout Sun's virtues. TAGS: Scott McNealy, open-source community, Sun Microsystems Inc., open source, Sun Sparc, Sun Solaris, dot-com, decision, chairman, Java, CEO

Sun aims for ultracheap cell phones

May 9, 2007 An alternative to a $100 laptop: Sun hopes selling JavaFX Mobile to phone makers will bring cheap Net access to the masses. TAGS: OLPC, Sun Microsystems Inc., Java, Jonathan Schwartz, Java software, mobile phone, cell phone, server, CEO

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, Sun Microsystems Inc., JavaOne, Java, OSI, open source, Governor, programming language, executive vice president, IBM Corp., CEO

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: Java, Sun Microsystems Inc., open source, Sun Solaris, license, Jonathan Schwartz, IBM Corp., CEO

Sun buffs up its software array

December 4, 2003 Rivals and finances aside, CEO Scott McNealy says the only challenge facing the company is getting its message across to customers. Central to that message: Java. TAGS: Sun NetBeans, Scott McNealy, Sun Microsystems Inc., Java, message, AMD, Linux, CEO, Microsoft Windows

Is Adobe breathing down Microsoft's neck?

October 5, 2007 News.com's Charles Cooper says Adobe's new AIR tech and others' plans for Web apps could finally mean Redmond has to compete for your loyalty. TAGS: Adobe Systems Inc., Marc Andreessen, network computer, Scott McNealy, AJAX, Netscape Communications Corp., Web browser, Sun Microsystems Inc., Java, Microsoft Corp., operating system, CEO, Microsoft Windows

Sun moves into Google orbit

October 4, 2005 Alliance aims to boost Sun's Java and Google's Web-based tools, but could also herald a challenge to Microsoft's hold on the PC. TAGS: Sun Microsystems Inc., Google Inc., Java, alliance, exec, CEO, Microsoft Corp., PC

Open-source advocate: Release Java code

February 13, 2004 A day after Sun chief Scott McNealy says "open source is our friend," a prominent advocate of the collaborative programming philosophy calls on the company to open Java code. TAGS: Java, Sun Microsystems Inc., Scott McNealy, open source, Python, open-source software, IBM Corp., Unix, Linux, programming, CEO, Microsoft Corp.

Live from San Francisco, Scott McNealy

May 19, 2006 It was comedy hour at JavaOne, as Sun's chairman laid out his Letterman-style "Top 10 best things about not being CEO." Video: McNealy hams it up TAGS: Scott McNealy, JavaOne, Sun Microsystems Inc., James Gosling, Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Jonathan Schwartz, CEO, San Francisco, Java, chairman, video

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, Sun Microsystems Inc., Java tool, Java, Scott McNealy, IBM Corp., view, 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., open source, source code, Java server, JBoss, open-source software, Sun Solaris, R&D, project, server, IBM Corp., CEO

Banking on Java

June 30, 2004 At JavaOne in San Francisco, Sun looks to the future of its flagship software product. A big private win for JDS could give it a boost. TAGS: JavaOne, Collaxa, Java, Sun Microsystems Inc., Java tool, Borland Software Corp., BEA Systems Inc., banking, RFID, open source, San Francisco, CEO, IBM Corp., Microsoft Corp.

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, Scott McNealy, Jonathan Schwartz, open source, vice president, exec, open-source software, IBM Corp., executive vice president, CEO, server, Microsoft Corp.

Sun's McNealy swings at rivals

June 29, 2004 The feisty CEO puts up his dukes in a speech that jabs at IBM, Red Hat, Microsoft and Congress. TAGS: JCP, Scott McNealy, Sun Microsystems Inc., Red Hat Inc., motivation, Java, Illuminata Inc., IBM Corp., open-source community, open source, criticism, AMD Opteron, open-source software, CEO, server, Microsoft Corp.

Sun and Google shake hands

October 4, 2005 Multiyear partnership will develop and distribute Google Toolbar, Java, OpenOffice and OpenSolaris--and Google will buy lots more Sun servers. TAGS: Google Toolbar, Jonathan Schwartz, JRE, Sun Microsystems Inc., OpenOffice.org, OpenSolaris, Sun Server, OpenOffice, Google Inc., toolbar, Java, Eric Schmidt, Scott McNealy, executive vice president, Netscape Communications Corp., Microsoft .NET

McNealy: Rattling cages is good for Sun

March 21, 2003 On his Asian tour, Sun's CEO tells reporters that being controversial is good for business--then describes Intel's Itanium chip as a "serious disaster." TAGS: Scott McNealy, JavaCard, Sun Ray, Sun Microsystems Inc., Singapore, smart card, Java, Intel Itanium, Intel, CEO, PC

Ubuntu 'Feisty Fawn' released, hit by traffic

April 19, 2007 New 7.04 version features virtualization and crash-reporting tool--but only if you're able to download it. TAGS: Ubuntu, Sun NetBeans, Project GlassFish, Java, Linux, Sun Microsystems Inc., virtualization, Red Hat Inc., computer company, Novell Inc., open source, server, CEO, operating system

Sun settles with Microsoft, announces layoffs

April 2, 2004 update The deal dictates that Microsoft must make $1.95 billion in payments to Sun, which separately says it will cut 3,300 jobs, as its losses mount. TAGS: Sun Microsystems Inc., payment, Steve Ballmer, antitrust, Scott McNealy, layoff, agreement, Microsoft Corp., collaboration, Java, software company, CEO, server, Microsoft Windows

Sun likes what it sees in the new GPL

February 9, 2007 Patent protections are just part of why version 3 of the license might be good for open-sourcing Java and Solaris, CEO says. TAGS: GPL, GNU, Sun Solaris, GPL 3, Free Software Foundation, Jonathan Schwartz, GPL 2, GPLv3, Sun Microsystems Inc., kernel, Linux, Java, open source, community, license, interview
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