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Photo: Ballmer, McNealy find common ground

May 13, 2005 CEOs of Sun and Microsoft tout the companies' newfound cooperation at a press conference. TAGS: Sun Microsystems Inc., CEO, Microsoft Corp., photograph

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., alliance, Java, exec, CEO, Microsoft Corp.

Sun, Microsoft to outline alliance

November 17, 2004 Rivals set date for giving details of collaborative work. TAGS: Scott McNealy, Sun Microsystems Inc., alliance, collaboration, CEO, Microsoft Corp.

Google, Sun plan partnership

October 3, 2005 Collaborative effort could raise the profile of OpenOffice.org and Java software--and perhaps bolster Google's challenge to Microsoft. TAGS: Java software, StarOffice, OpenOffice.org, Sun Microsystems Inc., Google Inc., Jonathan Schwartz, Java, Google Earth, profile, CEO, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Ballmer: We've 'hit our stride' with Sun

May 13, 2005 The Microsoft CEO and Scott McNealy, his counterpart at Sun, say it hasn't been easy, but the two companies have found common ground. TAGS: Sun Microsystems Inc., Scott McNealy, CEO, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

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., antitrust, payment, Steve Ballmer, Scott McNealy, layoff, agreement, collaboration, Microsoft Corp., software company, Java, CEO, server, Microsoft Windows

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: Jonathan Schwartz, Sun Microsystems Inc., Google Toolbar, OpenOffice.org, Sun Server, JRE, Scott McNealy, Google Inc., toolbar, OpenSolaris, Java, Eric Schmidt, OpenOffice, executive vice president, Microsoft .NET, Netscape Communications Corp.

Sun, Microsoft tout fruits of cooperation

May 13, 2005 The companies bridge a networking-system rift, while customers hope more such collaborations are on the way. Photos: Ballmer, McNealy find common ground TAGS: cooperation, Steve Ballmer, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Solaris, BEA Systems Inc., Linux, Microsoft Corp., CEO, operating system, Microsoft Windows

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, storage management, Sun Microsystems Inc., grid computing, Glasgow, excitement, thin client, Sun Solaris, Scott McNealy, Scotland, open source, CEO, acquisition, Microsoft Corp., IBM Corp., backup

FAQ: The Sun-Google partnership

October 5, 2005 What exactly does the alliance mean for the two companies--and for the computing industry? TAGS: Sun Microsystems Inc., Eric Schmidt, Sun Solaris, agreement, Google Toolbar, Google Inc., Java, Java software, Sun Java, open-source software, Jonathan Schwartz, alliance, Scott McNealy, OpenOffice, toolbar, CEO

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.

Microsoft and Sun's difficult dance

December 2, 2004 news analysis The companies find that being partners is sometimes harder than being enemies. TAGS: Sun Microsystems Inc., expectation, Microsoft Corp., CEO

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, Microsoft .NET, interoperability, Microsoft SQL Server, Sydney, Google Inc., Sun Microsystems Inc., CEO, IBM Corp., Microsoft Corp., server, database

Google-Sun pact brainchild of Sun engineer

October 4, 2005 Java director envisions partnership, reaches out to former StarOffice boss at Google. TAGS: Sun Microsystems Inc., StarOffice, Scott McNealy, Jonathan Schwartz, engineering, Google Toolbar, Google Inc., boss, co-founder, Java, toolbar, CEO, Microsoft Corp.

McNealy--an engineer's witty patron

April 25, 2006 Known as much for his wit as his business acumen, Sun's outgoing CEO backed his engineers until it hurt. TAGS: Scott McNealy, Sun Microsystems Inc., engineer, Jonathan Schwartz, dot-com, Silicon Valley, CEO, face, Linux, server, Microsoft Corp., operating system

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, open source, executive vice president, vice president, open-source software, exec, IBM Corp., CEO, server, Microsoft Corp.

This week in Linux news

November 19, 2004 Sun to provide legal protection from patent-infringement suits to those using, developing open-source Solaris--a move to counter Linux. TAGS: SCO Group Inc., intellectual property, Steve Ballmer, Scott McNealy, Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., Linux, open source, patent, open-source software, Java, CEO, operating system, Microsoft Corp.

Google builds an empire to rival Microsoft

September 21, 2005 Search giant could become more important than Redmond rival, says author who has studied its patents and engineering. TAGS: network computer, Google Inc., Larry Ellison, author, Sun Microsystems Inc., Internet search, Oracle Corp., Microsoft Corp., CEO

A Microsoft-Red Hat warming trend?

May 10, 2005 CEOs Steve Ballmer and Matthew Szulik met for a meal recently, sources say. How's Microsoft feeling about open source these days? TAGS: Red Hat Inc., antitrust, GPL, open source, Steve Ballmer, source code, Bill Gates, open-source software, Sun Microsystems Inc., New York, Microsoft Corp., CEO, Linux
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