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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.
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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.
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Intel reclaims spot in Sun servers
January 22, 2007
With the move, Sun becomes the last of the four tier-one server sellers to rely jointly on x86 processors from Intel and AMD.Photos: Sun, Intel team up
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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
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McNealy on message
June 24, 2005
Despite Sun's continued troubles, CEO Scott McNealy says the company is well positioned for the "participation age."
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Oracle's rendezvous in San Francisco
November 14, 2007
The software maker hosts its OpenWorld conference with looks to the past and the future.
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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.
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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.
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Sun servers heading back to Intel chips
January 22, 2007
CEOs from Sun Microsystems and Intel are expected to announce partnership to build Xeon-based servers this year.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Ballmer grins and bears Linux--a little
April 20, 2005
Demos management software supporting non-Windows machines. "I know that's an important capability," Microsoft CEO says.
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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.
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