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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. TAGS: Scott McNealy, Sun Microsystems Inc., Linux, IBM Corp., CEO, server, Java, operating system, HP

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

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 TAGS: Intel Xeon, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Solaris, Paul Otellini, Sun Server, Pat Gelsinger, Jonathan Schwartz, x86 processor, x86 server, Intel, AMD, server, Intel x86, quad-core, CEO, operating system

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, CEO, Microsoft Corp., operating system, Microsoft Windows

McNealy on message

June 24, 2005 Despite Sun's continued troubles, CEO Scott McNealy says the company is well positioned for the "participation age." TAGS: GAAP, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Solaris, Red Hat Inc., participation, ISV, Scott McNealy, AMD Opteron, asset, software company, CEO, AMD, IM, server, operating system, Microsoft Windows

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, Silicon Valley, dot-com, CEO, face, Linux, server, Microsoft Corp., operating system

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, Sun Solaris, GPL 3, GNU, Jonathan Schwartz, Free Software Foundation, Sun Microsystems Inc., GPL 2, GPLv3, open source, community, kernel, Linux, Java, interview, license

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. TAGS: x86 server, Sun Microsystems Inc., Intel Xeon, Sun Server, Sun Solaris, Sun NetBeans, AMD Opteron, Sun Sparc, Intel, Paul Otellini, server, AMD, Intel x86, power management, conference, San Francisco

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, open source, Java server, JBoss, open-source software, R&D, Sun Solaris, project, CEO, server, IBM Corp.

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, CEO, Sun Solaris, Linux, OEM, Sun Microsystems Inc., IBM Corp., operating system

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: Sun NetBeans, Ubuntu, Project GlassFish, Java, Sun Microsystems Inc., Linux, virtualization, Novell Inc., computer company, Red Hat Inc., open source, server, CEO, Dell, operating system

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: Marc Andreessen, Adobe Systems Inc., Scott McNealy, AJAX, network computer, Netscape Communications Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., Web browser, CEO, Java, Microsoft Corp., operating system, Microsoft Windows

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. TAGS: Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Virtual Server, Sun Solaris, Microsoft Longhorn, Linux, Sun Microsystems Inc., server, Microsoft Corp., CEO, operating system, Microsoft Windows

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, PC company, Larry Ellison, China, Red Hat Inc., Oracle Corp., Dell, merger, acquisition, Sun Microsystems Inc., CEO, PC, server
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