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

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, HP, database, Dell, server

Sun to slash thousands of jobs

May 31, 2006 Struggling workstation and server maker said it will cut between 4,000 to 5,000 employees over the next six months. TAGS: Jonathan Schwartz, Sun Microsystems Inc., layoff, workstation, California, CEO, server

Charges weigh down on Sun's revenue jump

July 25, 2006 Restructuring charges and other expenses drag Sun Microsystems into the red, but revenue beats estimates. Schwarz weighs in during Sun's earnings call TAGS: Jonathan Schwartz, Sun Microsystems Inc., x86 server, profitability, net income, Sun Solaris, server, CEO

Sun picks right-hand folks for Schwartz

May 15, 2006 Appointments round out lead execs under the new CEO. Now investors will wait to see how it works. TAGS: Sun Microsystems Inc., executive vice president, Sun Sparc, Scott McNealy, Jonathan Schwartz, AMD Opteron, CEO, server

Schwartz: Sun to focus on storage business

October 2, 2007 CEO Jonathan Schwartz will merge the company's storage and server units into one team in its push into an expanding market. TAGS: Jonathan Schwartz, Sun Microsystems Inc., networking, CEO, server

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, x86 server, Jonathan Schwartz, x86 processor, AMD, Intel, server, Intel x86, quad-core, CEO, operating system

'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, Craig Barrett, Paul Otellini, Sun Solaris, x86 server, Intel, Intel Itanium, CEO, chip company, Intel Xeon, Intel x86, AMD, server, San Francisco

Sun loss widens, but revenue increases

April 24, 2006 Server maker reports a net loss of $217 million despite 21 percent revenue growth. TAGS: Scott McNealy, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Sparc, compensation, acquisition, CEO, server

Sun: Same song, second verse?

April 26, 2006 McNealy, Schwartz are cast from same mold, but some expect new CEO to begin layoffs his predecessor avoided. TAGS: Jonathan Schwartz, Scott McNealy, Sun Microsystems Inc., layoff, CEO, open source, server, AMD

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, HP, operating system

Sun, allies broaden open-source chip push

May 15, 2007 Two companies are working on derivatives of Sun's open-source Niagara processor; Sun plans to share Niagara 2's designs, too. TAGS: Sun Sparc, Sun Microsystems Inc., open source, dot-com, derivatives, Sun UltraSPARC, Sun Solaris, open-source software, server, China, CEO

Schwartz ends first year at Sun with quarterly profit

April 24, 2007 The company reports net income of $67 million, but misses its revenue goal for the quarter because of server sales slowdown. TAGS: Sun Microsystems Inc., Jonathan Schwartz, blade server, Stephen O'Grady, quarterly profit, Sun UltraSPARC, storage system, x86 processor, net income, blade, Sun Solaris, Fujitsu, server, CEO, AMD, Intel

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, AMD Opteron, Sun NetBeans, Paul Otellini, Intel, Sun Sparc, AMD, server, Intel x86, power management, San Francisco, conference

Sun sees future in computing service providers

October 25, 2006 CEO favors customers who are expanding networked services over "the pedestal server for a flower shop in a shopping mall." TAGS: Jonathan Schwartz, Sun Microsystems Inc., Scott McNealy, bubble, service provider, CEO, information technology, server

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: Sun Microsystems Inc., Jonathan Schwartz, Java, OLPC, Java software, mobile phone, CEO, server, cell phone

Sun dual-Niagara servers due in 2008

February 7, 2007 Multithread frenzy takes another step at Sun: "Victoria Falls" chip will mean 128 threads in a single server.Video: Sun CEO looks to future TAGS: Sun Microsystems Inc., multi-core processor, Sun Sparc, Sun UltraSPARC, blade server, Intel Itanium, thread, server, blade, CEO, San Francisco, video

McNealy tees off at Symantec event

May 9, 2006 Sun chairman takes swings at Symantec customers, literally, and talks up green technologies for data centers. TAGS: Scott McNealy, data center, Sun Microsystems Inc., Symantec Corp., chairman, vision, conference, San Francisco, event, CEO, server

Sun shuffles software execs

January 25, 2007 Aisling MacRunnels takes over software marketing, while predecessor Peder Ulander is now trying to woo start-ups. TAGS: Sun Microsystems Inc., Jonathan Schwartz, exec, start-up, Sun Solaris, blog, CEO, server

Sun's chiefs on the hot seat

April 25, 2006 Scott McNealy sees glory days ahead for new CEO Jonathan Schwartz, who's made a steady ascent. TAGS: Scott McNealy, Jonathan Schwartz, Sun Microsystems Inc., legacy, glory, CEO, accounting, chairman, AMD, server
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