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

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

Changing of the guard at Sun

April 26, 2006 Scott McNealy hands the CEO reins to Jonathan Schwartz as the company faces market challenges and skeptical investors. TAGS: Scott McNealy, Sun Microsystems Inc., Jonathan Schwartz, CEO, layoff, Sun Solaris, exec, video

The education of Jonathan Schwartz

May 22, 2007 After his first year on the job, Sun's CEO says that the company is relevant again but that there are still problems to fix. TAGS: Jonathan Schwartz, Sun Microsystems Inc., JavaOne, StorageTek, Sun Solaris, CEO

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

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, chairman, dot-com, Java, decision, CEO

McNealy to tech firms: Clean up your security act

February 14, 2006 Sun CEO says tech needs to take aim at the digital divide--and offers up a remedy involving some of Sun's pet initiatives. TAGS: Sun Microsystems Inc., digital divide, Sun Solaris, Scott McNealy, security problem, thin client, DNA, data center, Sun Java, CEO, security, Internet Service Provider, server, e-mail

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 Server, Sun Solaris, Paul Otellini, Pat Gelsinger, Jonathan Schwartz, x86 server, x86 processor, Intel, AMD, server, Intel x86, quad-core, CEO, operating system

An open question on open source

June 13, 2007 Can Linus Torvalds and Sun's Jonathan Schwartz find common ground on Linux and OpenSolaris? TAGS: Linus Torvalds, Jonathan Schwartz, GPL 3, OpenSolaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., Linux, GPL, Sun Solaris, leader, open source, CEO, blog, Apple Computer, Microsoft Windows

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, Paul Otellini, Intel, Sun Sparc, Intel x86, server, AMD, power management, San Francisco, Java

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

Like father, like Sun

March 6, 2006 Scott McNealy's server ads resemble those his father oversaw a generation earlier hawking cars for American Motors. Photos: Ads by McNealy and son TAGS: Scott McNealy, Sun Microsystems Inc., DaimlerChrysler AG, Sun Solaris, similarity, father, car, acquisition, server, CEO, e-mail

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, 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, Sun UltraSPARC, derivatives, 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: Jonathan Schwartz, Sun Microsystems Inc., blade server, quarterly profit, Stephen O'Grady, x86 processor, Sun UltraSPARC, storage system, blade, net income, Sun Solaris, Fujitsu, server, CEO, AMD, Intel
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