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Sun promises to open-source Java

May 16, 2006 Sun execs say the question is no longer whether the Java programming language will be open-sourced, but how it should be done. TAGS: Jonathan Schwartz, JavaOne, Sun Microsystems Inc., Java, open source, OSI, executive vice president, programming language, Governor, IBM Corp., CEO

Sun puts Java into gear for cars

June 29, 2004 The JavaOne crowd envisions a future with downloadable horn tunes as Sun's Jonathan Schwartz outlines a push to put Java in autos. TAGS: Jonathan Schwartz, JavaOne, Sun Microsystems Inc., Java, horn, handset, network service, Vodafone Group Plc., BMW, Siemens AG, automobile company, cell phone, car, programming, server, IBM Corp.

Old Sun management once stalled Project Orion

March 1, 2006 Former execs were risk-averse to Sun's server software pricing. That pricing is now central to company strategy. TAGS: Scott McNealy, Jonathan Schwartz, Sun Microsystems Inc., BEA Systems Inc., GAAP, pricing, Sun UltraSPARC, server software, T1, Sun Solaris, grid, server, security, IBM Corp.

Sun's fighting chance

September 20, 2004 Forrester CEO George Colony argues that if Sun goes down, it's going to go down taking very big swings. TAGS: Red Hat Inc., Sun Microsystems Inc., Jonathan Schwartz, pricing, intellectual property, Intel x86, Linux, IBM Corp., vendor, platform, operating system, cell phone, Microsoft Corp.

'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: Sun Microsystems Inc., Jonathan Schwartz, Scott McNealy, Paul Otellini, Craig Barrett, Sun Solaris, x86 server, Intel, CEO, Intel Itanium, Intel Xeon, chip company, Intel x86, server, AMD, San Francisco

Sun ousts top server executives

April 16, 2004 Sun Microsystems is changing the top executives in charge of its core server products, the latest upheaval as Sun seeks to turn around 12 consecutive quarters of revenue declines. TAGS: Sun Microsystems Inc., Jonathan Schwartz, top executive, Sun UltraSPARC, executive vice president, server, leader, information technology, AMD, IBM Corp., Microsoft Corp., Dell

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.

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, Scott McNealy, Jonathan Schwartz, executive vice president, open source, vice president, open-source software, exec, IBM Corp., CEO, server, Microsoft Corp.

Sun's next goal: A Linux ecosystem

February 8, 2006 A top exec says Sun is "dead serious" about an open-source push for its Sparc chips. Critics say it's trying to save an endangered species. TAGS: Sun Sparc, BSD, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun UltraSPARC, Sun Solaris, ecosystem, Linux, Jonathan Schwartz, x86 processor, software company, AMD Opteron, open source, IBM Corp., president, AMD, server

Potential Sun Grid customer: No thanks

March 13, 2006 RightNow could be an ideal Sun Grid customer, but its CEO is leery of reliability, control and cost issues. TAGS: RightNow Technologies, managed hosting, Sun Microsystems Inc., software-as-a-service, Jonathan Schwartz, reliability, SAP AG, data center, IBM Corp., CEO, information technology, server

Red Hat exec takes Sun to task on open source

September 24, 2004 Michael Tiemann criticizes software rival Sun for its support of patents and for keeping Java proprietary. TAGS: Sun Microsystems Inc., software patent, Red Hat Inc., open source, Jonathan Schwartz, open-source software, SCO Group Inc., OpenOffice.org, AMD Opteron, open-source community, exec, Sun Solaris, OpenOffice, agreement, Linux, Java

Year in review: Power problems plague PCs, servers

December 29, 2006 A massive notebook battery recall hit many PC makers, while the server industry grappled with growing heating issues. TAGS: AMD Opteron, Montecito, Intel Itanium, recall, Scott McNealy, Intel Xeon, x86 server, Jonathan Schwartz, Sun Microsystems Inc., server, Intel, PC company, battery, Dell, Apple Computer, AMD
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