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Photo: Ballmer, McNealy find common ground

May 13, 2005 CEOs of Sun and Microsoft tout the companies' newfound cooperation at a press conference. TAGS: Sun Microsystems Inc., CEO, Microsoft Corp., photograph

Sun, Microsoft to outline alliance

November 17, 2004 Rivals set date for giving details of collaborative work. TAGS: Scott McNealy, Sun Microsystems Inc., alliance, collaboration, CEO, Microsoft Corp.

Google, Sun plan partnership

October 3, 2005 Collaborative effort could raise the profile of OpenOffice.org and Java software--and perhaps bolster Google's challenge to Microsoft. TAGS: Java software, StarOffice, OpenOffice.org, Sun Microsystems Inc., Google Inc., Jonathan Schwartz, Google Earth, Java, profile, CEO, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Sun moves into Google orbit

October 4, 2005 Alliance aims to boost Sun's Java and Google's Web-based tools, but could also herald a challenge to Microsoft's hold on the PC. TAGS: Sun Microsystems Inc., Google Inc., alliance, Java, exec, CEO, Microsoft Corp.

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

Sun pushes cheaper Java cards

November 17, 2003 Sun Microsystems plans to encourage broader use of its Java Card technology by offering consumers a lower-priced variant. TAGS: JavaCard, Sun Microsystems Inc., Java, smart card, Sun Java, task, server, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Sun releases Solaris-based desktop software

October 14, 2004 Java Desktop System version 2 sneaks onto the market only two months ahead of version 3's due date. TAGS: Sun Java Desktop System, Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., desktop computer, desktop software, Linux, open source, operating system, Web browser, Microsoft Corp.

Looking at Sun's core

December 2, 2004 Sun makes bold open-source licensing moves, but is guarded on its partnership with Microsoft. TAGS: Sun Microsystems Inc., open source, Sun Solaris, Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft: Sun deal unsigned; feds look at Longhorn

July 16, 2004 In court filing, firm says deal with server maker to be finalized "shortly." Also: Authorities prod new operating system. TAGS: Sun Microsystems Inc., Microsoft Longhorn, regulator, Microsoft Corp., server, operating system, Microsoft Windows

Sun and Google shake hands

October 4, 2005 Multiyear partnership will develop and distribute Google Toolbar, Java, OpenOffice and OpenSolaris--and Google will buy lots more Sun servers. TAGS: Jonathan Schwartz, Sun Microsystems Inc., Google Toolbar, Sun Server, OpenOffice.org, OpenSolaris, JRE, toolbar, Google Inc., Java, Eric Schmidt, OpenOffice, Scott McNealy, executive vice president, Microsoft .NET, Netscape Communications Corp.

Ballmer: We've 'hit our stride' with Sun

May 13, 2005 The Microsoft CEO and Scott McNealy, his counterpart at Sun, say it hasn't been easy, but the two companies have found common ground. TAGS: Sun Microsystems Inc., Scott McNealy, Microsoft Corp., CEO, Microsoft Windows

Sun dangles discounts for Microsoft techs

September 1, 2004 Microsoft technology specialists can get up to 35 percent off Windows-certified Opteron servers and workstations. TAGS: AMD Opteron, Sun Microsystems Inc., discount, promotion, workstation, server, Microsoft Corp., memory, AMD, Microsoft Windows

Sun's real-time Java fruit finally ripe

June 30, 2005 New release has extensions that guarantee the software can respond within a certain amount of time to critical events. TAGS: JCP, Java, Sun Microsystems Inc., Real-Time, Sun Java, extension, event, conference, Microsoft Corp.

Sun, Microsoft to flesh out pact

November 29, 2004 One-time bitter adversaries will detail extent of their collaborative work. Top priorities: Windows-Solaris and Web services interoperability. TAGS: Sun Microsystems Inc., pact, Web service, interoperability, Sun Solaris, Scott McNealy, Webcast, collaboration, Microsoft .NET, Microsoft Corp., Java, work, server, operating system, Microsoft Windows

Sun tries again with consumer-flavored Java

May 8, 2007 The server and software company comes full circle with Java, releasing a scripting language to ease desktop and device Java development.Video: Sun launches JavaFX TAGS: Internet application, scripting language, Sun Microsystems Inc., Java, Java application, development tool, mobile phone, open source, Adobe Systems Inc., Web browser, PC, Microsoft Corp.

Sun plans July release for StarOffice 8

May 2, 2005 The company touts the software's "dramatically improved" compatibility with Microsoft Office, its chief competitor. TAGS: StarOffice, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Solaris, OpenOffice, Excel spreadsheet, compatibility, open source, Microsoft Office, spreadsheet, Linux, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Corp., operating system

Microsoft and Sun's difficult dance

December 2, 2004 news analysis The companies find that being partners is sometimes harder than being enemies. TAGS: Sun Microsystems Inc., expectation, Microsoft Corp., CEO

Sun to release ODF translator for Microsoft Office

February 7, 2007 StarOffice plug-in for Office 2003 translates Word and ODF Writer files; spreadsheet, presentation translators set for April. TAGS: OpenDocument Format, Sun Microsystems Inc., StarOffice, OpenOffice.org, Microsoft Office 2003, OpenOffice, Microsoft Office, spreadsheet, Microsoft Word, XML, Microsoft Corp.

Sun extends olive branch to Red Hat

September 12, 2005 Sun Microsystems is being more accommodating toward Linux again, making room onstage for Red Hat at a server product launch. TAGS: Red Hat Inc., Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., x86 server, Jonathan Schwartz, Linux, Sun UltraSPARC, Scott McNealy, open source, Unix, server, operating system, AMD, HP, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows
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