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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 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, 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, Java, Google Earth, profile, CEO, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

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.

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 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, OpenOffice.org, Sun Server, JRE, Google Inc., Scott McNealy, OpenSolaris, toolbar, Java, OpenOffice, Eric Schmidt, 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, CEO, Microsoft Corp., 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., interoperability, Web service, pact, Sun Solaris, Webcast, Scott McNealy, collaboration, Microsoft .NET, Microsoft Corp., Java, work, server, operating system, Microsoft Windows

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, spreadsheet, Microsoft Office, XML, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Corp.

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

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

Microsoft loses top executive in China

January 12, 2007 Li Gong is leaving the software giant to return home, CNET News.com has learned. TAGS: China, top executive, Microsoft Windows Live, managing director, hiring, software company, Google Inc., Sun Microsystems Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Sun gets second Microsoft patent payment

April 15, 2005 Companies also are expected to soon release more details on their collaborative efforts. What's it like to negotiate with Bill Gates? TAGS: Sun Microsystems Inc., Scott McNealy, collaboration, Bill Gates, Web service, payment, agreement, Microsoft Corp.

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 offer more free software

November 30, 2005 The company plans to give away Java Enterprise System, N1 management tools with its Solaris operating system. TAGS: Sun N1, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Solaris, Sun Java Enterprise System, Jonathan Schwartz, open source, Java, barrier, open-source software, pricing, IBM Corp., server, operating system, Microsoft Corp.

Google throws bodies at OpenOffice

October 31, 2005 With rival Microsoft in mind, the search giant will hire people to work on the open-source software suite. TAGS: OpenOffice.org, OpenOffice, open-source software, open source, Sun Microsystems Inc., Google Inc., programmer, Red Hat Inc., Linux, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp.

Sun: ODF needed to prevent 'corporate Alzheimer's'

December 15, 2005 Open, stable document format is needed to preserve world's information, company executives say. TAGS: OpenDocument Format, ECMA, Sun Microsystems Inc., Office 12, IBM Corp., document, open source, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp.
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