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Sun buffs up its software array

December 4, 2003 Rivals and finances aside, CEO Scott McNealy says the only challenge facing the company is getting its message across to customers. Central to that message: Java. TAGS: Sun NetBeans, Scott McNealy, Sun Microsystems Inc., Java, message, AMD, Linux, CEO, Microsoft Windows

Can Sun-Microsoft cease-fire halt the war?

April 2, 2004 Scott McNealy spent years sniping at Bill Gates' "evil empire." Now, a more customer-centric approach unites the archrivals, forcing them to bury the hatchet. TAGS: Scott McNealy, Sun Microsystems Inc., Steve Ballmer, war, alliance, Microsoft Corp., Bill Gates, antitrust, Microsoft .NET, Java, Microsoft Office, developer, CEO, Microsoft Windows, server

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

Is Adobe breathing down Microsoft's neck?

October 5, 2007 News.com's Charles Cooper says Adobe's new AIR tech and others' plans for Web apps could finally mean Redmond has to compete for your loyalty. TAGS: Adobe Systems Inc., Marc Andreessen, network computer, Scott McNealy, AJAX, Netscape Communications Corp., Web browser, Sun Microsystems Inc., Java, Microsoft Corp., operating system, CEO, Microsoft Windows

Sun says Microsoft pact not a blow to standards

April 6, 2004 Despite a new window into Microsoft's proprietary technology, Sun Microsystems won't stop its call for open standards, executives and analysts say. TAGS: open standard, Sun Microsystems Inc., Scott McNealy, standards, pact, call, antitrust, Microsoft .NET, Microsoft Corp., IBM Corp., agreement, server, Microsoft Windows

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, Scott McNealy, Steve Ballmer, BEA Systems Inc., Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Solaris, Linux, operating system, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, CEO

McNealy touts 'excitement' of backup tape

June 9, 2005 Sun CEO defends StorageTek acquisition and adds open source to his usual hit list of Microsoft and IBM. TAGS: StorageTek, Scott McNealy, Sun Microsystems Inc., Glasgow, grid computing, storage management, Scotland, excitement, thin client, Sun Solaris, open source, backup, CEO, Microsoft Corp., acquisition, IBM Corp.

McNealy on message

June 24, 2005 Despite Sun's continued troubles, CEO Scott McNealy says the company is well positioned for the "participation age." TAGS: GAAP, Scott McNealy, participation, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Solaris, Red Hat Inc., ISV, AMD Opteron, AMD, IM, operating system, software company, CEO, server, Microsoft Windows

Return of the prodigal Sun

February 11, 2004 After a nine-year absence, Andy Bechtolsheim returns to Sun Microsystems, the server maker he co-founded in 1982. TAGS: Kealia, Sun Microsystems Inc., networking technology, Scott McNealy, AMD Opteron, Cisco Systems Inc., co-founder, Sun UltraSPARC, opportunity, Microsoft Windows Server, server, networking, CEO, Microsoft Windows

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, Sun Solaris, pact, Web service, Webcast, Scott McNealy, Microsoft .NET, Microsoft Corp., collaboration, work, Java, operating system, server, Microsoft Windows

Sun battles Windows with cheap Java Desktop

December 4, 2003 It hopes to make inroads on the enterprise desktop by slashing the price of its Java Desktop System, which is designed to replace Microsoft's Windows operating system and Office suite. TAGS: Sun Java Desktop System, Stephen O'Grady, Sun Java Enterprise System, desktop computer, Ximian, Scott McNealy, Sun Microsystems Inc., StarOffice, Linux, Java, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office, operating system

Sun beefs up low-end servers

May 20, 2003 Sun Microsystems gets more serious about its effort to sell cheap servers, revealing two new machines and announcing deeper ties with Oracle and Red Hat. TAGS: Sun Microsystems Inc., Scott McNealy, Sun Server, Sun Solaris, Oracle Corp., Red Hat Inc., Intel Xeon, Larry Ellison, server, Intel x86, Linux, operating system, Intel, CEO, Microsoft Windows

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, Linux, Jonathan Schwartz, Sun UltraSPARC, Scott McNealy, server, operating system, open source, Unix, AMD, HP, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Crooks will still be crooks

September 25, 2002 Sun Microsystems CEO Scott McNealy explains why the current wave of corporate reforms are so much window dressing. He also gives his two cents on Dell Computer. TAGS: crook, Scott McNealy, thin client, judgment, receivables, stock option, Sun Microsystems Inc., tax, dot-com, investor, technology company, letter, CEO, server, Microsoft Windows

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

Sun cools down Linux desktop plan

June 28, 2005 Java Desktop System will continue to exist, but expect to see "less of an emphasis" on it, company's top software exec says. TAGS: Sun Java Desktop System, China Standard Software Co., Dana Gardner, Sun Microsystems Inc., Scott McNealy, Linux desktop, StarOffice, desktop computer, Linux, Sun Solaris, Novell Inc., server, Microsoft Corp., operating system, Microsoft Windows, PC

Will Sun-Microsoft bile undermine Liberty?

December 6, 2001 Like dueling superpowers, the companies face two choices in promoting their respective Web security initiatives: detente or a state of constant conflict. TAGS: Liberty Alliance, Microsoft Passport, Scott McNealy, alliance, Web security, American Express Co., Sun Microsystems Inc., initiative, Time Warner Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft .NET, password, CEO, Microsoft Windows

He said what? McNealy's war of words

April 2, 2004 Sun Microsystems CEO Scott McNealy has launched enough wicked verbal attacks on Microsoft over the years to consider the nearly $2 billion settlement hush money. TAGS: Scott McNealy, Steve Ballmer, Bill Gates, Sun Microsystems Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft .NET, CEO, Microsoft Windows, server

Say what? A look back at McNealy zingers

April 24, 2006 The list of "McNealy-isms" is legendary within the tech industry. Here's a sampling of his jabs. TAGS: Scott McNealy, Bill Gates, Steve Ballmer, Sun Microsystems Inc., Microsoft Windows NT, Microsoft Corp., printer, Microsoft Windows, server
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