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Sun Microsystems, Inc. ( Sun for short) was an American technology company that sold computers, computer components, software, and information technology services and created the Java programming language, the Solaris operating system, ZFS, the Network File System (NFS), and SPARC microprocessors.
Dec 7, 2023 · Sun Microsystems' Saga: Uncover what happened to Sun Microsystems, its rise in the tech world, and the factors leading to its decline.
Apr 24, 2009 · Dot-com bust, failure to embrace x86 processors ended Sun’s life as an independent company, analysts say. There are many reasons Sun wasn’t able to survive as an independent company. Chief ...
Oct 13, 2019 · While Osborne’s company sold the first commercially successful portable computers back in 1981, it went bankrupt within 29 months. “Adam Osborne was very famous back then, but he didn’t impact the industry. There are many others that are just footnotes in the industry.
Apr 5, 2009 · After weeks of negotiations, IBM withdrew its $7 billion bid for Sun Microsystems on Sunday, one day after Sun’s board balked at a reduced offer, according to three people close to the...
Apr 21, 2009 · SAN FRANCISCO — Sun Microsystems’ scramble to find a suitor landed the slumping server and software maker in the arms of Oracle, which agreed to pay $7.4 billion in cash for Sun in a...
Oct 20, 2008 · Sun has taken big restructuring charges every year for the last seven years (the $97m charge in 2007 was the only year it fell below $100m.) That must be some sort of record.
Nov 7, 2009 · The Oracle boss said in late September that Sun was losing $100m a month as European regulators put its $7.4bn acquisition on hold. Then, a month later, Sun announced plans to sack 3,000 workers...
Nov 1, 2005 · SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Sun Microsystems Inc. cut its a third-quarter loss by 8%, as the provider of computer servers and software recorded higher sales thanks to the acquisitions of...
Apr 20, 2009 · Information technology company Oracle Corp. said Monday it is buying Sun Microsystems Inc. in a cash deal the company valued at $7.4 billion after IBM Corp. abandoned its bid to buy the...
