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Sun posts surprise US$34m loss

Sun posts surprise US$34m loss

Weak US economy to blame, says Schwartz as Sun Microsystems has posted a net loss of US$34m for the third quarter, blaming "macroeconomic uncertainty" in the US.
Guy Dixon May 3 2008, 8:49AM Finance
Sun and VMware forge OEM agreement

Sun and VMware forge OEM agreement

Sun Microsystems and VMware have forged an OEM agreement in an effort to ramp up their virtualisation offerings with an integrated solution.
Staff Writers Feb 27 2008, 3:39PM Hardware
Sun takes off in blade server market

Sun takes off in blade server market

Sun Microsystems has simultaneously announced revenue and customer growth for its line of Sun Blade systems as well as the release of the Sun Blade X8450 server module that adds Quad-Core Intel Xeon processors to the Sun Blade 8000 system.
Staff Writers Feb 21 2008, 4:33PM Hardware
Sun sets US$1m open source bounty

Sun sets US$1m open source bounty

Sun Microsystems has announced plans to kick-start the development of its open source projects.
Shaun Nichols Jan 31 2008, 7:34AM Data centre
Sun targets volume market with Acer channel deal

Sun targets volume market with Acer channel deal

Vendor looks to expand in new markets across A/NZ after striking up a partnership allowing Acer’s resellers access to the Sun portfolio.
Trevor Treharne Dec 13 2007, 3:10PM Hardware
Sun threatens NetApp with patent war

Sun threatens NetApp with patent war

Sun promises to donate half of legal bounty to free software foundations.
Tom Sanders Oct 26 2007, 6:55AM Hardware
Sun ships first Niagara 2 servers

Sun ships first Niagara 2 servers

Sun Microsystems has unveiled three servers running its T2 processor released last August. The chip is also known by its Niagara 2 codename.
Tom Sanders Oct 10 2007, 8:27AM Hardware
Sun eyes 256-threaded server

Sun eyes 256-threaded server

Vendor promises two-way and four-way systems by 2008.
Tom Sanders Aug 23 2007, 11:35AM Software
Sun open sources Solaris cluster code

Sun open sources Solaris cluster code

Open source clusters to allow 'dumbing down' of HPC.
Tom Sanders Jun 29 2007, 7:39AM Software
IBM and Sun show off high performance iron

IBM and Sun show off high performance iron

Vendors burn the 1 petaflop barrier.
Tom Sanders Jun 28 2007, 7:00AM Software
Sun offers Linux an olive branch

Sun offers Linux an olive branch

'Let's make great software, not flamewars'.
Tom Sanders Jun 14 2007, 2:51PM Software
Sun wraps up Java open sourcing

Sun wraps up Java open sourcing

Sun has wrapped up the final Java pieces released under the GPL.
Tom Sanders May 9 2007, 9:48AM Software
Sun seeks expanded semiconductor role

Sun seeks expanded semiconductor role

Newly created Microelectronics unit wil pitch Sun CPUs to OEMs.
Tom Sanders Mar 29 2007, 2:30PM Hardware
Sun pulls up smoke screens around future processors

Sun pulls up smoke screens around future processors

Positioning for upcoming APL and Rock processor lines remains unclear.
Tom Sanders Mar 27 2007, 2:47PM Software
Sun trumpets advances in Rock processor

Sun trumpets advances in Rock processor

Server vendor determined to hold on to multi-threading lead.
Tom Sanders Jan 22 2007, 9:22AM Software
Sun blasts 'insufficient' Moore's Law

Sun blasts 'insufficient' Moore's Law

Moore's Law is unable to keep up with the computing demands of Web 2.0 companies and enterprises that rely heavily on simulations and data analysis, according to Jonathan Schwartz, chief executive at Sun Microsystems.
Tom Sanders Oct 19 2006, 8:44AM Collaboration
Sun worries? Let your bikini do the talking

Sun worries? Let your bikini do the talking

NEW YORK - As the bikini turns 60, it's entering the electronic age with a new model featuring a built-in alarm to warn wearers to get out of the sun - and ease concerns that the scanty swimsuits damage the health.
Belinda Goldsmith Jul 28 2006, 10:58AM Sales & Marketing
Sun's new US channel chief talks channel plans

Sun's new US channel chief talks channel plans

Sun Microsystems executives have for the first time discussed its company's channel organization in the wake of the imminent retirement of Greg Stroud, the company's current channel chief.
Joseph Kovar Jul 21 2006, 10:04AM Data centre
Dimension Data wins with Thiess

Dimension Data wins with Thiess

Dimension Data has won a $2.65 million contract with Thiess, a local engineering and services vendor.
Lilia Guan Apr 12 2006, 3:56PM Strategy
Sun to bundle software, offer as free downloads

Sun to bundle software, offer as free downloads

Sun Microsystems will bundle much of its software and provide it free to customers, the latest tweak by the computer maker to its business model in an effort to return to growth.
Duncan Martell Dec 1 2005, 10:08AM Data centre

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