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InternetNews
April 6, 2009
Paul Shread |
Sun Walks Away From IBM Merger Talks IBM's acquisition of Sun could have apparently fallen apart, at least for now.   |
InternetNews
April 6, 2009
Paul Shread |
Sun Plunges as IBM Deal Falls Apart Sun and Cisco led tech stocks lower on Monday, but RIM shares stayed strong. |
The Motley Fool
April 6, 2009
Anders Bylund |
IBM's Sun Deal Flames Out But this star may rise again. |
InternetNews
June 27, 2005
Susan Kuchinskas |
Sun And IBM Come to Terms Sun Microsystems and IBM put aside their differences over open source and extended their technology agreement for another 10 years. |
InternetNews
April 16, 2009
Andy Patrizio |
Sun Tries to Win Back IBM, to No Avail Sun is trying to restart talks with IBM, but is being met with a cold shoulder. |
InternetNews
March 18, 2009
Andy Patrizio |
Would a Sun-IBM Marriage Work? Overlapping products and vastly different cultures will present challenges in a merger between IBM and Sun. But if they make it work, the results could be great for both sides. |
InternetNews
April 3, 2009
Sean Michael Kerner |
IBM-Sun Acquisition to Be Announced Today? Talk about a potential acquisition of Sun by IBM has been swirling for the last few weeks and now has hit a new level. |
InternetNews
April 3, 2009
Andy Patrizio |
IBM's Takeover of Sun Heads for the Finish Line? After fading from the front page, the talk of an IBM/Sun Microsystems merger came roaring back to the forefront on late this week following a report in the New York Times that the talks were approaching the final stages, and Sun had dropped its asking price. |
InternetNews
March 18, 2009
Sean Michael Kerner |
IBM and Sun: Good for Unix and Linux, Bad for HP? IBM is reportedly in talks to acquire Sun for a whopping $6.5 billion. What's it mean for the future of *nix? |
InternetNews
June 29, 2004
Michael Singer |
McNealy: Java Communities Colliding CEO Scott McNealy appeals to Microsoft and Red Hat to join the JCP, and challenges IBM to open its source code. |
BusinessWeek
May 8, 2006
Peter Burrows |
McNealy's Greatests Hits -- And Misses Sun's outgoing CEO shaped the Internet Economy, but his company hasn't thrived there. |
InternetNews
January 6, 2006
Clint Boulton |
Sun, Oracle to Get Tighter Sun Microsystems CEO Scott McNealy and Oracle CEO Larry Ellison will hold a special employee meeting Tuesday to discuss the "next phase" of the companies' alliance. |
InternetNews
July 31, 2009 |
Defections Batter Sun Microsystems With talent and customer defections, Oracle could have its hands full resuscitating Sun by the close of its blockbuster merger. |
The Motley Fool
July 28, 2005
Tom Taulli |
Is Sun Getting Eclipsed? Maybe the best strategy for Sun is just to give money back to its shareholders. |
InternetNews
November 17, 2008
Andy Patrizio |
What's Next for Sun? Can Sun cut its way to profitability and prominence, or is it just looking for a graceful exit - and friendly buyer - at this point. |
InternetNews
April 20, 2009
Andy Patrizio |
A Better Fate for Sun This deal seems like a better fit than a merger with IBM. But Oracle has its work cut out for it. |
The Motley Fool
January 25, 2010
Anders Bylund |
Cue the Titanic Culture Clash! An internal memo gives us a glimpse into the minds of Sun's leaders -- and it doesn't look good. |
JavaWorld
June 2000
Lee Copeland |
Big Blue, Sun in Java dispute In a bid to calm fears that it might not adhere to rival Sun Microsystems' branded Java platform, IBM this week publicly claimed that it indeed licenses the platform and plans to adhere to it. Sun, however, continued to insist that IBM is not a licensee.... |
InternetNews
January 28, 2005
Michael Singer |
Sun Solaris Patent Release Questioned The Public Patent Foundation (PUBPAT) is criticizing Sun and its CEO Scott McNealy for potentially misleading developers into thinking Sun's latest open source contribution is free of any legal land mines. |
JavaWorld
February 2001
Ashlee Vance |
Sun answers Microsoft with Net services push In a move that appears aimed squarely at Microsoft Corp.'s .Net Internet initiative, Sun Microsystems Inc. on Monday unveiled the Sun Open Net Environment (Sun ONE), which includes server software, development tools and other products for building Web-based e-commerce applications and services... |
InternetNews
April 24, 2006
Andy Patrizio |
Exit McNealy: New Era For Sun? Sun Microsystems veteran Jonathan Schwartz is set to takes the reins after Scott McNealy announces he's stepping down as CEO. |
InternetNews
April 20, 2009
Paul Shread |
Sun, IBM Headline Eventful Day for Stocks Sun was the biggest story on a historic day for stocks. |
InternetNews
August 2, 2004
Michael Singer |
Sun's Disruptive Acquisition: Novell Courting the Linux crowd or undermining IBM? |
InternetNews
December 15, 2009 |
HP Gets Aid in Wooing Sun's Server Customers HP is enlisting some aid in making its play for Sun customers even strong. |
The Motley Fool
January 28, 2009
Anders Bylund |
Sun Is Overdone Pick a business or split in two. This indecision won't cut it. |
Bank Systems & Technology
April 20, 2009
Maria Bruno-Britz |
Oracle to Buy Sun Microsystems After original deal with IBM collapsed, Sun has found itself a new acquirer in Oracle. |
The Motley Fool
April 25, 2006
Tim Beyers |
Farewell, Scott Scott McNealy steps down as CEO of Sun. It's the end of an era. Investors are cheering today as the stock trades higher by more than 1%. Apparently, they're glad to see McNealy leave the top post. |
InternetNews
August 16, 2007
Andy Patrizio |
Sun, IBM Link up to Support Solaris on x86 Sun Microsystems has partnered with IBM to optimize and support Solaris on IBM's x86 System x and BladeCenter servers. |
The Motley Fool
June 29, 2005
Tom Taulli |
Seeing Beyond Sun In light of the deflation in hardware prices, Sun has recently begun shifting its business toward software. Unfortunately, as usual, Sun is playing catch-up. In the tech world, that's usually a loser's strategy. Investors, take note. |
BusinessWeek
October 13, 2003
Jim Kerstetter |
Can Sun Weather the Dark Days? Even before its huge loss, CEO McNealy was putting in place a comeback strategy. |
InternetNews
September 14, 2009 |
Some Customers Are Sticking With Sun As HP and IBM aggressively pitch Sun customers, many are hanging in there. Oracle plans to debut a new Sun/Oracle database system this week. |
InternetNews
April 20, 2009
Alex Goldman |
Oracle Buys Sun in IBM's Wake Oracle reveals a few details of its strategic vision for the merger with Sun. |
BusinessWeek
May 9, 2005
Gene G. Marcial |
A New Dawn For Sun Microsystems? Although its steep sales slide is over, most analysts are still cool to Sun. But maybe not for long. |
InternetNews
April 26, 2006
Andy Patrizio |
New Sun Honcho's Make-or-Break To Do List The new CEO at Sun needs a turnaround plan that works. Here's a starter list of eight suggestions. |
Bank Systems & Technology
March 18, 2009
Maria Bruno-Britz |
IBM In Talks to Buy Sun IBM plans to go on a buying offensive during the recession, with the Sun Microsystems deal potentially boosting its share of the server market, according to Bloomberg. |
The Motley Fool
September 11, 2009
Anders Bylund |
Oracle's Not Backing Away From IBM Larry Ellison seems to be serious about keeping Sun's hardware business. He's trying hard to keep those precious customers, too. |
The Motley Fool
April 20, 2009
Tim Beyers |
Sun Sets for $7.4 Billion Oracle announces a $7.4 billion, or $9.50 per share, deal for Sun Microsystems, ending rumors of a proposed acquisition by IBM. |
InternetNews
March 18, 2009
Paul Shread |
Sun, Fed Keep Tech Stocks Rallying News that IBM could acquire Sun and aggressive plans by the Federal Reserve to boost the economy sent stocks higher once again on Wednesday, while Oracle kept the party going after hours. |
InternetNews
September 2, 2009 |
EU May Delay Oracle-Sun Nuptials Sun just can't get a break as European investigators might stall its proposed merger with Oracle. |
InternetNews
May 4, 2009
Alex Goldman |
IBM Attacks Oracle With Sun Processor Bounty IBM claims to be the only major open source vendor that's increasing its market share and a new offer aims to accelerate the trend. |
InternetNews
October 12, 2009 |
Oracle's $10M Database Server Challenge On the eve of Oracle OpenWorld, the Sun bosses try to convince the audience that they and the EC have nothing to worry about. |
BusinessWeek
April 19, 2004
Jim Kerstetter |
Sun: A Choice That Won't Dispel The Clouds New President Jonathan Schwartz has many critics. They say he lacks the experience and has enthusiastically backed the stategies that have sapped Sun's strength. |
The Motley Fool
April 29, 2009
Anders Bylund |
Sun Goes Down With a Whimper Sun Microsystems, the former high-tech superstar, will slip away quietly, in the dark of night, when its acquisition by Oracle closes sometime this summer. |
InternetNews
June 30, 2006
David Needle |
Scott McNealy's Still Got Game Sun co-founder, Scott McNealy, isn't top dog anymore, but he still has plenty to say about thin clients, education and more. |
InternetNews
May 2, 2006
Roy Mark |
McNealy's Evangelist Turn Hits Feds Hitting the road to sell products, Sun Chairman McNealy tells a government gathering that there's nothing wrong with Sun that profits won't fix. |
Knowledge@Wharton
October 8, 2003 |
Does Sun, Burned by Competition, Need a New Business Model? The clouds over Sun Microsystems are thickening as the company continues to struggle against competition from cheap, open systems offered by Dell, and from IBM and Hewlett-Packard in high-end business systems. |
InternetNews
April 28, 2005 |
McNealy Mulls Taking Sun Private Sun's CEO and co-founder is considering a plan that would take his beloved Sun Microsystems off the market -- at least for a while. |
BusinessWeek
July 26, 2004
Kerstetter & Burrows |
Sun: A CEO's Last Stand Scott McNealy knows he made many mistakes. And some investors believe it's time for McNealy to follow his former execs out the door. Instead, he is focused on turning the company around with what he calls "disruptive innovation." |
InternetNews
April 23, 2004
Erin Joyce |
IBM's Mills on Java, Sun and SOA The head of Big Blue's $13 billion software division weighs in on the Java open source issue, the Sun/Microsoft deal, and IBM's approach to service-oriented architectures. |
Wired
July 2003
Gary Rivlin |
McNealy's Last Stand Technical muscle and a history of innovation made Sun a Silicon Valley standard-bearer. It also blinded famously combative Scott McNealy to the coming Linux wars. Now he's fighting to survive. |
