Sun Microsystems and Google plan to announce a collaborative effort that some analysts speculate could elevate the profile of the OpenOffice.org and Java software packages.
Sun Microsystems, looking to add market heft, is acquiring storage specialist StorageTek in a deal worth US$4.1 billion, the companies said Thursday in the US.
Sun Microsystems' current advantages mean it should be able return to revenue growth and profit, Chief Executive Scott McNealy said on Wednesday in his latest attempt to restore Wall Street optimism about the server and software company.
Broadcaster SBS has beefed up the infrastructure behind its World Cup football Web site as Australia's participation for the first time since 1974 is expected to generate unprecedented levels of online traffic.
Sun Microsystems and IBM have announced partnerships around Sun's Solaris operating system and its Java software, a sign that Sun is taking a less adversarial approach to relations with its computing industry rivals.
Sun Microsystems and Google announced a multiyear partnership on Tuesday to help spread and develop each other's software, a deal that includes OpenOffice.org, Java and OpenSolaris from Sun, and Google's Toolbar.
Coles Myer has teamed up with Intel Australia and Sun Microsystems for a two-month trial using Radio Frequency Identification Device (RFID) tagging in Coles Myer distribution centres.
Sun Microsystems settled long-standing legal disputes with Microsoft on Friday, but several major problems still loom for the server maker.
These days, any news about Sun Microsystems seems decidedly glum.
Sun Microsystems announced on Friday that it has moved to a new phase of legal and technical cooperation with longtime foe Microsoft that will involve a payment of US$1.95 billion to Sun.
Despite a new window into Microsoft's proprietary technology, Sun Microsystems won't stop its call for open standards, executives and analysts say.
Radio frequency identification (RFID) technology has generated a lot of interest recently, and promises to generate a lot more in 2004.
Greg Papadopoulos is on the hot seat. The CTO of Sun Microsystems is tasked with a monumental job: Design and build the underlying technology needed to turn around Sun's revenue slide and restore the company's standing as a technological and thought leader in the marketplace.
"After you." That is essentially what technology companies hear when asked to submit their original technologies to standards bodies or for open-source licenses.
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