Tagged: Sun Microsystems & News
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US regulators approve Oracle acquisition of Sun News
21.08.2009 Software giant Oracle has been cleared by the US Department of Justice to acquire Sun Microsystems for US$7.4bn, an important first hurdle.Categories: Business -
Oracle to axe 1,000 workers across Europe News
06.07.2009 Software giant Oracle has declined to comment on the fate of its 1,300 workers in Ireland after it emerged that the company is to axe 1,000 workers across Europe.Categories: Business -
Oracle buys Sun for US$5.6bn News
20.04.2009 After IBM let the ball drop, business software giant Oracle has swooped in to buy server and software player Sun Microsystems for US$5.6bn.Categories: Business -
IBM’s potential acquisition of Sun collapses News
06.04.2009 A potential US$7bn acquisition of Sun Microsystems by IBM that would have given Big Blue additional edge in the server market is understood to have collapsed. -
IBM very close to buying Sun for around US$5bn News
03.04.2009 It is understood that talks between IBM and Sun Microsystems are very close to conclusion, in a move that will give Big Blue considerable edge in the server business and bolster...Categories: BusinessTags: IBM, Sun Microsystems, -
IBM wanders lonely as cloud computing rivals ignore manifesto News
31.03.2009 IBM’s attempt to impose rules for cloud computing in a manifesto – while purporting to create a level playing field – was notable for the absence of key players such as Google,...Categories: CIO -
Sun restructuring to see 6,000 jobs cut News
17.11.2008 A strategic restructuring at Sun Microsystems will see up to 6,000 jobs axed – almost 18pc of the company’s global workforce.Categories: Business -
Microsoft IPTV platform powers four million set-top boxes News
11.11.2008 Subscribers to the Microsoft Mediaroom platform have more than doubled in less than a year, reaching over two million subscriber homes and powering services on nearly four...Categories: New Media -
Open source revolution hits mobile world News
20.10.2008 The blaze trailed by Google and Nokia in choosing an open source model for their mobile platforms in the past year has introduced extra pressure on software vendors to adopt an...Categories: Comms -
European businesses increase virtualisation rollout News
08.07.2008 Some 35pc of servers bought in Europe last year have already been virtualised and it is forecast that this year some 52pc of servers bought will be deployed in a virtualised...Categories: CIO -
Keep on workin’ in the free world News
17.04.2008 The net is the new workplace where every tool you need to do your job can be downloaded in a matter of seconds. Is this the beginning or the end of business software?Categories: -
Format proliferation costing digital media firms heavily News
15.04.2008 Format proliferation, content identification and video storage optimisation are the key challenges facing businesses in the digital media distribution industry today, according...Tags: Digital Media, Sun Microsystems -
Galway firm to help IT giants go green faster News
28.03.2008 A Galway-based technology company responsible for saving tech firms like HP and Sun Microsystems up to €200m has struck up a new alliance which could help blue-chip...Categories: -
Weakened dollar lifts European server revenues News
03.03.2008 Although virtualisation is helping to drive IT investment in servers, a weakened dollar/euro exchange rate helped to boost server revenues by 3.6pc to US$5.4bn in the fourth... -
Sun to buy open source titan for US$1bn News
17.01.2008 Sun Microsystem’s decision to buy the second-largest independent open source software company in the world, MySQL, for US$1bn has been described as a “bold, surprise move”, and... -
Virtualisation wars loom as Microsoft readies offensive News
18.12.2007 Marketing execution will determine who the winners are in the virtualisation wars that lie ahead, a leading analyst warns, as Microsoft unveils a public beta of Hyper-V, its...Categories: Business -
Sun in counter suit over server patents News
26.10.2007 Sun Microsystems has lodged a lawsuit against a server firm called NetApps alleging the company violated 12 of its patents. But before the court battles commence, skirmishing...Categories: CIOTags: Sun Microsystems, -
Sun shines with US$67m profits News
27.04.2007 Sun Microsystems, which employs 200 people in Ireland, has reported third-quarter revenues of US$3.2bn, up 3.3pc on last year.Tags: Sun Microsystems -
Sun returns to profitability on back of EMEA growth News
24.01.2007 Sun Microsystems yesterday recorded global revenues for the second quarter of fiscal year 2007 of US$3.566bn and net income, on a GAAP (generally accepted accounting principles)...Categories: BusinessTags: Intel, Sun Microsystems -
Sun and Intel get in bed together News
23.01.2007 Sun Microsystems and Intel have announced a broad strategic alliance centred on Intel's endorsement of the Solaris operating system (OS) and Sun's commitment to build a family...Tags: Intel, Sun Microsystems