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| Jan.25 |
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Sun Loses $223M, Sees Sales Gain Sun Microsystems Inc. saw its recent acquisitions boost revenue
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| Apr.24 |
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McNealy steps down as CEO Sun Microsystems' Scott McNealy replaced by Jonathan Schwartz, who had served as COO and president
| Scott McNealy, 51, is ending a long career as one of Silicon Valley's most colorful and controversial CEOs. McNealy will remain as chairman of the company he co-founded in 1982. Sun Microsystems has seen its share in the server market erode steadily
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| May.12 |
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Sun seeks buyer for Newark site| Sun Microsystems is selling its Newark campus to slash costs and consolidate its Bay Area operations | |
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| May.17 |
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Schwartz appeared onstage at JavaOne Sun Microsystems will eventually make the codes for Java completely available for free to software developers
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| May.31 |
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Sun to Cut Up to 5,000 Jobs Sun Microsystems planned to reduce 37,500-person work force by 11% to 13% to return to
consistent profitability
| The cuts, over the next six months, will cost from $340 million to $500 million over the next
several quarters
The plan includes selling real estate and exiting leases.
It will save from $480 million to $590 million.
Chief executive McNealy had argued against more drastic work force reductions
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| Jun.1 |
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Shares Fall After Job Cuts Announced Sun Microsystems shares fell nearly 4%
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| Jun.9 |
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Sun has deal for its Newark site Sun Microsystems has agreed to sell the campus for $215 million to BioMed Realty Trust Inc., an investment trust
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| Jul.12 |
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Hybrid server unveiled Sun Microsystems introduced the Sun Fire x4500, code-named Thumper, that it hopes will be the machine of Web 2.0
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| Jul.25 |
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Sun Microsystems Posts 4th-Quarter Loss The restructuring, acquisition and stock-based compensation costs absorbed revenue that grew 29%
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| Sep.5 |
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Sun reclaimed No. 3 spot in server market| Sun Microsystems still has a long way to go to catch up with IBM and Hewlett-Packard | |
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Sun posts loss but revenue up| Sun Microsystems reported a narrower quarterly loss, boosted by a 17% jump in revenue | |
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