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The 5 goofiest computer ads [Clips]
From Valleywag | September 5, 2008 -
MySQL founder quits Sun [Exclusive]
From Valleywag | September 5, 2008 -
Intel says screw it, we're going for six cores [Mine Is Bigger]
From Valleywag | September 4, 2008
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Shadows Darken Sun
From Forbes.com: Technology News | September 2, 2008Why a takeover of Sun Microsystems seems unlikely. more
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Is Sun Microsystems Primed for Purchase?
From E-Commerce Times | August 23, 2008A sliding share price and gloomy forecasts have prompted speculation that Sun Microsystems might be a tempting takeover target for acquisition... more
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IBM, HP, Dell See Boost in Server Sales While Sun Lags
From E-Commerce Times | August 22, 2008Worldwide shipments of servers grew 12.2 percent while revenue grew 5.7 percent in the second quarter, according to new data released by Gartner... more
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Project Darkstar rides 'Saddle'
From Variety | August 4, 2008TV News: Children's TV series to become online game -- The children's TV series "Saddle Club," which runs on some PBS stations and on Discovery... more
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Sun Microsystems profit plummets 73% on fewer sales
August 2, 2008
From Los Angeles TimesSun Microsystems Inc. said that profit fell 73% last quarter and that it didn't expect to make money this quarter as customers of its server... more
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Sun Shrouded in Q4 Gloom
From E-Commerce Times | August 1, 2008Sun Microsystems continues to struggle. The Santa Clara, Calif.-based server maker reported that earnings in the quarter ended June 30 fell... more
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Sun squeaks by in Q2 earnings [Earnings]
From Valleywag | August 1, 2008Sun Microsystems earned a piddly $88 million on $3.78 billion in sales for the second quarter. The company is still trying to recover from... more
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Sun Microsystems profit falls, expands buyback
From Reuters: Business News | August 1, 2008BOSTON (Reuters) - Sun Microsystems Inc , the world's No 4 business computer maker, reported lower quarterly profit on Friday, as it took... more
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SCO to Cough Up $2.5M for Novell's Unix Royalties
From E-Commerce Times | July 18, 2008A federal judge ruled Wednesday that The SCO Group must pay more than $2.5 million in royalties to Novell for licensing the Unix computer... more
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Sun Micro shares up on preliminary earnings
From Reuters: Business News | July 15, 2008LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - High-end computer maker Sun Microsystems Inc posted preliminary earnings in line with some Wall Street estimates... more
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Heads roll in Sun's marketing department [Layoffs]
From Valleywag | July 10, 2008A tipster writes to tell us that a number of fellow Sun employees have either coincidently decided to quit the Sun Microsystems en masse... more
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Web security flaw uncovered
| July 9, 2008
From Los Angeles TimesSecurity researchers on Tuesday said they had discovered an that could let hackers steer most people using corporate computer networks to... more
