Sun Microsystems Announces Layoff of 4000-5000 Employees

June 1st, 2006 Jonathan Schwartz is probably the highest profile individual to blog as CEO of Sun Microsystems, a Fortune 500 company. But that is not what this article is about.

June 1st, 2006 This is the list of top 10 best things about Scott not being the CEO of Sun Microsystems (as said by Scott himself at JavaOne) : 10. He doesn't have to apologize for "stuff I say to Wall Street." 9.

February 3rd, 2009 HYDERABAD - Given the growing international profile of the Indian software industry, Sun Microsystems is organising its global annual developer conference here Feb 18-20 for the third time in as many years. James Gosling, the father of Java programming language and Matt Thompson, senior director, cloud developer platform, will be the keynote speakers at the three-day event, designed to showcase how developers can leverage Sun technologies, services and products.

July 3rd, 2005 More power to Java on mobile platform - J2ME. Looking forward to see some concrete results.

August 23rd, 2007 Jonathan Schwartz, CEO of Sun Microsystems, has written a heart-felt piece on the value of branding for a company and its customers. I very much agree with him.

June 27th, 2009 Regulators extend review of Oracle's Sun takeoverREDWOOD SHORES, Calif — The Department of Justice wants more information about Oracle Corp.'s planned takeover of computer server maker Sun Microsystems Inc., extending the agency's review of the $7.4 billion deal. Software maker Oracle said in a statement Friday that the Justice Department has extended its initial 30-day review period to seek additional information.

March 25th, 2006 An excellent book from Sun Microsystems available for free online. You can read it here.

June 13th, 2006 Spencer Katt, eWeek columnnist, speculates Sun Microsystems may be on his way to sell its hardware business and focus on software instead (read Java). The KattPhone's new ring tone, "Here Comes the Sun," brought a call from a crony asking the Kitty if he thought Sun's restructuring plans were an indication that the company is prepping for an eventual sale, as some Sun watchers have speculated.

August 23rd, 2007 Kind of gives you a clear indication where Sun (NASDAQ: SUNW) is headed, doesn't it? It does give me a warm feeling too knowing Sun is so much committed to Java, a language I have been working on since 1996. The change will go into effect on Aug.

April 17th, 2006 I just got a call from someone that was high up at sun saying "Do I know what's happening next week at Sun". He told me that scott is leaving his post next week.

July 22nd, 2005 Merger Execution Is The Main Risk Factor

July 2nd, 2005 Sun Microsystems is looking at providing its Java Enterprise System (J2EE) customers with a database management solution that will either take advantage of existing open-source database management technologies or developed in-house. I think they should leverage from some high quality open source database management solutions rather than re-inventing the wheel.

December 28th, 2005 SwingLabs is an Open Source laboratory for exploring new ways to make Swing applications easier to write, with improved performance and greater visual appeal. It is an umbrella project for various Open Source initiatives sponsored by Sun Microsystems and is part of the java.net community.

September 24th, 2007 Simple Thoughts has always been about technology. However occasionally I like to post something humorous.

July 14th, 2006 A free 10-week "AJAX Programming" online course is about to start from August 4th, 2006. This course is for anyone who wants to learn AJAX for the first time or increase their knowledge on AJAX.