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SpringSource Buys Hyperic

Enterprise Java vendor SpringSource has purchased Hyperic. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
"The move will expand SpringSource's Java offerings and allow the company to provide a more co…


Oracle and Sun: What’s Next?

Following Oracle's $7.4 billion purchase this week of Sun Microsystems, what does the future look like for both companies?
"Sun made its name as a supplier of server hardware during the dot…


What’s Next For Sun?

The talks between IBM and Sun Microsystems have broken down, and it's unclear what will come next for Sun.
"Sun and IBM failed to agree on terms and a price, which IBM reportedly had dropped…


IBM Buying Sun?

The Wall Street Journal this week broke the news that IBM is considering purchasing Sun Microsystems.
"Teams of International Business Machines Corp. lawyers are examining Sun Microsystems Inc.&…


Tough Times for Java Coders

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Sun Microsystems announced 1,300 job cuts this week, hitting the Java community hard.
"Sun's decision to dump 1,300 people was expected," no…


Sun in Trouble

Photo courtesy of iStockphotoSun Microsystems has announced plans to cut between 5,000 and 6,000 jobs – that's between 15 and 18 percent of its workforce.
"It blamed the cuts on the global ec…


MySQL Co Founder plans to quit since current stay becomes unpleasant

It was in the month of January that Sun Microsystems paid a whopping $1 billion to acquire MySQL but it seems cracks have already started to develop since the deal went through.

David Axmark, co-fou…


Will Sun end up in some other hands?

Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Alex Slobodkin'In 12 months, Sun will not be the same company it is now.' This is the prediction of Brian Babineau who is the analyst at Enterprise Strategy Grou…


Sun GlassFish and MySQL Unlimited: Implement across unlimited servers in your organization

Sun is trying to get into the good books of its customers and has released Sun GlassFish and MySQL Unlimited which is expected to ensure greater ROI and lesser cost of deployment and managing of datab…


Marriage of Dell and Sun: Will they or Wont they?

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Will they or Wont they? This is what is confusing minds out there who feel whether Dell would buyout Sun or not after HP went ahead to get EDS. Rumor…


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