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31 min ago | Daily Camera

ConocoPhillips demolition ahead of schedule at Louisville campus

Demolition crews tear down one of the former Sun Microsystems buildings in Louisville on Wednesday.

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Related Topix: Louisville, CO, ConocoPhillips, Energy, Oil & Gas, Computers, Startups, Sun Microsystems, StorageTek

Sat Jul 11, 2009

GlobeNewswire

Cerner Corporation to Join the NASDAQ-100 Index Beginning July 17, 2009

Cerner Corporation of North Kansas City, Missouri, will become a component of the NASDAQ-100 Index , the NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index and the NASDAQ-100 Technology Sector Index prior to market open on Friday, July 17, 2009.

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Related Topix: Cerner, Computers, Software, Kansas City, MO Metro, Startups, Sun Microsystems

Fri Jul 10, 2009

Chicago Tribune

Internet users heavily into cloud computing

Andreas Bechtolsheim is a founder of Sun Microsystems and chief development officer for Arista Networks, a start-up that supplies networking gear used to build massive arrays of servers for so-called cloud computing.

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Related Topix: Science, Computer Science, Cloud Computing, Science / Technology, Computers, Startups, Arista Networks, Sun Microsystems, Google

Thu Jul 09, 2009

Deseret News

Oracle's West Jordan plans in limbo

In October, the president of one of the world's largest software makers, Oracle Corp., traveled from company headquarters in Redwood Shores, Calif., to West Jordan to draw attention to the groundbreaking of a 179,000-square-foot, $285 million data center.

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Related Topix: Oracle, Software, Startups, West Jordan, UT, Computers

Tue Jul 07, 2009

PC Magazine

Download Java, Get a Carbonite Trial for Free

Sun Microsystems Inc will distribute an Internet-based PC backup service from tiny industry pioneer Carbonite, which competes with tech industry giants EMC Corp and Symantec Corp.

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Related Topix: Carbon, IN, Computers, Startups, Sun Microsystems, PC, EMC, Computer Security, Symantec, Science / Technology, Software

Mon Jul 06, 2009

Dallas Business Journal

Sun Microsystems lays off 61 in Dallas

Sun Microsystems recently dismissed 61 employees in Dallas as part of a broader restructuring, according to a company filing with the Texas Workforce Commission .

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Related Topix: Startups, Sun Microsystems, Computers, Texas Government, Texas, Human Resources

Sat Jul 04, 2009

DevX

A Taste of JavaFX for the Uninitiated

A competing technology to Microsoft's Silverlight, JavaFX provides the tools to fill and pen stroke colors, and create special effects, shapes, and lines.

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Related Topix: Computers, Startups, Sun Microsystems

Thu Jul 02, 2009

Customer Interaction Solutions

Sun Microsystems Releases NetBeans 6.7; Enabling Millions of...

Sun Microsystems , Inc. and the NetBeans developer community today announced the availability of the NetBeans Integrated Development Environment 6.7. This new version of NetBeans features tight integration with Project Kenai, Sun's collaborative hosting site for free and open source projects.

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Related Topix: Computers, Startups, Sun Microsystems, Programming Languages, Java, Science / Technology

Tue Jun 30, 2009

ZDNet

Sun VirtualBox 3.0

Sun Microsystems released VirtualBox 3.0 today. One goal of this release is supporting workloads, such as database management systems, some collaborative applications and many web-based applications that rely on multiple processes running simultaneously.

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Related Topix: CPU, Computers, Startups, Sun Microsystems, Programming Languages, Java

Internetnews.com

DoJ to Oracle/Sun: Not so Fast, Pardners

Fast track approval of the merger is denied, for reasons unclear. Java is likely the source of contention.

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Related Topix: Oracle, Startups, Software, US News, Programming Languages, Java, Science / Technology, Sun Microsystems, Computers

Mon Jun 29, 2009

Local Tech Wire

NEW Regulators extend review of Oraclea s Sun takeover

The Department of Justice wants more information about Oracle Corp.'s planned takeover of computer server maker Sun Microsystems Inc.

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Related Topix: Oracle, Startups, Software, Computers, Sun Microsystems

Sun Jun 28, 2009

Sun Bloggers

Campus Ambassador shares her JavaOne experience

Hyejin Park is a Sun Campus Ambassador from Korea who attended JavaOne 2009 . She has written a fantastic blog about her experience at JavaOne which I am re-posting here in full.

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Related Topix: Programming Languages, Java, Science / Technology, Computers, Cloud Computing

Fri Jun 26, 2009

Reuters

U.S. government seeks more data on Oracle-Sun deal

U.S. antitrust regulators have asked for more information on Oracle Corp's plan to buy Sun Microsystems Inc and need a little more time to review the $7 billion deal, an attorney for Oracle said.

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Related Topix: Oracle, Software, Startups, Computers, US News, Law, Lawrence Ellison

ComputerWorld

Energy-efficient servers earn a star -- but so what?

Servers can now earn the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Energy Star label in recognition of their green qualities , but most observers aren't expecting this program to cause substantial changes in how enterprises buy servers anytime soon.

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Related Topix: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Law, Law, Computers

Thu Jun 25, 2009

TechTarget

Sun launches HPC products as Oracle takeover nears

Despite an uncertain future once it is acquired by Oracle, Sun Microsystems launched several new hardware and software products for high-performance computing this week.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, High Performance Computing, Computers, Startups, Sun Microsystems, Marketing, Securities and Exchange Commission, Corporate / Securities Law, Law

Wed Jun 24, 2009

JAVA Developer's Journal

Sun Announces Enhancements to Sun ...

Sun Microsystems, Inc. today announced new products that enhance the Sun Constellation System, including a new InfiniBand Quad Data Rate switch for optimal cluster interconnect performance, new Sun HPC Software Linux Edition 2.0 for faster and simpler cluster deployment, and Sun Grid Engine 6.2 Update 3 for ease of management.

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Related Topix: CPU, Science / Technology, Computers, High Performance Computing, Startups, Sun Microsystems, Best of 2007, Pop/Rock, The Open

Tue Jun 23, 2009

Internetnews.com

Sun Expands HPC Hardware and Software

Rumors be damned, Sun continues to beef up its high performance computing product line.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, High Performance Computing, CPU, Science, Computer Science, Computers, Startups, Sun Microsystems

Fox News

Oracle to Post Fiscal 4Q Results Tuesday

Oracle Corp. , the worlda s largest business software company, is expected to post profit and sales declines when it reports results for its fiscal fourth-quarter after Tuesdaya s closing bell.

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Related Topix: Oracle, Software, Computers, Business News

Freshnews

Sun Announces Enhancements to Sun Constellation System With New Open Networking Technology and HPC Software

Sun Microsystems, Inc. today announced new products that enhance the Sun Constellation System, including a new InfiniBand Quad Data Rate switch for optimal cluster interconnect performance, new Sun HPC Software Linux Edition 2.0 for faster and simpler cluster deployment, and Sun Grid Engine 6.2 Update 3 for ease of management.

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Related Topix: CPU, Science / Technology, High Performance Computing, Pop/Rock, The Open, Computers, Startups, Sun Microsystems, Best of 2007

Mon Jun 22, 2009

Freshnews

Sun Announces Major Update to Sun Studio Compilers and Tools Software

"Sun Studio 12 Update 1 software has not only significant updates that help developers take applications to the next level of performance, but is also leading the industry with tooling that allows developers to more easily create parallel and concurrent software applications on today's and tomorrow's platforms," said Jim McHugh, vice president, ...

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Related Topix: CPU, Science / Technology, Computers, Startups, Sun Microsystems, Marketing, Semiconductors, Intel, Electronics

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