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Sun Microsystems

Information Technology

Sun Microsystems, Inc., often called Sun, was an American technology company that existed from 1982 to 2010 and developed and sold computers, computer hardware, software and information technology services. It contributed to the evolution of Unix, RISC processors, thin client computing and virtualized computing. Its products included servers and workstations built on Motorola 680x0 processors and later on its own SPARC architecture, along with the SunOS and Solaris operating systems. Technologies it created include the Java programming language, the Java platform and the Network File System. Oracle announced in April 2009 that it would acquire Sun.

Facts
Company Type
Company Type (category)
Public 1
Chronology
Dissolved Year
2010 1
Founded Year
1982 1
Connections

Founded By

Andy Bechtolsheim, Founders, Executives and Management Thinkers
Source Wikipedia: Sun Microsystems
Bill Joy, Founders, Executives and Management Thinkers
Source Wikipedia: Sun Microsystems
Scott McNealy, Founders, Executives and Management Thinkers
Source Wikipedia: Sun Microsystems
Vinod Khosla, Founders, Executives and Management Thinkers
Source Wikipedia: Sun Microsystems

Led By

Scott McNealy, Founders, Executives and Management Thinkers
Source Wikipedia: Scott McNealy

Operates In

Information Technology Industry, Industries
Source Wikipedia: Sun Microsystems

Subsidiary Of

Oracle Corporation, Companies and Brands
Source Wikipedia: Sun Microsystems
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Developed

ChorusOS

Also in Computing Atlas: developed by this subject.

Fortress (programming language)

Also in Computing Atlas: developed by this subject.

OpenSolaris

Also in Computing Atlas: developed by this subject.

Self

Also in Computing Atlas: developed by this subject.

Solaris

Also in Computing Atlas: developed by this subject.

Sun-1

Also in Computing Atlas: developed by this subject.

SunOS

Also in Computing Atlas: developed by this subject.

Located In

California

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is located.

Sources
1. Wikipedia: Sun Microsystems
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    an American technology company that existed from 1982 to 2010
  • Infobox: type
    Public
  • Founded By: Scott McNealy, Infobox founders list
  • Founded By: Vinod Khosla, Infobox founders list
  • Founded By: Andy Bechtolsheim, Infobox founders list
  • Founded By: Bill Joy, Infobox founders list
  • Operates In: Information Technology Industry, Infobox industry field: Information technology
  • In Group: Technology Hardware, Storage and Peripherals, Lead section
    Sun Microsystems, Inc., often known as Sun for short, was an American technology company that existed from 1982 to 2010 which developed and sold computers, computer hardware, software, and information technology services.
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Wikipedia: Scott McNealy
Led By: Scott McNealy, Article body: led-by
Quote, Led By: Scott McNealy, Article body: led-by
On April 24, 2006, McNealy stepped down as CEO after serving in that position for 22 years, and turned the job over to Jonathan I.
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